On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:25:46 -0500 Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Peter Palfrader wrote: > > How come it never outputs p4_clockmod? I use that happily on several > > different machines. > > > > I can confirm I've tried it on a machine. The performance impact was > substantial (at least if I allowed it to go to its lowest speed); the > power consumption difference was immeasurable[0]. > > Have you actually measured the power savings? > > > > [0] Immeasurable as in the measurement equipment (an UPS with load > indication, in this case) could not notice any difference. The same UPS > does notice a substantial difference with K8 chips. Anecdotal confirmation - on my Celeron M 420 (1.6 GH), using p4_clockmod causes an enormous drop in perceived responsiveness, but no apparent gain in battery life; I get the same time to discharge either way. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
