Comments on: Can software really reduce your computer’s power consumption by 30%?

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:28:29 +0000

Good lord, this is why guys in Nigeria still send out hundreds of e-mails a day. You really think a piece of software like this will save you up to 30%? From what? Honestly, where do you think that extra power can be trimmed from – in THE SOFTWARE of all things.

Think about it, if software could do that “easily” to “all computers” think about the kinds of viruses we would have, shutting down random pieces of the board, lmao, hilarious. Almost all power management features are automatic, built into the motherboard and processor, as well as in the hard-drives, optical drives, and video cards. Sure, there are some minor software tweaks that can change the time it takes for your hard-drive to go to sleep, but honestly, we’re talking about a difference of maybe 3-4 watts, so that’s what – 1%?

If you want to get more power savings, get yourself some new hardware, that’s the only way to do it – small manufacturing processes = higher efficiency. Don’t fall for some bogus software – reminds me of those “security” applications that pop up telling you that your windows.sys file is corrupted – quick – click here to install me!

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:50:22 +0000

TheGreatAndyChow, I think you’re a little too harsh. Those RAM booster programs, if I remember correctly, compressed data written to the computer’s memory, and, with a performance penalty of course, worked as advertised. Similarly, it is possible to save energy on poorly configured systems, there either the BIOS doesn’t properly use CPU throttling or the OS messes up. On modern PCs however, those things are usually configured right, which leaves little room for improvement. That’s why I remain sceptical.

By: TheGreatAndyChow

TheGreatAndyChow — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:01:52 +0000

How can people be fooled so easily? A software that runs in the background but saves energy? Reminds me of a RAM booster software I saw in the eighties, supposed to increase RAM!

I guess it’s human nature to be fooled by obvious scams. Look, no software can make your computer faster, more power efficient(though system settings can) or shinier. If you want low power buy an efficient screen (my 19′ LCD uses less than 20 watts) and a nettop computer.

By: Jibanananda Goswami

Jibanananda Goswami — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:12:28 +0000

I will use the software as soon as possible. But I can not understand that why an user is not permitted to publish their findings benchmark. May be because it is a beta version. They don’t want a bad reputation with beta version.

And friends, a beta version always has some cons. You should not say that it is a scam but notify the developer (as you are informing here) about the problems.

By: i7User

i7User — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:16:37 +0000

My PC is plugged into a P3 meter and I cranked this program up to maximum power savings – it did NOTHING. If I use my imagination, I can create a scenario where this will benefit you if your power management is disabled/least intense power savings mode: it WILL DO SOMETHING – that is, it will enable features you just didn’t know/think/care about before. I didn’t detect results that could not be achieved with other, less draconian TOS software. Just watch your P3 meter and CPU-Z voltage fluctuations and you’ll see it for yourself – it optimizes a system that is unoptimized – it does nothing for an power management optimized system – in my opinion.

Power consumption on my P3 meter before and after this pierogi at idle: identical

HA HA, imagine, you are not allowed to publish result of benchmarks. HA HA. Scam-o-rama.

By: deepak

deepak — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:30:24 +0000

i will give it a try..lets see.but i dont beleive this

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:33:01 +0000

I’ll give it a try. Since I’m running a pretty aged computer, maybe I’ll notice some performance changes. I’ll let you guys know too.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:42:02 +0000

Now THAT’S a cool boat!

By: Foton kuşağı

Foton kuşağı — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:22:43 +0000

Maybe all this thing does is checking for power policy occasionally set to the max when not needed, or wrongly defined, or some power thursty devices are left on. When a correct power policy is in place, it’s very hard to squeeze even 10% more out of new platforms. OTOH… Win7 is better on power saving than everything before – but only with correct settings. Wrong settings can ruine it.
I cant understand you:(

By: dennyhalim.com

dennyhalim.com — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:49:49 +0000

i wont comment on any apps i dont know and i dont use.

i know this for sure.
in linux, you can install laptopmode tools, cpufreqd, and few other similar tools which actually save power.
it works by lowering your cpu frequency when it’s idle, make less access to hardware, especially harddrive.
all these combined will help reduce power usage.

you can even install intel’s powertop http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/powertop/
which can tell you how much power your laptop is using.