Editing Computer cooling (section)

===Soft cooling===
Soft cooling is the practice of utilizing software to take advantage of [[Power management|CPU power saving technologies]] to minimize energy use. This is done using [[HLT (x86 instruction)|halt]] instructions to turn off or put in standby state CPU subparts that aren't being used or by [[underclocking]] the CPU. While resulting in lower total speeds, this can be very useful if overclocking a CPU to improve [[user experience]] rather than increase raw processing power, since it can prevent the need for noisier cooling. Contrary to what the term suggests, it is not a form of cooling but of reducing heat creation.