ThatNewb Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 cpu fx-8320. mobo- sabertooth 990fx r2.0 Your CPU is running constantly at 100% and will not throttle down when its idle (to save heat / power). This is because there is currently no CPU Scaling Driver Installed. the above is from the fix common problems plugin My server uses about 170 watt constantly. regardless of actual cpu load. The motherboard setting has been set to factory default and checked to see that power saving has been enabled. (as far as I know) Any ideas? Quote Link to comment
John_M Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Is Cool'n'Quiet enabled in the BIOS? Quote Link to comment
ThatNewb Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 59 minutes ago, John_M said: Is Cool'n'Quiet enabled in the BIOS? yes Quote Link to comment
John_M Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 The Tips and Tweaks plugin allows you to select a scaling driver. Quote Link to comment
ThatNewb Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 is it in another section other than cpu scaling governor? Quote Link to comment
ThatNewb Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 I found this on the wiki Add CPU scaling for AMD systems Problem: You have AMD CPU's and on the Dashboard, your CPU speeds never drop below their maximum. That means you are always using higher power, even when not needed (increasing your electric bill). Suggested fix: Add the line below to the config/go file; you can also run it right now at a command prompt modprobe powernow_k8 where is the config/go file location? Quote Link to comment
ThatNewb Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 should it not be in terminal? Quote Link to comment
John_M Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Check your BIOS settings again. Quote Link to comment
John_M Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 It can't hurt to check your CMOS battery too. It's usually a 3 volt lithium cell, type 2032. Quote Link to comment
John_M Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Also this thread: In particular, the final comment: Quote Oh man... I found the issue, I had AMD Cool&Quiet set to auto, I forced it to "enabled" and it works Stupid motherboard options! Each company has it's own way of saying the same things! Quote Link to comment
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