CPUIdle: too good to be true?
I've posted about my CPU temperature problems pn this board recently. Just to recap, I am running an Athlon 2500+ based on the Barton core, with the retail heatsink and the thermal interface pad. I was getting 48-52 degrees idle, 58-62 under load. Then I installed CPUIdle and my idle temperature hovers around 37. Though I haven't tested this yet, I assume that this program doesn't affect the temps under load, but since I spend most of my time on the computer simply surfing the web and IMing, this is not an issue. Disregarding the cost of registration (CPUIdle is shareware), what's the downside to using this program? It seems to be magic.
Last edited by User Name; 09-21-2003 at 06:37 PM..
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