The Underclocking Experiment @ PCstats

Iria · Dec 23, 2005, 10:45 PM

"We never know if the people actually buying the hardware care about its overclocking potential, but as computer journalists and enthusiasts, we know we have to test it out. This got us thinking though; what about under-clocking? Most modern processors and motherboards can just as easily run under a rated speed as it can run over... but is there a point to this? Well possibly."
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Zardon · Dec 23, 2005, 11:23 PM

interesting read....

Judas · Dec 23, 2005, 11:29 PM

actually the whole idea of underclocking has been done.. i've been asked to build a Passive (fanless) system.. although it's a little difficult at first to consider buying a highend chip just to underclock it and lower the voltage just to make it quiete and runable under nearly under any enviroment..... kinda at first irked me just a bit if it were my machine... but hey, it's not..

In any case, my first rig i built like this was a T-Bird... rated 1200mhz.... setup a rather average sized heatink on it... and got a powerful PSU with no fan... End result was roughly running 900mhz (300mhz slower)... with a voltage that was rather quite low.... average cpu temp was probably sub 35s...

Problem i ran into is the motherboard would refuse to let the system run for more then a few split seconds due to no fan speed detected... so i just got a very large fan that was excessively low rpm..... Told the guy it was nessary, even just as "safety" at least to have a bit of movement.... 1500rpm 120mm fan.....

i must say.... moving my mouse across the mouse pad was louder then the machine

YAYitsAndrew · Dec 24, 2005, 06:32 AM

Would have been nice to have decibel ratings as well as comparing this to a "stock" machine of comparable power. A p3 or something.

Dec 23, 2005, 10:45 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	The Underclocking Experiment @ PCstats "We never know if the people actually buying the hardware care about its overclocking potential, but as computer journalists and enthusiasts, we know we have to test it out. This got us thinking though; what about under-clocking? Most modern processors and motherboards can just as easily run under a rated speed as it can run over... but is there a point to this? Well possibly." ___________ Read More / Source: PCstats

Dec 24, 2005, 06:32 AM	#4
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Would have been nice to have decibel ratings as well as comparing this to a "stock" machine of comparable power. A p3 or something. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Dec 23, 2005, 11:23 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	interesting read....