I bought a cheapish Dell desktop (Studio 540 with Q8200 chip) a couple of months back and have been pleased with it so far. However, I've just had occasion to go to the "Power Options" panel (not something you do often on a desktop) to find that I've been running the "Dell Recommended" plan which bizarrely combines a low Energy Savings ratio with a low Performance (3 on each). In other words, my computer has been running at less than 100% performance (indeed, if you believe the rating system, it's been throttled back by 50%!) since I bought it. What's the point of that in a desktop? I could have bought a second hand computer from 3-4 years ago to get the same effect at much lower cost.
I can't be bothered to run "before and after" tests on my computer's performance but I really can't see any reason for Dell to strangle the performance of my desktop for only a minor benefit in terms of energy saving.
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