[LAU] Advice needed: hardware vendors

[Ede Wolf]

Thanks for clearing this up. Until know I was under the impression, that 
performance would keep the frequency stable even if the cooler itself 
changes it aggregation state to liquid. Will watch out for this, good to 
know.


Am 09.04.2014 15:08, schrieb Len Ovens:
>
> On Wed, 9 Apr 2014, Ede Wolf wrote:
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>> This is interesting, as the kernel help for the performance governor
>> states:
>>
>> "This cpufreq governor sets the frequency statically to the highest
>> available CPU frequency."
>
> Yup, setting the governor to "performance" sets it to full speed.
>
>> Who or what process may still downscale the freq? Or is it CPU
>> internal? And
>
> CPU/MB chipset internal.
>
>> in latter case may that be an indicator that your cooling isn't
>> sufficient?
>
> That is correct too. Those who run portable applications on a lap top
> are the most likely to run into this. The hardware is just not designed
> to run full out all the time. The lap top is also more sensitive to dust
> for this reason. A desktop machine needs to be kept clean as well.
>
> GPUs are actually worse. There are lots of "fix you lap top by remelting
> the solder on the GPU" tutorials out there. The gpu can run hot enough
> to melt the solder connecting it to the MB. I don't know how much of a
> problem that is for audio work where the GPU is not so busy as a game
> that is doing whole screen updates/calculations all the time.
>
> --
> Len Ovens
> www.ovenwerks.net
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