How do I use turbo boost? A8-5500 Trinity

[kris_hm]

I have an HP pavilion p7-1421 with the trinity A8-5500 quad core.
It's 3.2Ghz but can turbo up to 3.7 supposedly.
I'm trying to figure out how to make my computer use the turbo boost. I have the correct bios installed but I don't see an option to turn it on in there. I've searched on the internet but all I get is information on overclocking. I don't want to overclock it I just want to utilize the capability it already has. I got this computer second hand and I had to install all new software. So maybe the software necessary isn't installed? I got my drivers from HP and made sure they were the correct ones. I downloaded amd overdrive and clicked on enable turbo core but I don't think that's what I'm trying to do either. Can anyone assist me here? I don't know if the computer needs to be set to use the turbo or if it just does it automatically but the bios says the processor is set at 3.2ghz and so does system information.

I also have a graphics card installed, but I have read this APU has good graphics already installed on it.
I put an ASUS GTX 750ti in it. Is this card better than the APUs built in graphics?

Thanks in advance

 

[captaincharisma]

i wouldn't be surprised if HP disabled that feature. just because AMD uses the radeon name for their integrated graphics they put in there APU's doesn't mean they're better then Intel's integrated options

 

[Rogue Leader]

The GTX 750ti is far superior to the integrated graphics. As for Turbo its not a feature that you turn on, its built in and turned on already, what it does is when the processor needs it it allows 1 or 2 of the processors cores to run at 3.7ghz for a short burst.

If you run a monitoring software like HWMonitor while playing something demanding you may see it. There is no setting otherwise and for all intents and purposes your processor is considered 3.2 ghz by the system.

 

[kris_hm]

And here's another thought I just had. So if this thing will turbo to 3.7ghz, would that mean it's safe to overclock it up to that speed without adding additional cooling equipment? Assuming that I won't be able to activate turbo boost I mean.
Then again, now that I think about it, perhaps turbo boost is just a load of crap. I mean why would they put the specs of the processor as 3.2ghz if it's capable of 3.7 without overclocking? Perhaps it's just a ploy to make me think this computer is better than it is.
Still if anyone has any info that can help me figure this out that'd be awesome.

 

[Rogue Leader]

That motherboard will not allow overclocking. Turbo boost is not a load of crap however it does not boost the whole processor, it only works in a burst not sustained, and its not a setting or switch you can just turn on and off. The CPU boosts when it need it if it can, thermally. Overclocking allows a processor to run continuously at a higher speed, on all cores. Not just a short burst on 1 or 2 cores.