Problem with processor speed.

[MyndFyre]

I am using amd64 turion. When I am plugged in my clock is 1.6ghz, when I am not plugged in I am doing 800. On my laptop it is a power conservation thing and not a heat thing.

That's a heat thing, too -- it can't run the fan as much if the power cord is not plugged in.  So, it has to run slower and cooler.

[Joe[x86]]

Joe, they can't market a chip as 1.86GHz when it's only 798MHz.

Harr. Thought the program detected something on the chip that had its speed, or a chip name and switch()'d for its speed or something. My bad!

[quasi-modo]

I am using amd64 turion. When I am plugged in my clock is 1.6ghz, when I am not plugged in I am doing 800. On my laptop it is a power conservation thing and not a heat thing.

That's a heat thing, too -- it can't run the fan as much if the power cord is not plugged in.  So, it has to run slower and cooler.

True, I mean you could run the fan as much though, it would just eat up the battery real fast if they did though.

[Zorm]

http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2003/volume07issue02/art03_pentiumm/p10_speedstep.htm, so when I NEED the processor speed, it actally increases the speed at which my computer runs at, and then lowers it when system resources arent being used. Can I have the option of choosing a speed that can be set at a certain point all the time?

No.  This is done to prevent components from overheating.

No its not.

In Portable/Laptop mode, frequency and voltage changes depend on the application demand. This mode is the normal usage mode when the system is not connected to an AC power source. This mode demonstrates the effectiveness of combining the performance and power-awareness of the Pentium M processor with the energy-saving nature of the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology to provide end users with breakthrough mobile performance and extended battery life.

They all underclock to preserve battery life and not because of heat related reasons.

[quasi-modo]

Though the two are connected because it will be hotter at a full clock, but then the fan has to run continuously, using even more power.

[shout]

The power consumed by the fan would be trivial compared to some of the more power hungery components.

[quasi-modo]

The power consumed by the fan would be trivial compared to some of the more power hungery components.

I agree, but I was referring to an earlier point made by MyndFyre