There is an application called granola for windows that can be used to underclock the cpu to consume less power. Is there also an application that can be used to underclock the ram to consume less power when you are just using the computer to download?
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If you have an OEM motherboard, you can underclock RAM by putting slower RAM in, in place of your standard RAM. Your motherboard will read the SPD and use the timings there.
If you have an aftermarket motherboard (such as Asus or Gigabyte), it may come with an overclocker's utility (Windows application) that allows you to change settings such as the FSB multiplier (or HT or QPI). This would allow you to run the RAM slower. There will be a small but measurable performance hit. Usually these utilities overvolt automatically for overclocking, I don't think they undervolt automatically though.
For true flexibility in undervolting/underclocking, any motherboard oriented towards overclockers should give you the functionality you need to do what you want, but you will probably find it in the BIOS setup, not in an application.
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