That is a limit, Larry, and is different from what I am talking about.

Windows itself has a separate Power Handling scheme for laptops that will attempt to throttle back CPU speed when the code "decides" that it isn't needed, but then will suddenly try to ramp the CPU up to whatever its full speed is supposed to be when the user demands more.

Only problem with that scheme is that softwares like modeling pianos may require the CPU speed to already be "up there" in order to make things happen in realtime. This is why disabling the Power Handling stuff in the Control Panel is a good idea when using music making programs.

To compound the issue, Intel has one method of their own also and AMD has theirs, too. AMD was calling theirs, "PowerNow!" and in some instances it takes installing a bit of extra code to defeat it fully, or in others, finding the right place to turn it off, BIOS or otherwise.

Most times I've found that turning off the Control Panel power throttling is enough, though. Windoze. You know.

(Was once head of a project where they actually let me purchase brand new CPUs and overclock 'em 'til the smoke came out... wheeeee. )


--Mac

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