Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:34:02 +0100 From: Stefan Walter <sw@gegenunendlich.de> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Athlon XP-M/PowerNow for desktop system? Message-ID: <20050117153402.GA875@kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void> In-Reply-To: <200501131729.JAA20704@mina.soco.agilent.com> References: <20050113140830.GA1953@kyuzo.dunkelkammer.void> <200501131729.JAA20704@mina.soco.agilent.com>
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--NzB8fVQJ5HfG6fxh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Darryl Okahata in gmane.os.freebsd.devel.hardware: >> I considered an Athlon XP-M because it consumes less energy and should be >> cooler than the desktop variant. If you can't change the voltage of the >> CPU on an ATX board, that's OK, but I'm not sure if it's really worth >> buying it if I possibly can't throttle the frequency when it's idle. > > It may still be worthwhile, if you live in an area with expensive > electricity. I've forgotten the exact numbers, but the XP-M CPUs tend > to use significantly less power than the regular desktop CPUs (something > like 30-40+W less). A few months back, I built a 2200+ XP-M-based > system which only uses up around 80-90W, and this could have been even > lower, had I not also installed a power-hungry TV capture card > (Hauppauge PVR-250). Thanks for the info. I might give it a try, then. Stefan --=20 No reading beyond this point --NzB8fVQJ5HfG6fxh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iQGVAwUBQeva6laRERsSueCzAQIsAAv/YR8RPsWLvcEHPV74TsH70Qb8xXlDbDgk ObZHlsCoFlLJEMIPlMuPZzugi+m6xCCjnth65hsbN+kQXpgSobLMxRsHblZ2xkmn eIbBx27WATe/JPwDoVVp4cNNq8Z2svcgctqj0s3hw2hjYtveIUr73PP+29k3OHMO y/7ivMISFA3XvgQvklvzrOVJswsljEibcAgl+ewDOMrVdfZq1nRotYQDRR6wegmU 8KaAmTGHnhqJmWF60jqzwQ68FQa5Cz+v+uux+0q3RZ/bdgfNxVKvOcZ+6n+SLXPY f4nu0FvnGsNIiWqe9UB6hqkGYQm9a3ARD9kFIfxn+FibZkG9cDd6mf1jh7Ko/5Tx t5ZP68DtKbAFr3BhZAMgU9zaBdjvme8ehVtZjb451F+9H3wA4lSF02VWkuXFGkh/ VOkW2dKP0032WW8lrngv0Smgn8+T/Kp8QmFhJnkPnfALEup3/De4GQg/8DdiANlI sTVTDXMGgizW3DEqMosI9VH+CySEVGyg =vuOG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --NzB8fVQJ5HfG6fxh--
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