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    Problem concerning power settings?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Shadowfate, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. Shadowfate

    Shadowfate Wala pa rin ako maisip e.

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    First of all

    1. My power settings revert back to "balanced" when I restart my Laptop.

    I want it to be changed to High performance (tried changing power options manually using control panel but to no avail)

    2. I tried running wPrime so that i could see a significant difference between the 2 power options

    The results were that the balanced setttings gave a better score than the high performance by a few miliseconds.

    Will there be a performance difference if I just stay put with balanced setting concerning any other application against if i am in high performance?

    Comments and Solutions needed thanks
     
    Shadowfate, Mar 17, 2008
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  2. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Balanced settings just give a little more battery life than High performance.
     
    McGrady, Mar 18, 2008
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  3. Shadowfate

    Shadowfate Wala pa rin ako maisip e.

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    Thanks for the reply(waited for about 20 hours)

    Oh so there is really any CPU and hardware performance difference?
     
    Shadowfate, Mar 18, 2008
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    FusiveResonance Notebook Evangelist

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    ofcourse. you have to trade something for more battery life right
     
    FusiveResonance, Mar 18, 2008
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