Why not use speed-step..

[Mussels]

1% cpu usage playing a mp3.. 0% reading a webpage.. 3% watching a fullscreen divx movie.. all speed-stepped down at lower volts and 2.7 gig.. hmmm.. what the f-ck do i need high clocks and excessive voltage for whilst doing such things.. such things being 90% of my PC uptime..

as i said earlier.. if it works its daft not to use it.. if it dont u cant..

trog

and this is why i actually have an underclocked profile (stock clocks, minimum volts) when not gaming... oh and another PC

if i'm only bumming around online, my pentium 3 laptop saves the day.

 

[trog100]

and this is why i actually have an underclocked profile (stock clocks, minimum volts) when not gaming... oh and another PC

if i'm only bumming around online, my pentium 3 laptop saves the day.

he he he.. i have an underclocked profile.. its called speed step.. shame yours dosnt work as well as mine does..

for the record mine seems to drop the voltage by a fixed .06 volts from whatever i have it set at.. at 2.7 gig it could run way lower then 1.27 but i cant adjust it.. not without running a lower speed and default voltage..

i have abit guru.. i can clock up or down at the click of a button.. it would make sense for me run run slower and just clock up for gaming.. i used to do but have gotten lazy.. i do have a 4.5 gig benching profile set..

with the 8400 dual i dont get vdroop and my machine is a multi purpose one.. it benches.. browses or games or does whatever.. most of its up time is at 0% cpu usage and 0% gpu usage.. which perhaps is why i value things that auto clock up and down as required so much.. power bills in the UK are getting silly as well.. i never used to bother about PC power usage but i do now..

trog

 

[fullinfusion]

Isn't speed step kinda like N.O.S in the Bios for O/c'n?

 

[sneekypeet]

Isn't speed step kinda like N.O.S in the Bios for O/c'n?

No sir not even similar in nature. N.O.S. is infact an OC'ing utility where as Speed spep is just like AMD's Cool n' Quiet except with Intel it works when you OC the system in most cases!

 

[yogurt_21]

why not use speed step on my q6700? cause I hate my cpu not running at full speed all the time, if I don't sptress the crap outta my cpu, I'll never get a chance to see if my other q6700 will clock higher.

 

[Kursah]

why not use speed step on my q6700? cause I hate my cpu not running at full speed all the time, if I don't sptress the crap outta my cpu, I'll never get a chance to see if my other q6700 will clock higher.

I've been that way...and really something like this comes down to preference and whether or not you're the one paying the power bill. But turning off your PC when not in use or folding/downloading will also save quite a bit in power bills (depending on PC it could be quite substantial..especially if running full speed 100% of the time).

I figure if you can run stable with these types of features activated...then why not?

But results may vary between applications, and for some running OC'd at full speed all of the time is the most stable, and for others it's just preferred. It all works out in the end, and hopefully these technologies will see some pretty significant improvements in the future!

 

[Mussels]

i think i tested mines power usage.

at 250W charged at 17c per KW/h (this was the number i useed last time, no idea if its what iactually pay)

250w 24/7 would cost $1.02 a day to run. - this is high, because it doesnt factor that most people get power cheaper off-peak.

the 60W my download PC uses on the other hand., is about $0.25

Really, if you are paying the bills you need to know how much it uses from the wall and how often its on, then figure it out how much it will cost you - it could be a lot more than you realise, especially if you have SLI or crossfire.