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Edit: So when I'm reading an article on wikipedia, it makes the whole entire thing make more sense.  It says it increases it in increments of 100 MHz, so you may be able to run 4 cores at a little more than 2.00 GHz, for instance.  It does still mention it is limited on power available as well as temperature, meaning you will still be limited depending on the # of cores turned on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Turbo_Boost

It also says the full potential of these processors isn't yet fully efficient based on how the whole process works.

Regardless, it is an extremely quick proceser, and I'm sure you will love it.



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Baalzamon said:

Edit: So when I'm reading an article on wikipedia, it makes the whole entire thing make more sense.  It says it increases it in increments of 100 MHz, so you may be able to run 4 cores at a little more than 2.00 GHz, for instance.  It does still mention it is limited on power available as well as temperature, meaning you will still be limited depending on the # of cores turned on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Turbo_Boost

It also says the full potential of these processors isn't yet fully efficient based on how the whole process works.

Regardless, it is an extremely quick proceser, and I'm sure you will love it.

Yeah, that it is. Frankly, I based my laptop purchase decision more around the CPU than the GPU. CPU can be a big bottleneck for performance, and not only in games.

I use a lot of CPU-intensive 3D molecular design programs that take advantage of multiple core/threads to compilate the molecular vectors. So far, this laptop does that in 63% less time than my previous laptop, which is a huge increase. 



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yo_john117 said:

Good specs but i'm sorry you  opted for an HP :-/

What's the issue with HP laptops? (i'm asking honestly, since I haven't heard anything bad from them here in Portugal)

Everyone I know has had horrible problems with HP laptops...but that was a a couple years back so I'm not sure if their laptops have increased quality or not.

You're right, I've had terrible overheating problems too! That is, when I've used my HP laptop on my bed or on a mat, or... You get the idea. Anywhere where it can't actually get new air. Other than that, it's been working perfectly. I wouldn't say I've had a single problem.

That would be a problem with any laptop. No airflow means cooling is very reduced.

...That was my point.



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CPU - i7 8700K 3.7 GHz (4.7 GHz turbo) 6 cores OC'd to 5.2 GHz with Watercooling (Hydro Series H110i) | MB - Gigabyte Z370 HD3P ATX | Gigabyte GTX 1080ti Gaming OC BLACK 11G (1657 MHz Boost Core / 11010 MHz Memory) | RAM - Corsair DIMM 32GB DDR4, 2400 MHz | PSU - Corsair CX650M (80+ Bronze) 650W | Audio - Asus Essence STX II 7.1 | Monitor - Samsung U28E590D 4K UHD, Freesync, 1 ms, 60 Hz, 28"