Dec 29, 2007 #1 J jaaaaakke Weaksauce Joined Nov 12, 2007 Messages 113 i see from CPU-Z that my processor clock speed is at 1596 MHZ for my Q6600 because of the speedstep. whats everyone's preference on speedstep? does it cool the CPU better? and how do u turn it off...... thanks much!!
i see from CPU-Z that my processor clock speed is at 1596 MHZ for my Q6600 because of the speedstep. whats everyone's preference on speedstep? does it cool the CPU better? and how do u turn it off...... thanks much!!
Dec 29, 2007 #2 G Glow Supreme [H]ardness Joined Jul 20, 2002 Messages 4,834 Do you think people on [H] want their OCed Q6600s running at 1596? You can disable it in the BIOS
Dec 29, 2007 #3 S SpeedyVV Supreme [H]ardness Joined Sep 14, 2007 Messages 4,210 Glow said: Do you think people on [H] want their OCed Q6600s running at 1596? You can disable it in the BIOS Click to expand... I love speedstep. Sorry i guess I will never be get supreme [H]ardness 80% of my computer time is for work, so why spend the extra Watts when i dont need it.
Glow said: Do you think people on [H] want their OCed Q6600s running at 1596? You can disable it in the BIOS Click to expand... I love speedstep. Sorry i guess I will never be get supreme [H]ardness 80% of my computer time is for work, so why spend the extra Watts when i dont need it.
Dec 29, 2007 #4 J jaaaaakke Weaksauce Joined Nov 12, 2007 Messages 113 i guess i dont understand how it works since i was playing COD4, minimized the game, and checked CPU-Z, and it still said my core was 1596.
i guess i dont understand how it works since i was playing COD4, minimized the game, and checked CPU-Z, and it still said my core was 1596.
Dec 29, 2007 #5 J jaaaaakke Weaksauce Joined Nov 12, 2007 Messages 113 nvm, i just did a search for speedstep, and there has apparently been 900928340239842 threads about it...someone really should make a sticky about it. /delete thread mods, thank you.
nvm, i just did a search for speedstep, and there has apparently been 900928340239842 threads about it...someone really should make a sticky about it. /delete thread mods, thank you.
Dec 29, 2007 #6 A anime4u [H]ard|Gawd Joined Nov 12, 2007 Messages 1,137 I use speedstep because it gives some power savings. I don't game frequently so speedstep works for me.
I use speedstep because it gives some power savings. I don't game frequently so speedstep works for me.
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