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It makes sense, why sit at traffic lights revving your engine to 6000rpm in neutral?
Depends on how far you overclock. At the extreme end you'll save a good 20-30 watts. I don't have figures for EIST/C1 etc while overclocked because I have no desire to introduce instability to my system. However, these are the figures I recently collected:
Fixed overclock (all power saving disabled):
4.6ghz @ 1.30v load = 105 watts idle
4.5ghz @ 1.25v load = 98 watts idle
4.4ghz @ 1.22v load = 96 watts idle
4.2ghz @ 1.14v load = 92 watts idle
3.8ghz @ 1.00v load = 85 watts idle
Stock (everything on Normal or Auto):
1.6ghz = 76 watts idle
At current electricity prices (15p/kwh), 30watts = £40 per year when used 24/7. Not much tbh when a typical PC costs £500+.
Depends on how far you overclock. At the extreme end you'll save a good 20-30 watts. I don't have figures for EIST/C1 etc while overclocked because I have no desire to introduce instability to my system. However, these are the figures I recently collected:
Fixed overclock (all power saving disabled):
4.6ghz @ 1.30v load = 105 watts idle
4.5ghz @ 1.25v load = 98 watts idle
4.4ghz @ 1.22v load = 96 watts idle
4.2ghz @ 1.14v load = 92 watts idle
3.8ghz @ 1.00v load = 85 watts idle
Stock (everything on Normal or Auto):
1.6ghz = 76 watts idle
At current electricity prices (15p/kwh), 30watts = £40 per year when used 24/7. Not much tbh when a typical PC costs £500+.
so basically 80p a week extra to have it off think ill leave it off then
80p a week is still money to me, and having it run lower at idle is better for the CPU than running 24/7 at overclocked voltage. Idle mine is 1.6Ghz 0.88V and it has no performance impact. My cpu idles at 23C and VRM at 19C I recommend it.
when i turn mine on my pc boots it doesnt give it enough juice so it hangs, i switch it off and it works perfectly.
I like using it as well, had it enabled on my i7 920, didnt need 4.2ghz for web browsing. Left it enabled on the rig in sig. Havent had a problem with games or any other programs.its personal choice,i just like using it
anything that puts less voltage and heat through my components the better imo,you dont lose any performance,it worked well on x58 boards also
I'm not talking about EIST, I'm recommending C1E. You don't lose any performance, you have the constant speed, the CPU knows when it's being used and clocks to full speed instantly.