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So, anyone had any good underclocking results?
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Yeah thanks for that, the capitals really helped clear that one up.
I was referring to these options under power management.
Lowering the multiplier still counts as underclocking.
I was thinking this also, I'd always thought the fsb didn't make a huge difference to power consumption, less than undervolting anyway.
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I use RMClock from Rightmark as ive turned Speedstep off - it works perfectly on my C2D [email protected]... It has 3 modes - power saving, performance on demand (like speedstep, but customisable) and full power.
Power saving down-clocks it to around 1.6GHz and the CPU Idle temp drops from ~42C to ~28C within 30 seconds! It think it undervolts by ~40% so theres a nice 30Watt power saving
Power saving down-clocks it to around 1.6GHz and the CPU Idle temp drops from ~42C to ~28C within 30 seconds! It think it undervolts by ~40% so theres a nice 30Watt power saving
Yeah thanks for that, the capitals really helped clear that one up.
I was referring to these options under power management.
Lowering the multiplier still counts as underclocking.
I was thinking this also, I'd always thought the fsb didn't make a huge difference to power consumption, less than undervolting anyway.
Sorry, i didn't mean to come across rude. I've never seen those power options before, where abouts are they hiding ? or is it a vista thing? Looks like intresting stuff imo, and i'll admit ignorance on this one.
No worries mate, I'll let someone else answer where it's hiding in XP though as I don't know myself.
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i've been thinking this, it is one of my main consideration between going from quad to dual, quad = 135W TDP dual = 65W TDP. I was thinking of clocking my quad to 2.4ghz at 1.1V ( 100% stable ). Shame though my housemates have bloody heaters on in there rooms so all energy saving which could be done is pretty much lost!
Which app did you use to do this? I'm keen to try it on my Dell XPS m1330 laptop with a T8100 CPU because the fan is quite loud.
I've had my E6300 CPU undervolted for months now. I can't remember the exact voltage but it's the second lowest option in the ASUS P5K's BIOS. I used to run the CPU at 1.6ghz but it was battling to playback 1080p content so I reverted to stock speeds.
Notebook Hardware Control. Useful little program. Make sure you read the note on that page about Dell notebooks.
Because you can do both, and save more.
EIST is your basic entry level underclocking/undervolting gadget for nOObs. It works very well with the system on auto but once you start manually setting things (like vCore etc) it doesn't work as good for me.
I prefere to manually set my voltages as it seems Speedstep plays things a bit safer and I always get lower voltages by going into manual override.
The dropping of the multi is very handy as even with low manual voltage the system will always consume less power when running less MHz but I didn't find a way to combine manual vCore with EIST multi control? could just be the board I have used (ASUS P5B-DLX, ASUS P5K-E WIFI/AP).
I just installed a new ASUS P5Q-Dlx last night which features a die-shrink on the northbridge and lower vCore settings for my 2MB Conroe chip, I will be testing its energy saving prowess soon so will report back if anything intersting happens.
Saving energy is a Win + Win situation for everyone and I predict you will see a lot more threads like this one. The shift of focus will become more and more about low wattage kit and not just about who can get 5GHz-6GHz but instead who can get 3GHz or 4GHz using the lowest energy.
I am already looking into solar power panels to feed my machine as apart from saving £££ on my electric bills I will also be reducing my carbon footprint which I feel is a much higher priority than having the best memory bandwidth or best 3DMark scores!
I am hoping more and more people get into undervolting/underclocking or eco-clocking as I am finding it just as interesting as I did when first beginning my career as an overclocker oh so many years ago.
One slightly off topic comment I will add is that I am a bit peaved at the GPU manufacturers because they don't seem to be falling into line with the whole "Save the Wattage, Save the World" bandwagon and I feel that will come down to us lot (the consumers).
When you guys are speccing up your GPU's pay close attention to the cards power-draw, most reviews are including this information now and everyone who's concerned with saving some ££££ on their bills/and or Eco-Matters should choose the best performing GPU that also uses the least wattage. . . . . Performance + Power efficiency for the win!
I prefere to manually set my voltages as it seems Speedstep plays things a bit safer and I always get lower voltages by going into manual override.
The dropping of the multi is very handy as even with low manual voltage the system will always consume less power when running less MHz but I didn't find a way to combine manual vCore with EIST multi control? could just be the board I have used (ASUS P5B-DLX, ASUS P5K-E WIFI/AP).
I just installed a new ASUS P5Q-Dlx last night which features a die-shrink on the northbridge and lower vCore settings for my 2MB Conroe chip, I will be testing its energy saving prowess soon so will report back if anything intersting happens.
Saving energy is a Win + Win situation for everyone and I predict you will see a lot more threads like this one. The shift of focus will become more and more about low wattage kit and not just about who can get 5GHz-6GHz but instead who can get 3GHz or 4GHz using the lowest energy.
I am already looking into solar power panels to feed my machine as apart from saving £££ on my electric bills I will also be reducing my carbon footprint which I feel is a much higher priority than having the best memory bandwidth or best 3DMark scores!
I am hoping more and more people get into undervolting/underclocking or eco-clocking as I am finding it just as interesting as I did when first beginning my career as an overclocker oh so many years ago.
One slightly off topic comment I will add is that I am a bit peaved at the GPU manufacturers because they don't seem to be falling into line with the whole "Save the Wattage, Save the World" bandwagon and I feel that will come down to us lot (the consumers).
When you guys are speccing up your GPU's pay close attention to the cards power-draw, most reviews are including this information now and everyone who's concerned with saving some ££££ on their bills/and or Eco-Matters should choose the best performing GPU that also uses the least wattage. . . . . Performance + Power efficiency for the win!
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What he said ^^^^^
Which is why the (kids PC) E6320 pc runs at 1.0v at stock clock ... and it still delivers
And now my Quad is running at 3.2Ghz speed with 1.15v instead of [email protected] ... My board won't let me undervolt though, if it did then I would!
Which is why the (kids PC) E6320 pc runs at 1.0v at stock clock ... and it still delivers
And now my Quad is running at 3.2Ghz speed with 1.15v instead of [email protected] ... My board won't let me undervolt though, if it did then I would!
If you have a P5Q install the 6 engine software and underclock and undervolt from there.
I've only just noticed there are more settings than i thought, my Q6600 is now 0.96v.