Windows Vista powerplan? How does it work?

[Tom2k8]

I recently came across this setting in Windows Vista :

And I'm wondering how much of an affect it has on performance. Mine was set on Balanced but I changed it to high performance.

What do you guys have yours on?

Cheers

 

[Ross1234]

I did the same, but I dont know what it does.

 

[TheVoice]

Balanced allows the CPU to clock down to low speed when it's idle (reducing heat and power usage), but will go back to full speed when needed. High Performance locks it at full speed (bit pointless, unless you're overclocking), and Power Saver stops the CPU from reaching its full speed. You can change what % of its full speed it can attain in the extra settings.

Personally I'd always recommend Balanced. You get no practical performance loss, and it allows heat and power usage to be reduced a bit. You can tweak the settings for each plan further if you clock Change plan settings.

 

[Tom2k8]

Cheers, I put it back on Balanced as I'm not overclocked.