I think they will continue to improve this and from what iv seen they have headroom left to work with. its a shame they don't get more of this out of the way sooner. They need to rethink their project management approach.
Firmware changes affecting Throttling
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Thank you. I picked up the SP3 2 weeks ago and found this forum. Seems like a friendly group
malberttoo
Well-Known Member
Thank you. I picked up the SP3 2 weeks ago and found this forum. Seems like a friendly group
Congrats on the SP3, I think it's a great machine, the best mobile PC I've ever owned.
Yeah, I expect the fan to come on every so often but before the update, just streaming live tv while browsing forums would have the fans kicking up within a half hour. I've been doing both for over 2 hours now and haven't heard the fan kick in yet! I'm kinda excited about it because I really wanted to keep this thing.
Not only have the fans not kicked in, it also feels cooler to the touch.
megatronium
Active Member
*hugs SP3 i7*
Thank you. I picked up the SP3 2 weeks ago and found this forum. Seems like a friendly group
Welcome! Yes, lots of good people and information here.
efinimazda
Member
Thank you for the news OP! I also have an i7 256 with XTU benchmarks in the 340-350 range... 350's when I undervolted the CPU and graphics about -60mV. My machine did not seem to like undervolting the processor cache.
I re-ran the test and did notice the processor freq was maintained at 2.0 or greater but I only got a 335 mark? My lowest yet using factory settings.
I re-ran the test and did notice the processor freq was maintained at 2.0 or greater but I only got a 335 mark? My lowest yet using factory settings.
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morenoestebann
New Member
Great info guys!!! Keep it up!!! I'll get my SP3 i7 256 on my trip to NY or Miami on October, moreover if MS do the responsable thing and solve this issues.
malberttoo
Well-Known Member
Welcome to the forum!
