First off, the specs:
This is an Evesham Quest Roma T37, based of MSI's MS-1029 chassis (or Megabook M635)
Ati Xpress 200 chipset
Turion 64 MT-37 (approximately equivalent to a 3700+ Athlon 64)
1024MB DDR333 RAM
128MB Mobility Radeon X700
Windows XP Home Edition
All latest graphics/chipset/CPU drivers
Now, my processor should be theoretically running at it's peak clock rate the whole time when under load, which is 2Ghz. When idle, the processor clocks down to 800Mhz to dissipate heat and save power.
The problem I am experiencing is when under load for extended periods of time, while playing games for example, occasionally the CPU will clock down even when under load for about 5 seconds, then speeds back up. During these 5 seconds the gameplay becomes very laggy due to the much reduced clock rate and is downright unplayable as this happens about twice a minute.
The only way to stop this is to completely uninstall the Powernow drivers and also disable Powernow in the BIOS. However under these conditions after a while playing games the laptop turns itself off, which leads me to believe it is a heat issue. This would explain the clocking down under load to avoid overheating. Research on the internet has also lead me to believe this is true.
Now as this thing is only a few months old and is still under warranty do you think I should return it? Definitely seems like the cooling isn't enough!
Opinions, please.
This is an Evesham Quest Roma T37, based of MSI's MS-1029 chassis (or Megabook M635)
Ati Xpress 200 chipset
Turion 64 MT-37 (approximately equivalent to a 3700+ Athlon 64)
1024MB DDR333 RAM
128MB Mobility Radeon X700
Windows XP Home Edition
All latest graphics/chipset/CPU drivers
Now, my processor should be theoretically running at it's peak clock rate the whole time when under load, which is 2Ghz. When idle, the processor clocks down to 800Mhz to dissipate heat and save power.
The problem I am experiencing is when under load for extended periods of time, while playing games for example, occasionally the CPU will clock down even when under load for about 5 seconds, then speeds back up. During these 5 seconds the gameplay becomes very laggy due to the much reduced clock rate and is downright unplayable as this happens about twice a minute.
The only way to stop this is to completely uninstall the Powernow drivers and also disable Powernow in the BIOS. However under these conditions after a while playing games the laptop turns itself off, which leads me to believe it is a heat issue. This would explain the clocking down under load to avoid overheating. Research on the internet has also lead me to believe this is true.
Now as this thing is only a few months old and is still under warranty do you think I should return it? Definitely seems like the cooling isn't enough!
Opinions, please.
