Thanks for all your input here! I think I will skip this upgrade now.
I will save the money for a larger upgrade in the future.
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- Mon May 30, 2011 4:29 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Phenom II X4 955 and Athlon II X4 640 idle power?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7138
- Thu May 12, 2011 11:56 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Phenom II X4 955 and Athlon II X4 640 idle power?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7138
Re: Phenom II X4 955 and Athlon II X4 640 idle power?
Both of them are way overkill for a file server if you ask me. :) Yes the performance as file server is fine with my 4850e CPU. I am a little bit "torn between two hay taps" or what they say. It is nice to make use of my low power 4850e CPU, it works withot problems for most tasks, but a little bit...
- Tue May 10, 2011 3:14 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Phenom II X4 955 and Athlon II X4 640 idle power?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7138
Phenom II X4 955 and Athlon II X4 640 idle power?
Here is one comparison: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/cpu-benchmark-mainstream_10.html#sect1 I see that idle power consumption between Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II 955 differs 5 W. This is not so much difference and price is almost the same so I am thinking of upgrading my file serv...
- Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:59 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (Thuban) benchmarked AND reviewed!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6252
Anandtech seems to measure too high power consumption at idle.
Here we got other results:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/di ... html#sect0
Here we got other results:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/di ... html#sect0
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:27 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: News: AMD Phenom II processors for AM3
- Replies: 48
- Views: 26664
I think this page is more interesting: http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=4 So the Phenom II X4 810 is idling at only 7,2 W? And 60 W at full load. Maybe we can undervolt this like an X2 5000+ can be used as an 4850e with some ...
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:13 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
- Views: 471455
If you are running ubuntu, then this may help:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p= ... stcount=26
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p= ... stcount=26
- Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:32 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: New Corsair HX450W
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34517
Another thing to consider is that the 80Plus rating is relevant only at a load range from 20% up to 100%. A lower wattage PSU is then approved for more than 80% effeciency at a lower load in Watts. So if you have an 80plus 400W PSU you know by the 80plus certification that at 80 W - 400 W total load...
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:31 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: New Corsair HX450W
- Replies: 52
- Views: 34517
Here is a German review of Corsair CX 400:
http://www.pc-experience.de/wbb2/thread ... adid=28064
http://www.pc-experience.de/wbb2/thread ... adid=28064
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:51 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: GA-MA78G-DS3H or GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6409
Thank You very much! I will probably go for the Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H because it seems to fit my needs best. Or maybe I just rebuild one of my older computers. I have calculated that I would probably need to run my server maybe 5 years to save money with the lower power consumption if I include the...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:41 am
- Forum: Networking
- Topic: MB for linux NAS
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11184
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:23 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: GA-MA78G-DS3H or GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6409
So which one did you choose and why? I am arguing with myself if I should get the Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H ATX board or the Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H mATX board for my server. The price of GA-MA78G-DS3H is almost 50% higher here in Sweden and my experience is to not be "dumb cheap" when buying a main boa...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:56 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: X3350 (Q9450) first impressions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12754
I thought the VID that coretemp reports would be the default Vcore of the processor but then bios sets a higher value so I wonder what it really is? Coincidentally the lowest Vcore that worked when set in bios was about the same as the CoreTemp reported VID. I am now trying to find lowest stable Vco...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:50 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: X3350 (Q9450) first impressions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12754
Now I have tried undervolting at stock frequency. It pass 1 hour OCCT mix autotest with 1,125 V set in bios which results in 1,07 V at load at 2667 MHz. Decreasing to 1,10 V in bios and it is not stable in OCCT anymore. The undervolting decreased maximum load temperatures by 4 degrees C and the bios...
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:16 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: X3350 (Q9450) first impressions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12754
Well, my computer build is progressing slowly because I do not have much time left with two small children at home. It seems all X3350 defaults to 1.225 Volts but someone at anandtech said that undervolting to 1.10 Volt worked for him at default speed. I have not tested my lowest Vcore yet. Anyway t...
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:25 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: X3350 (Q9450) first impressions
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12754
I have also bought myself a X3350 and I hope I will get some time to build my new computer this weekend. I did also choose the X3350 because of availability here in Sweden but if I just had waited a couple of hours I could have bought the Q9450. Well the price was about the same and hopefully X3350 ...
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:09 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Suggestions on mATX board
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10970
Look at maybe the asus p5l-vm or mx. Then maybe you can clock it up a bit extra - although you'll probably top out at ~300 or so FSB, as no current C2D capable mATX board has PCI-e locks. The Asrock ConRoe945G-DVI spec state: "Untied Overclocking : During Overclocking, FSB enjoys better margin due ...
- Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:58 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: AM2/Conroe dilemma
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12831
AMD is also releasing a new low power series of CPU. The Energy Effecient CPU's will have a TDP of 35W on some models like X2 3800+ and other models will have 65 W TDP. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20060322212457.html According to this (on Swedish): http://www.nordichardware.se/nyhet,103...
- Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:36 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Cheap vibration dampening material.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4875
Is it something like this?
- Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:57 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Undervolting Experiences with Athlon64 X2
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11064
Anybody tried undervolting with ASRock 939Dual-Sata2 motherboard? According to the specifications the voltage range is 0.80 - 1.55 V but the maximum voltage is automatically adjusted to 0.05 V above default voltage and I don't know if it does something similar with minimum voltage. I am thinking of ...
- Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:46 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: X2 4200 Lidless & IHS Removal Guide!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6474
Just remember that when you remove the heatspreader you may have problems with the heatsink not touching the core because the CPU is lower without the heatspreader. I have a mobile Athlon 64 s754 which comes without the heatspreader so there's nothing to remove (already done by AMD). I did some rese...
- Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:06 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: New Samsung drives officially posted. One is a 2.2 bel idle.
- Replies: 89
- Views: 61693
Here are some benchmarks: http://img81.exs.cx/img81/5533/samsung200gbhdtach5fz.png http://img115.exs.cx/img115/7926/samsung200sandra9xu.png http://img174.exs.cx/img174/2048/samsung200roadkil4wr.png http://img237.exs.cx/img237/1396/samsung200atto1nd.png Note: The tests was done on an older motherboar...
- Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:07 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: New Samsung drives officially posted. One is a 2.2 bel idle.
- Replies: 89
- Views: 61693
SP2014N:Samsung SpinPoint P120 200GB IDE ATA/133 8MB cache 7200RPM, Preliminary in stock 2005-03-15 here in Sweden: http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sku=307909&cks=ASS&assoc=568496E9-1E88-41E9-B497-34C9BABE7E21 Nice price too compared with other 200 GB models. I have bought this disc and it arrived ...
- Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:17 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: New Samsung drives officially posted. One is a 2.2 bel idle.
- Replies: 89
- Views: 61693
SP2014N:Samsung SpinPoint P120 200GB IDE ATA/133 8MB cache 7200RPM, Preliminary in stock 2005-03-15 here in Sweden:
http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sku=307 ... C9BABE7E21
Nice price too compared with other 200 GB models.
http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sku=307 ... C9BABE7E21
Nice price too compared with other 200 GB models.
- Fri Dec 03, 2004 8:17 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Wireless Storage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2247
Another alternative is Netgear WGT634U wireless router which has an option to connect external USB2.0 drives. The drive will be available on the local network and may also be set up as an ftp server available from internet (no need for a computer running as ftp server then). I have the router but ha...
- Thu Nov 18, 2004 2:46 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Nidec Samsungs avaliblility in Sweden
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9379
OK, I went to the netonnet local shop in Borås and the girl at the desk said she could check it, but unfortunately the SP1614C model was out of stock so they had neither JVC or Nidec... I have also e-mailed datorhandel.com and they replied: "Nej tyvärr har vi ingen möjlighet att bryta förpackningar ...
- Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:31 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Nidec Samsungs avaliblility in Sweden
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9379