Performance CPU problems

[adz32]

I have a 2.4 Ghz Sony VAIO PCG-VRZ515G

It has really bad performace problems, I am a musician and so run some intensive software, and need the laptop for live performance.

When I start to run my music software, Cubase SX or Ableton Live, the computer slows down to a crawl - if I check, in Control Panel -> System the actual CPU speed, it starts at a normal 2.39 Ghz, and after running the software for a minute its slowed down to 882 Mhz. If I quit the software and go back its then 2.39 Ghz again.

I have been advised to clean out the air vents with compressed air, which I did, but this has only stopped it overheating, not the performance problems.

If I could afford it i'd sell it and get a Centrino, but for now I need to try and solve this with what i;ve got. A 2.4 Ghz processor should be flying along, but it seems slower than my old 700 Mhz Athlon machine.

Any help here much appreciated,
thanks,
adam.

[nick_pan]

wow im very impressed..

can u give me the exact model u got please cause thats a very impressive temp drop..11 degs!!

in addition to my other cooling techniques, i think i could get my laptop running under 30 degrees

ah exciting !

[kee-lo_]

Yeah I'm interested in the make and where you got it.

[adz32]

Got it from www.dabs.com, its the Antec notebook cooler.

nick_pan, what are your other cooling techniques?

Check this, i'm thinking of trying it:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7941&start=15&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=heatsi...

Also check this for a laugh!:

http://www.nativeinstruments.de/index.php?id=1576&upper=index.php?id=forum_us%26type=2&lower=forum/s...

[kee-lo_]

Thanks

[nick_pan]

good ideas, cooling your laptop seriously should just come for an external cooler but what about other ideas?

im now thinking of getting a portable air con unit blowing at 16 degrees into the thing which should make it COLD. in addition to the laptop cooler i wanna get, i should have things sorted i mean just remember a cpu cooled to 0 degrees centigrade runs 40% faster. question is how u gonna get it down to 0??

the quest continues!

[tellingd]

I remember reading an article on this subject some time ago in a magazine. They supercooled the chip and managed a clock speed in excess of 5GHz

Unfortunately, the rest of the hardware isn't designed to work at that kind of speed

[kee-lo_]

I remember reading an article on this subject some time ago in a magazine.  They supercooled the chip and managed a clock speed in excess of 5GHz 

Yep it was a fridge cooler they used and compressed air systems. Was very quiet too.

[nick_pan]

speeds of excess of than 5 ghz are done via the water cooling method but using liquid Nitrogen~ not applicable to laptops tho as the machine no longer becomes portable as it would need disecting

..a cooler that sits on the bottom is more than enough!

[kee-lo_]

Yes I remember seeing it on Tom's Hardware Guide.