Question for someone who has just rooted and knows relatively nothing about this new world
I installed a ROM (xtrROM 4) that has inbuilt OC capabilities to 710 or the option to run at stock settings. My question is, should I download SetCPU and change the settings there, would the two systems conflict with each other?
I don't know if using the ROM at 710 means it's at 710 all the time. As I'm concerned about battery life I'd like the ability to underclock while sleeping. I'm assuming that the ROM doesn't do this for me and that SetCPU is the only way to do this.
Does this make any sense?
Your explanation and questions make plenty of sense, Aimy.
With rooting and most importantly, with overclocking your CPU, there are usage issues that need to be taken into consideration; your usage of the device.
If multimedia and heavy phone call use are your habits, as an example, then overclocking beyond the default 710 would be a big noticeable drain on your battery and the benefits you get at the higher speeds would diminish dramatically.
The 710 speed selected by the kernel's developer is becoming known as the very best for our Erises, if a ROM has to be overclocked at all.
The best thing to do, in my opinion, is just run the device with the default settings, no SetCPU, for a few days, using it as you normally use your device.
If things are fine, there you go.
If it seems slow to load apps, slow at the keyboard, etc, then perhaps bringing SetCPU into the picture is not a bad idea for you. Go ahead then and gradually move the specs up a bit, say to 729/528 or 729/245, with profiles for sleep at 245/245 or where ever you get the response and battery life you need (test new settings all day before switching again, unless you're seeing heat or force closes, then move the settings down right away).
