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tombew

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I have a couple of questions about putting together a SFF system using this motherboard. Abilty to OC 10-25% would be nice......

Prospective specs:
Mobo: ABIT NF-M2 nView Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX
CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4200+(65W) Windsor 2.2GHz
Memory: Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB)
Timing: 5-5-4-9
Voltage: 1.9V
Model #: PDC22G6400ELK


Question 1: Am I better off just getting "regular" X2 CPU (as opposed to the 65w flavor) and just undervolting it for lower heat generation?

Question 2: I chose the memory above since it seems to modestly overclock without >2v. Is this a valid critera, or should I just get lower CAS version @2.3v?
 
A) Dont worry about needing ram with <2v, the NF-M2 does up to 2.5v
B) CPU rated wattage doesnt matter, its up to you
C) Youll get much more than 10-20% of an OC with this board
 
Thanks for the reply - and I appreciate all you contribute to this Furum!
But I'm afraid I'm not much better informed by your responses....

A) Dont worry about needing ram with <2v, the NF-M2 does up to 2.5v
I have see the specs - but I'm interested in a SFF at low power consumption in order to limit heat generation and the consequent need to "move air" (i.e. fan noise).

B) CPU rated wattage doesnt matter, its up to you
Huh! But what happens to power consumption of a "normal" X2 cpu when it is under-volted by 0.1v?

C) Youll get much more than 10-20% of an OC with this board.
It sure looks like this board is the obvious choice for current AMD mATX.
 
10% 20% OC... this board isn't limited. Its a highend board with japanese caps. You'll max out the cpu and memory if you wanted to but never the board. The core voltage can go up to 2.1v. I can get 360 x 8.5 3ghz from it. Thats a 50% OC, so they weren't kidding.
 
tombew said:
B) CPU rated wattage doesnt matter, its up to you
Huh! But what happens to power consumption of a "normal" X2 cpu when it is under-volted by 0.1v?
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Undervolting a higher end processor (4200+) may yield the desired wattage results along with the desired performance results. Undervolting is like overclocking, it is not guaranteed how low you can go while maintaining a stable machine. For example, taking my Sempron from 1.4V down to 1.1V reduced power consumption from 66W @ 2.3Ghz down to 33W at 1.3Ghz.
 
Zoogle said:
Undervolting a higher end processor (4200+) may yield the desired wattage results along with the desired performance results. Undervolting is like overclocking, it is not guaranteed how low you can go while maintaining a stable machine. For example, taking my Sempron from 1.4V down to 1.1V reduced power consumption from 66W @ 2.3Ghz down to 33W at 1.3Ghz.
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Thanks - thats exactly the sort of info I was looking for!
 
YOU CANNOT UNDERVOLT ON THE ABIT!!! 1.35 is minimum and mine overvolts a bit.
 
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