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Old 06-22-2005, 02:04 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by kram8806
I do know that AMD Athlon 64 series utilize a dynamic clockspeed adjustment "Cool'n Quiet", which'll downclock the CPU whenever the full speed is not utilized - but the fan stopping? That doesn't sound right even if the system is running stable
I've been informed that on certain motherboards that have CPU FAN with thermal speed adjustment, the CPU heatsink fan will indeed stop spinning if the CPU is idling or under very light load. For myself I would never want to see the heatsink fan stop spinning, but apparently with certain newer motherboards it does happen.

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