How to ensure idle temperature is correct

[IdahoB]

Heya guys,

Just a quickie. My CPU tends to run pretty hot, but since it's at a 50% overclock (1000MHz@1500MHz) I can live with that.

However, the idle temp is around 45 degrees, and that seems pretty damn hot for a CPU that's not doing anything - and I want to make sure my system is idling it properly (it's not uncommon for OS and BIOS to keep the chip turning over even when there aren't any calculations to execute). I've tried CPUIdle, but that just makes the system run at 100% all the time, which seems a little pointless.

Anyone here familiar with the process of making sure the CPU idles correctly (for an Thunderbird C)?

Thanks.

 

[Texmaster]

<< Heya guys,

Just a quickie. My CPU tends to run pretty hot, but since it's at a 50% overclock (1000MHz@1500MHz) I can live with that.

However, the idle temp is around 45 degrees, and that seems pretty damn hot for a CPU that's not doing anything - and I want to make sure my system is idling it properly (it's not uncommon for OS and BIOS to keep the chip turning over even when there aren't any calculations to execute). I've tried CPUIdle, but that just makes the system run at 100% all the time, which seems a little pointless.

Anyone here familiar with the process of making sure the CPU idles correctly (for an Thunderbird C)?

Thanks. >>



Remember that the worst temp reader is the bios temp. The best way would be to pick up a temp sensor for about 30 bucks at 3dcool.com or plycon.com

 

[dkozloski]

CPU Idle as well as other cooling programs make the CPU stop if its not being used. CPU usage counts the unused clock cycles. If the CPU is stopped there aren't any unused cycles so usage is reported as 100%. This is all a waste of time in Win2K because the CPU stops if it is not being used by operating system instruction.