Fixing TwinTurbo issues

[fraussantin]

Power4gear 1.1.37 don't work whit overclock .

there are any *.ini to config?

my pc is g53jw

[octiceps]

I wouldn't recommend this "fix" based on my experience. My benchmarks are about 10% lower across the board with the "fix." Either way all Twin Turbo does is reduce my scores so I leave it off all of the time anyway.

[octiceps]

My results seem to contradict yours.

Test Machine:
g73jh with i720, HD5870 and 8 gigs ddr3 1333
Cat version 11.8 early preview
Win 7 hp x64
benchmark 3DMark 11 Basic

test 1:
Twinturbo off, timer = TSC (default), no overclocking
RESULTS Click Me (3DMark Score P2233 - Physics Score 3781)

test 2:
Twinturbo on, timer = TSC (default), no overclocking
RESULTS Click Me (3DMark Score P2242 - Physics Score 3936)

test 3:
Twinturbo off, timer = HPET (fix), no overclocking
RESULTS Click Me (3DMark Score P2222 - Physics Score 3592)

test 4:
Twinturbo on, timer = HPET (fix), no overclocking
RESULTS Click Me (3DMark Score P2229 - Physics Score 3724)

test 5:
Twinturbo on, timer = HPET (fix), GPU overclocked to 800/1100MHz & CPU overclocked by editing pll registries with setfsb (1755MHz on all 4 cores with full load)
RESULTS Click Me (3DMark Score P2490 - Physics Score 3828)

test 6:
Twinturbo off, timer = TSC (default), GPU overclocked to 800/1100MHz & CPU overclocked by editing pll registries with setfsb (1755MHz on all 4 cores with full load)
RESULTS Click Me (3DMark Score P2495 - Physics Score 3944)

As seen here by my results the best performance is obtained by leaving TT off, the timers on the normal TSC, GPU @ 800/1100MHz and CPU overclocked via increased blck. Although it only gave a 5 point improvement in total score 2490 < 2495 it gave a 116 point increase in physics (cpu) score 3944 > 3828.

I am aware that some people mainly setfsb users are experiencing timing issues and if that is the case changing to HPET timing might help. As for me and I will assume other people who have the same rig and are not experiencing sync issues IMO it is better to leave the timer alone and forget about Asus TT.

This is exactly what happened to me. Although I didn't OC my GPU, the "fix" made both my TT-off and TT-on scores lower. After undoing the "fix" my TT-off and TT-on scores increased back to normal, but TT-on score is still lower, so I leave it off.

[Criton]

Can I use that in my Asus G53SX S1143V laptop?

[octiceps]

Can I use that in my Asus G53SX S1143V laptop?

If I recall, the G53SX does have a Twin Turbo button so it wouldn't hurt to try it out. I would try benchmarking without the "fix" enabled first and then with it enabled. You may find, like I did, that either way Twin Turbo actually reduces performance in everything but synthetic benchmarks, and having the "fix" enabled reduces performance even further. I have a G73JH so YMMV.

[Criton]

If I recall, the G53SX does have a Twin Turbo button so it wouldn't hurt to try it out. I would try benchmarking without the "fix" enabled first and then with it enabled. You may find, like I did, that either way Twin Turbo actually reduces performance in everything but synthetic benchmarks, and having the "fix" enabled reduces performance even further. I have a G73JH so YMMV.

yeah, there is a Turbo button , so you say i can try it without damage my Laptop?

[octiceps]

yeah, there is a Turbo button , so you say i can try it without damage my Laptop?

I don't see how it could possibly damage your laptop, so yeah, no harm in trying it out.