ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[romfi]

I am on 2406 now no problems, also I read what was said earlier about EIST (speedstep) and C1E and decided to disable speedstep in the bios, the result was my voltage still drops when idle alongside the temp but I dont lose cpu clock speed so now I am sitting here wondering if speedstep (and coolnquiet) is just an overhyped feature since its C1E doing the power/heat saving. The only conclusion I can come to is just that by lowering the clock when idle reduces the chance of there been a stability issue when undervolted as the cpu itself is throttled but as soon as the cpu comes under load the voltage is upped so I reckon its a very low risk.

I am on 2403 and just discovered that disabling speedstep does not actually cancel clock speed changes on my system . May be I need to move to 2406. Anyway, I think that when we talk about an idle system you are right - C1E is the feature that delivers most of the power savings. The speedstep comes into play on the system under a light load and is thus recommended for 24/7 setups.