AMD PowerPlay

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RonH
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AMD PowerPlay

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I use HP Laptop with Intel i7 and Radeon Graphics which has PowerPlay technology.
Is it OK to operate the pc for maximum graphics performance with the PowerPlay feature permanently turned off in the Catalyst Control Centre.
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I have been experiencing graphics auto restarts (Video Hardware Errors) when using graphics intensive programmes such as Power Director and Photoshop. It is not a constant problem but can cause some difficulties/loss of unsaved actions ... I limit failures also by rebooting pc before using these programmes.
To help limit the number of video failures I have also set the controller for High Performance GPU eg not auto switching to Power Saving.
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Re: AMD PowerPlay

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I raised this unanswered thread some time back and since I have had the PowerPlay feature permanently turned off in the Catalyst Control Centre and have all the other settings at 'maximum performance' there have been no graphics failures. Is it OK to use a laptop (HP i7 processor etc) 'flat out' all the time?
The programmes I use a lot that consume 'power' are Cyberlink Power Director 10 and Adobe Photoshop Elements.
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Re: AMD PowerPlay

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If the laptop gets very hot, it may have a negative impact on the lifetime of some of its components. And when you're operating on battery power, you'll probably have to recharge the battery frequently. Other than that, I don't see any objection.
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Re: AMD PowerPlay

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Thanks Hans. Will keep a check on operating temps ... I have Speccy installed.
Never use just the battery for these graphics activities.
Ron
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