I see that AMD has introduced new lower power processors. The processor I am particularly interested in is the X3 705e. When reviewing the specs the only real difference I could see was a 100mhz lower clock and a lower operating voltage of basically 0.2V, compared to the X3 710 for example.
It occurred to me that I might be able to achieve the same results with the X3 710 in my HTPC. Has anyone else tried this approach?
I intend to give it a shot with a Blu-ray disk in the near future. I'll try to see how low I can go. I do not use this rig for games and I'm going to be using it in a vacation property on an island where juice is north of 32cents/KWhr.
If I could get a movie to play at 2Ghz(or less) with a vcore of 1.1V(or less) why not do it? I'll post an update.
It occurred to me that I might be able to achieve the same results with the X3 710 in my HTPC. Has anyone else tried this approach?
I intend to give it a shot with a Blu-ray disk in the near future. I'll try to see how low I can go. I do not use this rig for games and I'm going to be using it in a vacation property on an island where juice is north of 32cents/KWhr.
If I could get a movie to play at 2Ghz(or less) with a vcore of 1.1V(or less) why not do it? I'll post an update.