In the past, increased processor performance has often meant increased power consumption and increased noise levels. AMD's Cool'n'Quiet™ technology is an innovative solution available on AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based systems that can effectively lower the power consumption and enable a quieter-running system while delivering performance-on-demand, for the ultimate computing experience.
AMD and its partners have worked together to implement Cool'n'Quiet™ technology as a system feature that consists of: a processor with Cool'n'Quiet technology enabled, motherboard, supporting BIOS, software driver and CPU cooler.
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AMD’s Cool'n'Quiet™ technology received special ENERGY STAR® recognition in 2005 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the advancement of energy-efficient computer technology. |
The Key Benefits of Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology are:
Consumer:
- Reduces heat output from your PC
- Quiet PCs for a quiet home
- Can reduce PC power consumption
Commercial:
- Reduces heat output from your PC
- Quiet PCs for business and educational environments
- Can reduce PC power consumption
Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology Installation Guide for AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based systems
This document is intended for use by those who are interested in enabling Cool'n'Quiet technology functionality on an AMD Athlon™ 64 processor-based system. This document is a step-by-step guide indicating the correct components to be used, as well as instructions on obtaining and installing the correct driver software.
AMD Dashboard Demo Software, Rev 2.0.0 -
The AMD dashboard demo software graphically displays your processor’s current frequency, voltage, and power savings. On some systems fans speed and processor temperature can be displayed if there is BIOS ACPI support. This utility supports AMD Turion™, AMD Athlon™ 64 X2, AMD Sempron™, and AMD Athlon™ 64 processors in single socket systems (single or dual-core).
See
the release notes for more detail
For more information on available motherboards supporting Cool'n'Quiet technology, and downloading Cool'n'Quiet technology–based software/drivers, please go to "AMD Athlon 64 Recommended Motherboards" and "AMD Athlon 64 Processor Drivers".
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For more information on available
motherboards supporting
Cool'n'Quiet technology,
please go to
AMD Athlon™ 64
Recommended Motherboards.
For more information on
downloading
Cool'n'Quiet™
technology–based
software/drivers,
please click
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