Core i7 will self overclock

Draca · 08-20-2008, 03:32 AM

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Intel’s upcoming Core i7 processors will feature a turbo mode, as announced on Day 1 of IDF. Although not quite like the retro turbo mode button found on computers of the late 1980’s, the turbo mode on Core i7 will still result in increased single threaded performance. The technology is based on the idea of dynamically increasing the frequency of the CPU when not all the cores Coree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia are in use, archiving higher single threaded performance when that is all that is required.

Head over to Tom's Hardware and check it out.

Akaris · 08-20-2008, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom's Hardware

...if you are using a Core i7 with 4 cores, and the game you are using uses only a single core, the other three cores will turn off, reducing the heat produced by your processor, allowing the only running core to be automatically overclocked for higher performance...

Not bad...

osric · 08-21-2008, 12:05 PM

Sounds interesting.

Diablo · 08-21-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Akaris

Not bad...

Until multi cores are mainstream enough and programming languages mature enough to utilize multicores.

newpick · 08-21-2008, 07:37 PM

but does it now best cost effective electricity usage or how to cool itself while maintaining good performance?

Hellriser · 08-22-2008, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Diablo

Until multi cores are mainstream enough and programming languages mature enough to utilize multicores.

Of course, but it's still a smart workaround 'till then :P

Diablo · 08-22-2008, 09:43 AM

Though anyone who truly cares about this sort of thing will just disable it and OC.

Akaris · 08-22-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Diablo

Though anyone who truly cares about this sort of thing will just disable it and OC.

Every time they switch between gaming and high-end video editing?

Diablo · 08-23-2008, 04:47 PM

Then they will be using the multicores and this will not apply.

And people who like to overclock will overclock themselves not let some automatic system do it for them.

This is overclocking for crapple owners.

Ariel · 08-23-2008, 05:30 PM

Breaking News: Your computer will now OC from 2.4 GHZ to 2.41 GHZ even though it said 3.0 as current clock speed. >:3

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Diablo Subscriber Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Watching over My Little One Blog Entries: 10 Character: Lord and Master Class: Templar Legion: Don't click this, ever Race: Asmodians	Then they will be using the multicores and this will not apply. And people who like to overclock will overclock themselves not let some automatic system do it for them. This is overclocking for crapple owners. __________________ Electric sheep are dreaming up your fate And judge you from their card castle comfort of America.

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