P.S. If you do CPU throttling because of heat issue, have a look at TThrottle that longer has had capability to throttle CPU and GPU [heat control]. The BOINC version is not exactly the best... if set at 80%, it means running 4 seconds, pausing 1 second.

If you do CPU throttling because of wanting to have some CPU time reserved for the user... refer to previous para... it's useless in that department, since 4 seconds BOINC runs 100% and then 1 second your CPU/GPU idles... The one and only object of the BOINC CPU time% control was to manage/prevent overheating in laptops! Desktops rarely have the issue [if kept dustbunny free]

I had 80% set from the past and didn't take any CPU tasks on that machine, so I didn't care about that setting.
I just wanted to make users aware that this new "feature" affects their GPUs now.

The reverse, as explained, at 1 second the CPU cant go to the full operating heat level, so the cool down will be less and since that is only one second, the delta will be smaller, to the point that the fan does not even have to kick in, preventing mechanical stress at that. BOINC internal method is a dog of a throttling system, not promoted by anyone, used for lack of any general, all platform better tool/method. BTW, WCG[speak IBM] does know what it's about ;>), which is why they reduced the 60% default [run 3 seconds, pause 2 seconds] to 50%. :D

Personally, if on Windows, I'd recommend anything-but the BOINC throttle... TThrottle, ThreadMasterGUI [TMG], Process Lasso to name a few do a better job. TThrottle did/does not do a good job on my hyperthreaded octo though, so there I use ThreadMasterGUI during the summer season [Works for me through W8], limiting processes to 80% or thereabouts. That tool allowed throttling at the science level... one runs the CPU/FPU hotter than the other.

Any counterpart recommendations for Linux/Ubuntu?
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