HPET (HIGH PRECISSION EVENT TIMER) ON or OFF?

[AndreTheGiant]

My Specs; i7 7700k, Gainward Gtx 1080 GLH, 16gb ram, 250gb SSD (OS), 500gb SSD (Games)

[Omega]

Default settings.

[AndreTheGiant]

Originally posted by Omega:

Default settings.

Default is on, but i read some forums and they say disable to get more fps. WHy let it on default?

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

Originally posted by Lumber Worm:

Originally posted by Omega:

Default settings.

Default is on, but i read some forums and they say disable to get more fps. WHy let it on default?

It’s more or less OS dependent. HPET stands for High Precision Event Timer. Turning it on uses the newer timers for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 or newer. Turning it off uses old timers for Windows XP and older.

Unless you’re using Windows XP or older on the system if yours, it’s best to leave it on.

[AndreTheGiant]

Originally posted by The Spoopy Kitteh:

Originally posted by Lumber Worm:

Default is on, but i read some forums and they say disable to get more fps. WHy let it on default?

It’s more or less OS dependent. HPET stands for High Precision Event Timer. Turning it on uses the newer timers for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 or newer. Turning it off uses old timers for Windows XP and older.

Unless you’re using Windows XP or older on the system if yours, it’s best to leave it on.

i have WIN 10

[Revelene]

If you are using Win7 or higher, then it doesn't have it enabled by default. Enabled in BIOS doesn't mean it is being used.

Win10 uses a much more efficient TSC on the CPU as default, regardless of HPET being enabled in BIOS. You'll only use HPET if a specific program was made to use it.

[AndreTheGiant]

Originally posted by Revelene:

If you are using Win10, then it doesn't have it enabled by default. Enabled in BIOS doesn't mean it is being used.

Win10 uses a much more efficient TSC on the CPU as default, regardless of HPET being enabled in BIOS. You'll only use HPET if a specific program was made to use it.

should i disable it in BIOS?

[Omega]

Originally posted by Lumber Worm:

Originally posted by Revelene:

If you are using Win10, then it doesn't have it enabled by default. Enabled in BIOS doesn't mean it is being used.

Win10 uses a much more efficient TSC on the CPU as default, regardless of HPET being enabled in BIOS. You'll only use HPET if a specific program was made to use it.

should i disable it in BIOS?

Why would you? It's not going to make your PC run better in any way.

[AndreTheGiant]

Originally posted by Omega:

Originally posted by Lumber Worm:

should i disable it in BIOS?

Why would you? It's not going to make your PC run better in any way.

ok, i let it enabled.

[Revelene]

Originally posted by Lumber Worm:

Originally posted by Revelene:

If you are using Win10, then it doesn't have it enabled by default. Enabled in BIOS doesn't mean it is being used.

Win10 uses a much more efficient TSC on the CPU as default, regardless of HPET being enabled in BIOS. You'll only use HPET if a specific program was made to use it.

should i disable it in BIOS?

Leave it be. You OS is smart enough to handle this automatically.

[AndreTheGiant]

Originally posted by Revelene:

Originally posted by Lumber Worm:

should i disable it in BIOS?

Leave it be. You OS is smart enough to handle this automatically.

ok. thx. The thing why i asked was i have in some games stuttering and read that disable HPET should fix the stuttering. but it doesnt work.

[Revelene]

Originally posted by Lumber Worm:

Originally posted by Revelene:

Leave it be. You OS is smart enough to handle this automatically.

ok. thx. The thing why i asked was i have in some games stuttering and read that disable HPET should fix the stuttering. but it doesnt work.

I can show you just as many claims that forcing HPET is better.

The fact is that neither CPU clock or platform clock (HPET) are objectively better.

Your stuttering problem is most likely elsewhere.