CPU's require much power?

BlueGem · 10th August 2005, 2:32 PM

Do Athlon64 CPUS consume much power?

I believe im having issues relating to my stem being underpowered and am curious to know if i upgraded to a newer core (venice, sandie etc) it may help things?

I have a 130nm core at the moment

SLATYE · 10th August 2005, 3:10 PM

They consume less power than the equivalent Newcastle core, but it's not a huge difference (10 - 20w). If the PSU can't cope with a Newcastle, it's unlikely to do any better with a Venice. A much better option would be to just replace the PSU.

BlueGem · 10th August 2005, 3:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SLATYE

They consume less power than the equivalent Newcastle core, but it's not a huge difference (10 - 20w). If the PSU can't cope with a Newcastle, it's unlikely to do any better with a Venice. A much better option would be to just replace the PSU.

its a shuttle PSU so that may be hard...

SLATYE · 10th August 2005, 3:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueGem

its a shuttle PSU so that may be hard...

Okay. The Shuttles are normally very good (it may only be a 200/250w PSU, but they handle huge loads. I think they use the same PSUs for the P4 Shuttles, and they take a lot more power than A64s). I'd be more inclined to look for other possibilities (RAM and heat in particular - although a lower-power CPU will help heat too).

What is the system at the moment? If it's S754, you can really only upgrade to a Sempron (which is more of a downgrade). On S939, the minimum CPU you could have at the moment is a 3500+ (everything below that is 90nm and has always been). Going to a 90nm 3500+ would help a bit, but I'd still be inclined to look for other causes for the problems.

BlueGem · 10th August 2005, 3:35 PM

i was thinking about going to an x2 3800+ to be honest. haha

now that i think about it. That would probabley require MORE power than the current CPU.

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