intel's turbo boost on my i7 x201s?

[skanky]

the x201s (2ghz) is the first machine i have used that has a i7 processor, the turbo boost feature on the i7 chips sounds quite interesting whereby it would overclock my processor when needed.

is there any special programs i need to install for it to do this in windows 7?

[Harryc]

How is Intel® Turbo Boost Technology enabled or disabled?
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology is usually enabled by default by a switch in the bios where you can either enable or disable operation. Other than this, there are no user controllable settings to change Intel® Turbo Boost Technology operation either in the hardware settings or operating system. Once enabled, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology works automatically under operating system control.

Reference - http://www.intel.com/support/processors ... 029908.htm

[skanky]

i couldnt find any reference to a turbo boost setting in my bios, but i installed the "Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Monitor" which is just a windows sidebar gadget/widget, loaded up football manager which is quite processor intensive, the bar hasnt budged nor moved off 2ghz, something seems to be wrong with my setup maybe?

[Harryc]

The last post in this thread gives a decent explanation of how turbo boost works. The point being in your case that CPU utilization is not the only factor involved in it.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1521073

[skanky]

The last post in this thread gives a decent explanation of how turbo boost works. The point being in your case that CPU utilization is not the only factor involved in it.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1521073

i dont get it, im running on mains, if i cant get football manager which is more of a number cruncher type game so quite processor hungry more than anything, to up the cpu speed, then whats the point?

i have the mobile version of the 2ghz i7, that shouldnt matter, should it?

[skanky]

aha narrowed it down, its my power scheme!

i have it on "power source optimized" but as soon as i change it to max performance it ramps the speed up when needed, now obviously i dont want it on max performance all the time, only really when im on mains i need the performance, which i what i assume the whole point of "power source optimized" was all about!

found the setting, its "optimize fan control" ..setting that to max performance does the job using any profile and i had it set to "balance all parameters"

..yay!