CPU Scaling
I don't like hot CPU's so when I install Linux I usually setup and install cpupower on it. It's dead easy. Check this: pacman -S cpupower cat /etc/systemd/system/cpuscaling.service [Unit] Description=change cpu governor [Service] User=root Type=oneshot ExecStart=/usr/bin/cpupower frequency-set -g ondemand [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target systemctl enable cpuscaling.service systemctl start cpuscaling.service And this is what you should see after starting the service/rebooting: systemctl status cpuscaling.service * cpuscaling.service - Change CPU Governor Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/cpuscaling.service; enabled) Active: inactive (dead) since Tue 2014-08-19 06:07:54 UTC; 40s ago Process: 2250 ExecStart=/usr/bin/cpupower frequency-set -g ondemand (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 2250 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Aug 19 06:07:54 alarm cpupower[2250]: Setting cpu: 0 Aug 19 06:07:54 alarm systemd[1]: Started Change CPU Govern...