On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Jerry James <loganjerry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > First I wondered why I was getting a cpufreq module loaded on a > desktop machine. I guess I want to do something if the CPU > temperature gets too high By lowering frequency you allow coolers to rotate at lower speed and produce less noise. I couldn't run my Core 2 Quad without scaling - it's loud as airbus taking off when running at full speed =) -- http://scwlab.com -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list