ATTENTION: G73/53SW Owners - CPU Throttling to 798mhz and how to fix it

[Swifty76]

Glad to hear you got it working... should have thought about that conflict. I'll make note of it and adjust the guide for existing build 203 laptops. Has anyone checked the added options in the bios and made any adjustments?

[BrodyBoy]

@Swifty: Is there a reason you specifically suggest people use WinFlash when trying your BIOS hack? One of the most common and vociferous recommendations around Asus forums is to avoid WinFlash, since it's known to be the most risky flashing method.

You may want to include that in your disclaimer of liability, i.e., that using the WinFlash utility, as suggested in your instructions, increases the probability of bricking the BIOS. (It might also be a good idea to make it very clear that flashing a modded BIOS instantly voids the Asus warranty, so in the even that the BIOS does get bricked, the RMA will have to be done at the owner's expense. This has been stated elsewhere, but those considering your hack may not see it unless you include it in your posts.)

[Swifty76]

I have never had a problem with winflash, I will make note of that and add an alternative method. Just for those who are sceptical of the winflash method.

[rozwell911]

I am seriously debating doing this now....Throttle Stop has stoped functioning in monitoring mode properly for me. I now have to "Turn ON" Throttle Stop and put the "Set Multiplier" to 28 to get full speed while gaming.

I am not sure why TS stopped functioning in monitoring mode for me... i have made no updates or changes to any drivers at all.

....hummm....now i have to weigh the pros and cons on lack of warranty.....

[ColonelS]

rozwell your pm replied.

[ColonelS]

Ok just one question that the R&D teams wants me to ask you guys.

Regarding the throttling of CPU, what software did you guys track the "mhz" ? CPUZ?

[ColonelS]

*knock knock*

[ColonelS]

Hi guys,


Could you all try this out to see if the CPU frequency drops to below 800mhz? like gaming etc etc

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...x?DwnldID=7838

Something like this

[Bojamijams]

So do we have to run Furmark while running this app? Also is there some reason that we have to use this app instead of CPU-Z?

[Kanigit]

SWTOR test below with all max settings minus shadows which are set to low. Not that it won't do it, just prefer it.

throttletest.jpg

Doesn't seem like the Intel app monitors the processor, just takes a one time snap shot when it launches. Which by the way, according to CPU-Z, caps the freq before dropping down.