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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew H" data-source="post: 220622" data-attributes="member: 56239">Do NOT use Cool'N'Quiet -- slows frameratesGuys... I may have found MY solution:&nbsp; AMD's Cool 'N' QuietI couldn't understand why some codecs gave clean performance and others didn't.&nbsp; Using the &lt;Shift&gt;&lt;1&gt; to show the frame-rates, etc, I was able to SEE that it was more a matter of 18~20 fps instead of 'dropped' frames...&nbsp; It seems the more CPU intense codecs were causing the CNQ to keep the CPU at higher duty cycles and higher frequency -- hence, they appeared to be stable.I was using the AMD Power Monitor to easily switch between Power Saver modes, which engage the CNQ function.&nbsp; Doing so I can easily see fps go from 59~60 to 18~20... interestlingly enough the CNQ &quot;works by monitoring the computer usage (this is done 30 times per second), reducing the CPU clock if your PC is not needing high performance.&quot; I'll be testing this a bit more in the upcoming weeks... but ALL MY CODECS are working just fine now -- NVidia PureVideo, PDVD7, etc... with CNQ DISengaged.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andrew H, post: 220622, member: 56239"] [b]Do NOT use Cool'N'Quiet -- slows framerates[/b] Guys... I may have found MY solution: [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]AMD's Cool 'N' Quiet[/COLOR][/B] I couldn't understand why some codecs gave clean performance and others didn't. Using the <Shift><1> to show the frame-rates, etc, I was able to SEE that it was more a matter of 18~20 fps instead of 'dropped' frames... It seems the more CPU intense codecs were causing the CNQ to keep the CPU at higher duty cycles and higher frequency -- hence, they [I]appeared[/I] to be stable. I was using the AMD Power Monitor to easily switch between Power Saver modes, which engage the CNQ function. Doing so I can easily see fps go from 59~60 to 18~20... interestlingly enough the CNQ "works by monitoring the computer usage (this is done 30 times per second), reducing the CPU clock if your PC is not needing high performance." I'll be testing this a bit more in the upcoming weeks... but ALL MY CODECS are working just fine now -- NVidia PureVideo, PDVD7, etc... with CNQ DISengaged. [/QUOTE]

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