So the general consensus is that the S and T models are for motherboards that don't have downclocking or undervolting capabilities? Agreed. I can make my "65W" Celeron G1610 into a "35W" CPU, by lowering the clock speed from 2.4GHz to 1.6GHz, and undervolting as well (though my Gigabyte H77M-D3H do...

So the general consensus is that the S and T models are for motherboards that don't have downclocking or undervolting capabilities? In my region it seems like the Core i5 4670K has the best bang for the buck then, since the price range between the lower ones and that one is only $50 less and with th...

I doubt that Intel cherry picks for power efficiency for the T chips. They mass groups of part numbers within certain TDPs. First bin sort is most likely for speed and functionality as they determine the top $ parts. Actual power use may or may not come close to the TDPs (especially for a not-top s...

In particular the 4670T which is a Core i5 quad core at 2.3-3.3GHZ at only 45W. This is quite impressive considering my mobile Ivy Bridge quad core has the same TDP. Im not surpriese of the similar TDPs, they have almost the same clocks, Intel Haswell Core i7-4700MQ, 2.6~3.4GHz, you even get higher...

In particular the 4670T which is a Core i5 quad core at 2.3-3.3GHZ at only 45W. This is quite impressive considering my mobile Ivy Bridge quad core has the same TDP. The T series doesn't seem to be available on Newegg, but here in Japan they are listed on various online shops. The 4670T seems like a...

The integrated GPU on the new chips have be shown to be an improvement over the 4500HD. And from what I am seeing on Newegg, the new chipsets can get by with passive cooling so the boards won't make any noise. Plus the new chips seem to be super efficient and will get by with low speed fans. In othe...

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I don't have a multimeter (or the knowledge on its use) but I suppose I will try the different voltage options I have in BIOS and see if I can drop power usage while retaining stability. If anyone is interested I'll post the results.

Greetings, I have a recently purchased budget system based on the 785G chipset and the Athlon II X2 240. I have successfully undervolted the CPU to 1.175 and it seems to be stable while drawing 31W idle. That's not so bad but I was wondering if I could shed some watts by undervolting the onboard GPU...

Thanks for your replies. I want to steer clear of the 4500HD. I first tried it out on an Intel mini itx board and it was unstable and quirky as hell. Figuring it was related to the board only, I sold that and got a 15" laptop with the mobile version of that chipset thinking the laptop could do a dec...

Greetings all! I enjoy building computers for fun, especially low cost, smallish form factor, silent ones! I am currently away from home on a little trip, but I will be back at the end of April and I don't have any computers besides this netbook I am typing on, so I will need to build a computer for...

frank2003: During my upgrade to 0085 it mentions that you cannot update using the express bios method from 0079. There must have been some problem with it. I finally got my components into a case, but it's not yet fully complete. Here are some power consumption numbers if anyone is curious: 38/39W i...

Got my board today, woohoo! It's an open-box version (no accessories whatsoever) and it boots and seems to working fine. I don't have an OS on it yet since I only have 1 SATA HDD that's currently in use on my main system. I have to back some stuff up, format, and reinstall Windows on it. I think it ...

Thanks pipperoni, I actually just went ahead and sprung for the PSU. I am ordering an Open Box version of this motherboard, and I have 15 days to test it out to see if it's working properly. So I want to make sure I have a stable platform to test with. I have this old flex-atx case from a Gateway sy...

Hello everyone. I have been following this thread closely because I am very tempted to buy this board in order to replace a big noisy Athlon 64 system. I have 2 questions about this board, if you don't mind: Has the 0085 BIOS solved any bugs? Besides heat that seems to be the largest problem of this...