(03-26-2012, 04:37 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: Don't count turbo boost as an overclock: it will hit the maximum for about 45 seconds, and then will drop significantly lower. I am not an expert, so you will have to google the speed you can expect to sustain for turbo boost, and how long exactly (it may be significantly more or less than 45s) it can hold the maximum turbo boost.
I've never heard of a time limit on Turbo Boost, where did you find that info? Tried googling, but no luck.
(03-26-2012, 04:50 AM)DefenderX Wrote: thanks for link, Shonumi.
my notice: When i start a game with Dolphin, the Turbo Boost speeds up my CPU to 2.9 GHz. 3-5 seconds later, the CPU stays constantly @ 2.8 GHz. But the Turbo Boost don't want to go over 2.8 GHz in Dual-Core mode. Even when the temperatures are raising to a very high level (like 90 degrees).
btw: same with Prime95
According to Wikipedia, "the increased clock rate is limited by the processor's power, current and thermal limits". I remember how insanely high you said your CPU got a while ago, almost hot enough to boil water.
It could be that if it did go to 3.1GHz, it'd be too much to handle.