Hello,
I am here because I'm concerned about how much power my computer consumes under load.
I have an HP DV7 with an i7-2720QM and an AMD Radeon 6770M. But I was only provided a 120W power supply.
Most of the time its sufficient but when gaming it draws as much as 128 Watts. This is with Turbo Boost enabled, it stays at around 3 GHz (the clock speed doesn't scale back down, so it'll get over 90 C and still not throttle back down)
Feel free to advise on the processor.. I'm aware that its way too hot and that its 'supposed' to not use turbo boost when it gets that hot.
I'm primarily concerned with overloading the PSU. It too gets VERY hot but of course has no form of cooling at all. I have it set on a metal lockbox so it doesn't potentially contact the carpet.
Is running at/above notebook PSU capacity a really a dangerous thing, and if so what can I do? I don't believe HP offers PSUs above 120W.
Is this a problem with other notebooks? I know Alienware provides a 240 Watt PSU
I am here because I'm concerned about how much power my computer consumes under load.
I have an HP DV7 with an i7-2720QM and an AMD Radeon 6770M. But I was only provided a 120W power supply.
Most of the time its sufficient but when gaming it draws as much as 128 Watts. This is with Turbo Boost enabled, it stays at around 3 GHz (the clock speed doesn't scale back down, so it'll get over 90 C and still not throttle back down)
Feel free to advise on the processor.. I'm aware that its way too hot and that its 'supposed' to not use turbo boost when it gets that hot.
I'm primarily concerned with overloading the PSU. It too gets VERY hot but of course has no form of cooling at all. I have it set on a metal lockbox so it doesn't potentially contact the carpet.
Is running at/above notebook PSU capacity a really a dangerous thing, and if so what can I do? I don't believe HP offers PSUs above 120W.
Is this a problem with other notebooks? I know Alienware provides a 240 Watt PSU