Time-controlled cpu-throttling


  1. Posts : 51
    desktop: win7 professional x86, laptop: win7 prof. x64
       #1

    Time-controlled cpu-throttling


    I'm rendering quite a few pictures on 2 computers for a few days now. The machines are working stable, although their temperature is medium to high. Not to risk anything, i want to give them a little brake once in a while, just to chill out... Thats why i'm looking for a program that gives me the possibility to throttle cpu for a certain time, time-controlled, so i need't to be around.

    I thought I can throttle the cpu with a powerplan which allows only a certain max of cpu-usage... so... anybody know a programm to switch timecontrolled between power-plans?
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  2. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #2

    maybe the built-in windows task scheduler can help?

    check out this tutorial: How to Create a Automated Task that Runs at a Set Time in Windows 7

    i don't know what command/script you'll need to switch power profiles, but i'm sure somebody else here does. :)
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  3. Posts : 51
    desktop: win7 professional x86, laptop: win7 prof. x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    i've found a solution with the taskscheduler and powerplan shortcuts: Power Plan - Create Shortcut to Change Power Plan .
    Last edited by blackdot; 16 Mar 2011 at 15:12.
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  4. Posts : 8,398
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    ah, well done - you can normally find the answer somewhere amongst Brink's legendary tutorials.

    did you manage to integrate it ok with the task scheduler?
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  5. Posts : 51
    desktop: win7 professional x86, laptop: win7 prof. x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    mickey megabyte said:
    did you manage to integrate it ok with the task scheduler?
    Yes. the shourtcuts arent really necessary.

    In the task manager one needs to create a new task, which opens a program: powercfg.exe . for the attributes you have to type "/setactive [powerscheme-GUID]".

    and the powerscheme-guid (long row of numbers) you want, you get from cmd>'powercfg.exe -list' .

    voila ^^.
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  6. Posts : 8,398
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       #6

    easy when you know how!
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