I'm running a Biostar TF7050-M2 and an X2 3600+. I only have a 19" LCD (1440x900 native), so 1080p is a bit of overkill for me. Being the adventurous type, though, I had to at least try it once. It played back a 1080p x264/mkv file with no issues at all. CPU did spend a lot of time at 1.9 GHz, but i...

I sent in my 400GB 7200.10 (ST3400633AS) because of chirping noises that were quiet at first, but got progressively louder. I'm thinking it may be the same thing you are experiencing, tehfire. Sometimes, it wouldn't make the chirping at all, despite being spun up for days on end. Other times, it wou...

The power consumption numbers and undervolting capabilities people have posted on here of BE-2300/2350/2400 systems have yet to convince me of any significant advantage over the cheaper 65W 3600+/4000+/4400+ versions of each when undervolted. And as much as it pains me to say it, as I've been a die ...

Have you tried undervolting as well? The 1.6 GHz Turion 64 ML-30 that came in my Acer Aspire AS5002WLMi is stable at 0.825V at 800MHz and 0.975V 1.6 GHz, and other people have gotten them even lower... CrystalCPUID can provide much better speed control than Windows. I know it's still under warranty,...

IIRC smilingcrow has had good success undervolting/overlocking Conroe-L, I wouldn't know about the older Celerons. It's good to know that Intel has begun to come to their senses regarding the Celerons... That's one of the things that I commend AMD on: even the Semprons (except for a few of the 1.6 ...

I'd agree with mr_plow_king. They're the same architecture, with the E2140 having twice the computing power, and unless the Celeron gets copious undervolting, it will be killed by the E2140's EIST idle. Most tests I've seen have put the E2140's true TDP in the low 40s anyway; only the higher spec C2...

Based on my findings and estimated TDP, here is a more thorough analysis of the relationship between voltage, clock speed and power consumption. First, voltage: 1000MHz, 0.825/1.100V: 75.0% voltage, 57.8% power 0.75²=0.563 2375MHz, 1.175/1.300V: 90.4% voltage, 76.8% power 0.904²=0.817 1900MHz, 1.0...

wwenze: I'm in no rush, I can wait! Yes, these are system power measurements. In reference to those approximations and assumptions, I did some regression graphing of the AC power vs DC draw for my Seasonic S12-330 using numbers from SPCR's own test of the S12-330 sleeved version. Assuming that it wo...

While I don't have experience with that particular Seagate 7200.10 drive, I do have a 7200.10 400GB. If you want a quiet hard drive, I must implore you to look elsewhere. It is quite a bit noisier than I'd like it to be, though its idle noise is actually quite pleasant now that I've lived with the m...

I've seen many mentions of this in these forums, but nothing particularly in depth. I've often wondered how a processor's power consumption might vary with respect to frequency changes at a given voltage. I see many people talking about being able to overclock modern processors to incredible levels ...

As I had figured when I first placed the order, the 35W part was a mistake. All they have are the 65W Windsors. I'm told I'll receive a full refund on Monday or Tuesday. I think I'll be looking for a better board with BIOS undervolting options for my HTPC. It's really a pity that both my Biostar boa...

Alas, the product has been "deactivated" on their site... I'm going to call them in a few minutes, as I have confirmation that they got my return yesterday at 9:45 AM. I'll keep you guys posted, but this definitely is looking like a case of "too good to be true"...

I called Newegg this morning and spoke at length with the customer service rep. She made a call to someone in the warehouse to check the number on the ones in stock, and assured me that if I return this one for replacement, I will get the ADD3800AA5CU that I ordered. The RMA was issued, and they e-m...

Not so fast, guys... I ordered this part from them over the weekend for possible use in a Ubuntu/MythTV-based HTPC I'm slowly gathering the parts for, and it arrived today... What I ordered: ADD3800IAA5CU What they sent me: ADO3800IAA5CS, AKA a standard 65W Windsor I'll be calling them tomorrow to s...

I have the Biostar TF7050-M2, and, like my TF7025-M2, it has zero undervolting options in the BIOS. With the later BIOS updates, neither has any fan control other than the PWM CPU fan control. Originally, my TF7025-M2 had analog CPU fan control, but that disappeared with the BIOS update that fixed t...

This is brilliant! I absolutely love it, work in progress or not! I gotta show this to my cousin, cos I think if you start making them, you'll have at least a few customers...

Thought I'd post my results, though the collection of P-Ms/Centrinos on here make mine look like a power-hungry demon... My laptop: Acer AS5002WLMi, Turion 64 MT-40 Lancaster (came with ML-30), useless SiS M760GX graphics, 2x512MB Infineon DDR333 RAM, 15.4" widescreen, 100GB 4200 rpm Toshiba HDD, Wi...

Here goes... My system: Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane (stock and overclocked) Biostar TF7050-M2 (NVidia GeForce 7050PV) 2x1GB DDR2-800 Kingston ValueRAM WinXP Pro 32-bit First, the stock settings. 9.5x200 Memory @ 380 MHz (DDR2-760, not full speed b/c of integer memory dividers), 5-5-5-15 ---------- R...

I can't seem to find an AM2 motherboard with integrated Nvidia graphics and an S-Video output connector that rates well. Rates well in what? I have just such a board: a Biostar TF7050-M2. It has the [relatively] new NVidia GeForce 7050PV graphics chipset, and has tonnes of options for connectivity:...

With X2 3600 brisbane stock speed 1.9GHz at 0.975 bios OR rmclock. At 5x200=1GHz with RMClock ok at 0,825, but i cant boot from bios with less than 0,875 at the same speed. Just out of curiosity, do you know what the default voltage of your Brisbane 3600+ is? I ask because my default is 1.30 V and ...

This problem with Brisbane cores is well documented. The thermal diode (AKA "K8 Core" in Speedfan) is broken, so even with an offset, it won't provide accurate temperatures. The CPU temperature can actually be found via the Brisbane's Digital Temperature Sensor. In Speedfan, it should be listed as "...

I included a link to a search on Newegg.com for mATX AM2 boards with 2 IDE ports. There are a number of options available. I can't vouch for their power consumption, since I took the route outlined above and bought an SATA DVD burner to widen my choices for boards. I later added an SATA HDD when I f...

I do have a question. I am only getting 3 "working" temp readings using speedfan. 1) Temp 1 on the IT8712F chip --> CPU temp 2) A core temp, which reads way too low, but is normal i guess 3) An HD temp Is this normal? I would expect the other two temp readings on the IT8712F chip to work and give m...

I went through the same with my my Brisbane 3600+ on my Biostar TF7025-M2. Updating to the latest BIOS fixed the problem. A few days after updating to the one on the biostar.cn site (I had put it off because I had this weird thought that it might not be in english), the Biostar USA site finally had ...

I RMA'd the RAM mentioned above and the computer works now. I have experienced an odd problem with this motherboard, however. I have my computer setup in a room with an ambient temp. of around 70F. I have updated the bios to the latest posted on the American Biostar website, http://www.biostar-usa....

I thought I would update my previous post... I installed the latest BIOS from the www.biostar.cn site, and lo and behold, my temperatures are now what I expect. I am now at a stable 2.4 GHz overclock (CPU freq. 253 MHz x 9.5) at 1.175V nominal, and I use CrystalCPUID to idle at 4.5x or 1138 MHz at 0...

I just bought this board about a month ago, and also paired it with a Brisbane X2 3600+. This is a bit off the topic of this motherboard and more on the ongoing issue of incorrect temps with the Brisbane cores. I agree that the reported CPU temps are too high to be accurate. Mine shows 36°C at idle...