How to slow down CPU, and also get memory up to speed?

[George Macdonald]

Lets not forget that underclocking your cpu creates the same instability
that overclocking does. Mind you, you can probably do so safely up to 10% as
you can with overclocking

Since every modern CPU does adaptive clocking now, apparently not - IOW a
solved problem.

 

[kony]

Lets not forget that underclocking your cpu creates the same instability
that overclocking does.

Generally, no, it will typically INCREASE the stability
margin, make it more stable than at "normal" speed.

"IF" there are other issues, they could effect stability
underclocking. Synchronized PCI bus speeds, lower/faster
memory timings, or manually lowered voltage could introduce
instability but these are special cases not implied by
underclocking itself.

Mind you, you can probably do so safely up to 10% as
you can with overclocking

Completely invalid statement.

It's quite easy for anyone to underclock their system less.
Practically any system with the jumpers or bios settings to
allow FSB decrease can be underclocked stabily by more than
10%.

Your random guesses are out of place in a technical group.

 

[The little lost angel]

Lets not forget that underclocking your cpu creates the same instability
that overclocking does. Mind you, you can probably do so safely up to 10% as
you can with overclocking

I seriously, seriously doubt this I've easily underclocked systems
by as much as 50% deliberately and with all those CnQ/EIST/Thermal
throttling features, I'd say there isn't any problems with simply
clocking down the CPU as far as the board allows.

Now if you would to attempt to undervoltage at the same time, that's
an entirely different issue.