Need to physically disable 2 of my processor cores and possibly Hyperthreading.

[Zyrtantar]

I have an asus g73jh which has an i7 720qm and I need to disable 2 of the cores as well as hyperthreading. After using a custom bios (will post below) and using its new options to configure this, windows 7 still shows 8 threads when it ought to show 2. I really need to at least turn off 2 of my processors in order to OC the other 2 better. Other G73jh users have been able to do this for console emulation with great results.

Is there some way I can do this?

LINK:
Asus G73jh - Bd-prochot - Bios Mod

[nissangtr786]

I have an asus g73jh which has an i7 720qm and I need to disable 2 of the cores as well as hyperthreading. After using a custom bios (will post below) and using its new options to configure this, windows 7 still shows 8 threads when it ought to show 2. I really need to at least turn off 2 of my processors in order to OC the other 2 better. Other G73jh users have been able to do this for console emulation with great results.

Is there some way I can do this?

Can you not just use set affinity to run with 2 cores instead? This is available on windows task manager.

[R3d]

"I really need to at least turn off 2 of my processors in order to OC the other 2 better."

That's why.

If the BIOS isn't disabling cores, I don't think there's another way to do it.

[Krane]

"I really need to at least turn off 2 of my processors in order to OC the other 2 better."

That's why.

If the BIOS isn't disabling cores, I don't think there's another way to do it.

Is there some significance to this action?

[Zyrtantar]

"I really need to at least turn off 2 of my processors in order to OC the other 2 better."

That's why.

If the BIOS isn't disabling cores, I don't think there's another way to do it.

Do you think maybe I have to disable more processor features before it kicks in? I was actually able to get rid of turbo boost which is apparently tied to other options. The Bios menu is kind of complicated so maybe I have to turn off something else as well.

[Rishwin]

Is speedstep & C1E disabled along with any other CPU state options?

[FredFlint_]

run msconfig from the startbar, then click the boot tab, then click the Advanced options button.

now tick the number of processors and select how many you would like.
also realtemp can disable/enable turbo from windows.

[miro_gt]

sell that CPU and buy a cheaper one with 2 cores only .. ?

[Krane]

sell that CPU and buy a cheaper one with 2 cores only .. ?

Or go back in time before computers? Really? Multiple cores are the future to more efficient computing. We should want to increase their number, not decrease them.

Besides, if what the OP proposed was more effective, don't you think someone would have though of it by now?

[miro_gt]

Or go back in time before computers? Really? Multiple cores are the future to more efficient computing. We should want to increase their number, not decrease them.

Besides, if what the OP proposed was more effective, don't you think someone would have though of it by now?

what should or shouldn't one want is entirely hers/his opinion.

So I think your post is completely irrelevant, even though I agree with you.