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Rain or CPUIdle?

They both work about the same, but Rain uses very little resources and doesn't cause a performance. Cpuidle is bloatware and DOES cause a slight performance hit when running in the background.
 
Both of these programs place the processor in a *Halt* state when running idle processes, i.e. Basically suspends processor activity, therefore running at a much lower power level and therefore also cooler..🙂 The work, and usually pretty well. They will not work, however, if you are running a full load such as RC5, Seti, etc. that uses 100% of your idle cpu time...
 
since we're on the topic.

what CPU should I choose as I have a 600 Mobile Celeron inside my laptop?

I was using CPUIdle 5.6 but I realized that it was using more recources than Rain 2.0

 
I used to use rain very happily on my K6-2 450 which overheated like a bi-atch.

Now I've moved onto Windows 200 which does this idling automatically (why DOESN'T win98??).

More to the point I've moved onto RC5 since my HS works so well I really don't need to worry about heat any more and it's nice to help the boys out.

Seb
 
windows98 does it also, but it requires an update. just use the windows update feature in your internet explorer.
 
Rain 2.0 is my choice. Install it and forget it. Drops CPU temp about 10-12C from peak when doing anything other than intense 3D or full-time math like Prime95. Lark
 
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