Posts by old_user53686

1) Message boards : Number crunching : Bad for CPU to run 100%, 24/7 @ 62 degrees? (Message 9514) Posted 18 Feb 2005 by old_user53686 Post: Hi, IÂ´m quite new to this, but have noticed that with Folding@Home I can perfectly set the percentage of CPU usage by Folding@Home. If I set it at 25% it will run at a maximum of 25% even if the CPU is doing nothing else (or ver few). Ofcourse Folding@Home lowers its usage when the CPU is for more than 75% by other programs. With Climateprediction and Seti@Home I have not found a way to do the same. These programs will always use the maximum percentage of the CPU, even with the suggested threadmaster these programs will use near 100% of the CPU when no other programs are used. Why can't Climateprediction and Seti@Home do the same? For this reason I am only running Folding@Home, because I don't like my CPU running at 100% all the time, especially with my laptop. Hans