Silent mode

No problem. I like to use italics for emphasis, but often for forget that they become invisible in quotes.

And I agree, I too wish Samsung's Windows implementation of Silent Mode wasn't so restrictive. They could have left it to users to decide for themselves whether to throttle the CPU through the power plan, instead of locking it down.

I originally thought that was how it worked (the throttling being implemented through the Power Saver power plan) -- and I even posted advice to that effect here, until John pointed it out. I almost couldn't believe it until I did the tests myself.

 

Because if i use the max multi the machine will reach the the 55C treshold just by browsing some heavier websites. Even with the improved energy consumption of Haswell i very much doubt that you will be able to passively cool a completely unlocked CPU. My guess is that Haswell will stay below 55C while in non-turbo states.

 

Sure, sounds reasonable. However, if Throttlestop only removes the cap and does not set a "minumum CPU-level" (ie minimum "multiplier 14"-CPU-Level), then the system should automatically use the needed processing power (up to max), whereas keeping the system as quiet as possible. Thats basically all you can demand of a notebook . Hence, I guess ill go with the full multiplier (thereby removing all capping, so full processing power can be used) and report back.