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Chipset/M/B Efficiency?

bob4432

bob4432

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is there a certain chipset that is known to be more efficient and than others? do via draw less power than nvidia??

probably going with a 65nm am2 setup, possibly d/c but 65nm nonetheless

thanks in advance
 
for power efficiency among desktop setups, nothing beats C2D + P965. you could do better with MOTD, but it's way more expensive. as for AM2, it's all pretty mediocre, with higher consumption and no stand-out products.

generally, the more bells and whistles a board has, the more power it will use. avoid anything with on-board video. some boards will use a second chipset to support 2 full-speed PCIe x16 cards, driving up power consumption even more.
 
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler

generally, the more bells and whistles a board has, the more power it will use. avoid anything with on-board video. some boards will use a second chipset to support 2 full-speed PCIe x16 cards, driving up power consumption even more.
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True, my mobo's ULI chipset allows me to use 2 full-speed PCIe x16 video cards. Worked great for my SLI cards until Nvidia pulled the plug on SLI support using ULI chipsets even tho they own ULI. I switched back to ATI with an X1950XTX and am happy. I also turn off all the crap I dont use. LPT1, COM ports, onboard sound, any legacy stuff, PS2 ports, even turn off my diskette in bios even tho I have a diskette drive. If I need to use the diskette I can always turn it back on.
 
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
for power efficiency among desktop setups, nothing beats C2D + P965. you could do better with MOTD, but it's way more expensive. as for AM2, it's all pretty mediocre, with higher consumption and no stand-out products.

generally, the more bells and whistles a board has, the more power it will use. avoid anything with on-board video. some boards will use a second chipset to support 2 full-speed PCIe x16 cards, driving up power consumption even more.
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what about the new 65nm am2 single core in comparison to a c2d?
 
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