CPUidle

[Shaggy]

is there anything i can do to drop my cpu temp..i heard of CPUidle, but i got mixed reviews on this..from saying it does nothing to it has dropped comps 5-10C...can anyone help..just wondering if its worth the download..thanks alot

 

[Tarkus]

not worth the downlaod IMO. best solution is better HSF and good heatsink compound properly applied.


here's some heatsink performance comparisons

 

[howard_hopkinso]

is there anything i can do to drop my cpu temp..i heard of CPUidle, but i got mixed reviews on this..from saying it does nothing to it has dropped comps 5-10C...can anyone help..just wondering if its worth the download..thanks alot

I agree with Tarkus that a good heatsink and fan and the correct amount of thermal paste are very important.

But I must disagree with his assesment of CPUIDLE.(no offence intended)

I have been using CPUIDLE along with Motherboard monitor 5 for quite some time now and have found them to lower my cpu temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees C.

May I suggest that you download and install the above two programmes then you will be able to compare your cpu temps with and without them.

If you are not impressed as I was then you can simply uninstall them.

Regards Howard

 

[Didou]

On your Athlon64 it would be better to use cool'n'quiet. It is a laptop based technology that has been brought onto the desktop, it lowers the CPU's speed & voltage when the CPU isn't too solicitated making it run cooler & if your motherboard can adjust the CPU fan speed according to heat output, the fan will run slow thus quieter.