Slow down CPU to save money?
ajsie
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Hi!
At the present moment I have a P4 2.53 ghz and so far as I am concerned it uses a lot of electricity. So I wonder if I can go in on BIOS settings and slow down the speed for example down to 200-600 mhz over the night when I just have it on for downloading stuff, to reduce my bills on electirity? Is that possible, would it not damage my CPU?
I also wonder if anybody knows how big the differences are between 200 mhz, 300 mhz, 1 ghz, 2ghz and so on if you are focusing on the electricity usage?
Lets say for an example: "you will spare 6 times money having a 200 mhz CPU on than a 2.53 ghz".
Thanks!
At the present moment I have a P4 2.53 ghz and so far as I am concerned it uses a lot of electricity. So I wonder if I can go in on BIOS settings and slow down the speed for example down to 200-600 mhz over the night when I just have it on for downloading stuff, to reduce my bills on electirity? Is that possible, would it not damage my CPU?
I also wonder if anybody knows how big the differences are between 200 mhz, 300 mhz, 1 ghz, 2ghz and so on if you are focusing on the electricity usage?
Lets say for an example: "you will spare 6 times money having a 200 mhz CPU on than a 2.53 ghz".
Thanks!
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rono
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Close your file sharing program and like this ,you'll save a lot!
People are overclocking or like you trying to "underclock".Overclocking is not recommended so it's up to you to take the risk!Mess with the best,Die like the rest! -
Webmaster
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You probably won't be able to lower it that much. I.e. I can run my 1466 on 1100 MHz. But it won't make a big difference on your electrical bill either... I think if you want to save money on electricity you should shutdown your PC instead of leaving it running to download 'files'...