Anthropos : create the file /etc/default/cpufrequtils

Inside it, place the following, obviously, change the governor and/or speeds you wish to use. When you reboot, cpufreq will read this file to determine your chosen settings. FYI: Setting speeds to 0 will set max and min to whatever your CPU supports, respectively.

ENABLED=”true”
GOVERNOR=”performance”
MAX_SPEED=”0″
MIN_SPEED=”0″

My Settings, since I have a POS Asus board that frequently thermal throttles my 6000+ 90W cpu at 42C core temp

ENABLED=”true”
GOVERNOR=”ondemand”
MAX_SPEED=”2.8Ghz”
MIN_SPEED=”2Ghz”

Now, these settings mean my two cores will always be running at -LEAST- 2ghz each, and, under load, will ramp to 2.8Ghz each.. this helps my CPU from hitting 42C