Real Temp - New temp program for Intel Core processors

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@Unclewebb

I thought it was just a little "bug", didn't know it also decrease performance like that. I was planning to reinstall windows because of the slower performance I somehow get.
It explains a lot.

HPET is enabled in the bios.

Will try to insert /USEPMTIMER in the boot.ini and see if that will solve the problem.
Does the windows timer also infect with msi afterburner or other oc-software related to gpu?

[unclewebb]

I thought it was just a little "bug", didn't know it also decrease performance like that.

The problem with this Windows based bug is that it's impossible to know what benchmark programs or games or whatever will start screwing up when you overclock using SetFSB or a similar tool. The Aliens vs Predator example that burebista posted clearly shows this.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...ck-gaming.html

You wouldn't think a professional looking benchmark like that would have this bug. You also wouldn't think that Fraps has this bug too. Maybe its been fixed in the most recent version but probably not. To accurately measure FPS data, you need to use an accurate timer but you can't always depend on that in Windows.

When WinTimerTester shows the two clocks running at different speeds, that can be a problem for RealTemp but it can also be a problem for a wide variety of programs. The Microsoft QueryPerformanceCounter() function then becomes like a cheap wind up watch that can either be running too fast or too slow. I hope no one has been doing any SetFSB overclocking on the nuclear power plant they are managing.

This bug could also screw up video production type software that is trying to set the frame rate to a precise number based on timing data from that function.