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ok..I did a little research after posting it..
I guess it's a way to keep CPU cooler, but there would be some instability issue..or sometimes.
do you guys like it?
what are the experience you have with this?
and..do you recommend to enable this?
I guess it's a way to keep CPU cooler, but there would be some instability issue..or sometimes.
do you guys like it?
what are the experience you have with this?
and..do you recommend to enable this?
interesting question 
the halt command shuts down parts of the cpu while it is idle, this reduces power useage and therefore temperature of the cpu.
In the old days two programs called rain(extreme) and waterfall(not so extreme) were used to do this.
This shouldnt slow the cpu down much, and happens on a microsecond scale. If u run seti or something that uses the cpu 100% there is not much point in having it on, but it u frequently leave the computer idle then enable it to cool the cpu.
the halt command shuts down parts of the cpu while it is idle, this reduces power useage and therefore temperature of the cpu.
In the old days two programs called rain(extreme) and waterfall(not so extreme) were used to do this.
This shouldnt slow the cpu down much, and happens on a microsecond scale. If u run seti or something that uses the cpu 100% there is not much point in having it on, but it u frequently leave the computer idle then enable it to cool the cpu.
Well, I had some loose DIMM retention clips and they're the most annoying thing. If I work inside my case and bump a stick of memory, it takes like 10 tries to get it reseated perfectly. SO I ordered an nForce2 board and RMAed the KT3 Ultra (My warranty expires July 31st). If they send back a brand new one (probably unlikely) I'll just try to sell it. Aside from that it was a fanastic board.
hm..so MSI Cooler XP (the cooling program that came with my mobo) based on the same idea I guess
the interesting thing is, while the program is cooling cpu, or the CPU Halt Command Detection is enabled, the Voltage of the CPU will keep jumping from 1.70V to 1.80V, although mine is Palomino XP2000+, if the above cooling ways aren't enabled, it stays to 1.74-1.76V (1.75V)
I just wonder that the jumping of the voltage..would it hurt?
the interesting thing is, while the program is cooling cpu, or the CPU Halt Command Detection is enabled, the Voltage of the CPU will keep jumping from 1.70V to 1.80V, although mine is Palomino XP2000+, if the above cooling ways aren't enabled, it stays to 1.74-1.76V (1.75V)
I just wonder that the jumping of the voltage..would it hurt?
hm..that's really weird, but I see it's a really annoying problem, anyway, glad you are buying a nForce2 board, man, now i'm jealous~ :tongue:
I used it on my old Shuttle AK31 board with an Athlon T-bird. It cooled my idle temps about 15 degrees. It will work, if your board has that option available. I've heard that the increased wear and tear from revving up and down decreases CPU life, though, so I don't use it anymore.
-Brett
-Brett
That is high. Although, I used to have an Athlon 1.4GHz on a Gigabyte board that would run about 55 degrees at idle and 62 degrees under load. In that case it might not be a bad idea to use CPU Command Halt Detection, although it won't make a bit of difference when the processor is put under load.
-Brett
-Brett
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