NHL 2006 is acting weird because of the cpu throttling in my 5150.
The cpu is throttling back to 1.6 GHz as soon as it hits 72 C, even if power profile is set to 'always on'. After a few seconds the cpu cools down under 70 so the cpu speeds back to 3.06 GHz, heats up again then throttle back down again to 1.6 GHz. It goes like that for ever.
The problem is that when it's at 1.6 GHz, NHL is on slow-motion and makes the game unplayable. It seems like NHL doesn't see that the frequency has dropped at 1.6 GHz. When the throttling stops, it goes back to 3.06 GHz and then the game goes back to normal. This is extremely annoying.
Since the power options are set to 'always on', it's not Speedstep that is causing the problem. It is the cpu thermal protection that is kicking in when the cpu gets over 72 C. And it always gets over 72 C when in a game or any other task that cause 100% cpu usage.
The fans seem to work ok, there is no dust on the fins or in the cooling vents. It seems to me it's just the thing overheating because of bad design and inadequate cooling.
Finally I've tried disabling Speedstep in the BIOS since it is supposed to make the frequency stick at 1.6 GHz, but it doesn't even work. I mean it doesn't even disable Speedstep at all.
I've finally managed to make the frequency stick at 1.6 GHz using Speedswitch: the result is that NHL is in perpetual slow-motion.
I've tried the undervolting route using Centrino Hardware Control but the voltage controls are greyed out... seems like the Pentium 4-M cannot be undervoltaged ??
Any help would be appreciated as it seems I've tried everything and I'm on the verge of throwing that thing through the window !
The cpu is throttling back to 1.6 GHz as soon as it hits 72 C, even if power profile is set to 'always on'. After a few seconds the cpu cools down under 70 so the cpu speeds back to 3.06 GHz, heats up again then throttle back down again to 1.6 GHz. It goes like that for ever.
The problem is that when it's at 1.6 GHz, NHL is on slow-motion and makes the game unplayable. It seems like NHL doesn't see that the frequency has dropped at 1.6 GHz. When the throttling stops, it goes back to 3.06 GHz and then the game goes back to normal. This is extremely annoying.
Since the power options are set to 'always on', it's not Speedstep that is causing the problem. It is the cpu thermal protection that is kicking in when the cpu gets over 72 C. And it always gets over 72 C when in a game or any other task that cause 100% cpu usage.
The fans seem to work ok, there is no dust on the fins or in the cooling vents. It seems to me it's just the thing overheating because of bad design and inadequate cooling.
Finally I've tried disabling Speedstep in the BIOS since it is supposed to make the frequency stick at 1.6 GHz, but it doesn't even work. I mean it doesn't even disable Speedstep at all.
I've finally managed to make the frequency stick at 1.6 GHz using Speedswitch: the result is that NHL is in perpetual slow-motion.
I've tried the undervolting route using Centrino Hardware Control but the voltage controls are greyed out... seems like the Pentium 4-M cannot be undervoltaged ??
Any help would be appreciated as it seems I've tried everything and I'm on the verge of throwing that thing through the window !
