Which cpu/mobo will run on 145watts?

[Lehmann]

Hey,

I'm looking at my friend's Gateway P133 and it looks like a good one to upgrade. The case is ATX, and the hard drive is a new 20 gig, but the power supply is proprietary (shape only, connector is standard). If I could, I'd like to find a new motherboard and cpu that would work with it. So which processor/cpu takes the least power?

I assume that a board with integrated video would take a little less power. Do micro ATX boards take less power? A friend recently told me that CU Celerons took more power than CU P3s, which I find hard to believe. Is that true?

Would the new Cyrix (C3?) be good? There won't be any games on this computer.

Thanks in advance!

John

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

Well, the good thing about the C3 is that it has very low wattage. They say it can run with passive cooling. As for the performance...I couldn't tell ya if it's a winner or a dog cause I haven't seen any reviews. It's cheap though! Good luck.

edit: Hey! I found a review. It ain't pretty though... :Q If I were you, I would get a mid to low range Celeron (500-700Mhz) and use a it with a quiet but effective heatsink, like this without the delta screamah! I think a board with integrated video would be less power hungry. Here's an example. I don't see how a Celeron with less cache could be hotter than a PIII with more but I'm no expert on Intel chips.

 

[oldfart]

A Celeron II system would be a good bet. The lower clocked models use very little power. A C533A is only ~ 11 watts. An Intel 810/815 based mobo with integrated sound and video would work. Take a look HERE for power draw of Celeron CPU's.