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by greyskies
Wed May 21, 2008 2:53 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: E8400(E3110) vs Q9300 vs Q9450 Power Consumption, Temps, etc
Replies: 27
Views: 35605

Naively, let me ask, why would you undervolt your CPU?

I have an E8400 on order from NE.com with an Asus P5E-VM motherboard, and 4Gb of OCZ DDR2-800 RAM. Should I consider undervolting my CPU, and what can I expect if I do undervolt it?
by greyskies
Mon May 19, 2008 12:41 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: E8400(E3110) vs Q9300 vs Q9450 Power Consumption, Temps, etc
Replies: 27
Views: 35605

Re: E8400(E3110) vs Q9300 vs Q9450 Power Consumption, Temps,

What case are you using for your system? I am looking at the same core for an htpc. Specifically, the Asus P5E-VM, an E8400 CPU, 4Gb of OCZ Reaper PC-6400 DDR2 RAM, but with a Zalman PS and a Zalman 9700 CPU Cooling HS/Fan. Any reason that you chose the Scythe Ninja rather than a Zalman HS/Fan solut...