Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 29, 2005 08:56 PM
Try SlowDOS 1.03 or Throttle 19 to slow down your PC: Both open source. SlowDOS inserts a delay after every timer or RTC interrupt, just like MoSlo, and THROTTLE makes your CPU sleep 12.5-87.5% of the time if you have a "modern" mainboard, in a very smooth way.
Some numbers: My PC takes 58 Watts when idle (using FDAPM or POWER resident mode to make it sleep most of the time). When busy, it takes up to 80 Watts (K6-2 500 MHz based system). When I use THROTTLE, the PC uses 71 Watts at 50% CPU power and 64 Watts at 25% CPU power, plus games run exactly as if I had a 125 or 250 MHz system.
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Re:Slowing down those old games...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 29, 2005 08:56 PMslow down your PC: Both open source.
SlowDOS inserts a delay after every
timer or RTC interrupt, just like
MoSlo, and THROTTLE makes your CPU
sleep 12.5-87.5% of the time if you
have a "modern" mainboard, in a very
smooth way.
Some numbers: My PC takes 58 Watts
when idle (using FDAPM or POWER
resident mode to make it sleep most
of the time). When busy, it takes
up to 80 Watts (K6-2 500 MHz based
system). When I use THROTTLE, the
PC uses 71 Watts at 50% CPU power
and 64 Watts at 25% CPU power, plus
games run exactly as if I had a 125
or 250 MHz system.
http://www.oldskool.org/pc/throttle
Enjoy! Eric.
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