# Slowing down CPU

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-down-cpu/43872>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 3, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-down-cpu/43872 "2000-12-03T23:29:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-down-cpu/43872/1 "2000-12-03T23:29:00Z")

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This might be a GQ, but anyways.  
I need to slow down my CPU speed fow certain applications I run. Iknow that there are programs that do that, I just don’t know where.  
If someone knows I would appreciate also knowing.

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**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2000, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-down-cpu/43872/2 "2000-12-03T23:58:30Z")

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i have the same problem, but I have a mac and still haven’t found a program to do it… ☹

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-down-cpu/43872/3 "2000-12-04T00:01:04Z")

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I use one called **Moslo** for playing early '90s PC games. I don’t know if it’s freeware/shareware or not, so I won’t post any links (besides, I can’t remember where I got it – try trawling abandonware games sites).

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-down-cpu/43872/4 "2000-12-04T00:52:01Z")

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Abandonware!

Not linking either, but a few months ago, I found a bonafide copy (well, I GUESS. Could be illegal) of the late 80’s game **Stunts**. Remember that? You could build your own tracks, with loops and ramps and banked corners and stuff?

FANTASTIC. And still a great game to play, even IF that Countach sounds like a Seiko and looks like a toaster.

As to the OP: not a clue. Sorry.

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slowing-down-cpu/43872/5 "2000-12-04T02:57:13Z")

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You can always underclock it. If you have a soft BIOS you can change it during boot up, otherwise you have to switch jumpers, which is much less convienient if you’re switching back and forth very often.