CPU only running at 50% maximum frequency

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Volpes

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I have had a small performance issue with my computer for awhile and thought I would ask around to see if anybody knew of a true fix for it. Occasionally, my computer will run much slower than usual--dropping from about 30 fps to 10-15 fps in a game I play. When I check the Resource Monitor, I can see that the processor is only running at 50% maximum frequency.

The first thing I did was check my power options. On high performance, my computer is set to have a minimum frequency of 100%, so I can't figure out why this would happen. It seems the only way to get the frequency to jump back to 100% is to change the power options to balanced/power saver, then unplug the machine, then plug it back in and change the power options back to high performance. Once I do this, I have no further problems for the next 2-3 weeks.

While I've grown accustomed to the process, it gets tedious and doesn't always work the first time. Has anybody heard of this happening before? Am I doing something wrong? Is the hardware screwing up? Is the operating system not working right? Are there better forums to post this question in?

Attached is my DxDiag information, if that is any help. Please let me know if there is any other information you need.
 

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My Computer

System One

Go to search and type
event viewer

Then check for errors that happen at the time of the problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
The only errors cited for the last 24 hours (the change happened between 11:00 PM Central yesterday and 5:00 PM Central today) were:
1002 Dhcp-Client (4)
7000 Service Control Manager Eventlog Provider (1)
7009 Service Control Manager Eventlog Provider (1)
10005 DistributedCOM (1)

I am a little out of my element now, but none of the descriptions seemed relevant. The 7000/7009 errors involve Windows Search failing to start properly, the 1002 errors involves something with an IP address for the Network Card, and the 10005 error also says something about WSearch service.

I believe I caused the Windows Search errors while shutting down unnecessary services to try to squeeze a little extra performance out.
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
What game are you playing? Older games only use 1 core, new games use 2, some even use 4 cores.

Next time you game, run a temp monitoring program too. When a system starts to overheat it'll throttle back to cool off.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Interesting. I always play full screen, so I can't keep an eye on the temp while I'm playing. What temperature is generally considered dangerous and could potentially cause that?

For what it's worth, the game is League of Legends.
 

My Computer

System One

If you use hwmonitor as you play, it'll log the highest temp reached, so you could run that while gaming, and alt-tab every so often and see the max you've hit.

For a cpu, i like to keep things under 80C at max and even better 70s or lower.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Do you have any manufacture utilities like Acer or sony shipped with the pc. my friend had same problem with his ASUS and it was because of a ultilities overriding the powerplan
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Gaming Rig 780G
    CPU
    AMG Athlon II X2 255 3.8/2MB/2500MHz 45nm AM3
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-S2 AM3, Core Boost, Ultra Durable 3
    Memory
    2X 4GB Kingston DDR3 1066MHz @ 1666MHz Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    HIS HD Radeon 7770 GHz Edition iCooler Core: 1000MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E2311H DVI/VGA 5ms response, Full HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.02 SATA II
    PSU
    Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 700w
    Case
    Lian-Li PC-6010 With Side Window
    Cooling
    Aywun A4 80mm fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 Wired Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech K120 Wired Mouse
    Internet Speed
    802.11B/G/N 17Mb/s
    Other Info
    AMD Catalyst 12.6
    Thomson A/B/G/N Router
    LiteON CD/DVD Player
    GAME PERFORMANCE:
    Battlefield 3: 41 FPS High 1x AA @ 1280x720
    Mass Effect 2 and 3: 60 FPS Highest 4x AA @ 1920x1080
    Counter Strike Source (and other Valve games):
    300 FPS (max FPS in game) Highest settings 8x AA 16x AF @ 1920x1080!!!
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