Any watt results for a Phenom 9750 125w locked to 1 core?
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:54 pm
I was wondering if anyone locked a Phenom 9750 125w CPU down to 1 core and if so, what are the wattage results. I have an MSI 785GTM-E45 with this CPU on it and since it's going to be n HTPC anyways, I figure a single-core won't hurt but with the design flaw of MSI's 3+1 phase voltage circuitry, I'm wondering if locking it down to 1 core will drop the power draw enough to not fry the motherboard.
If the power draw will be low enough with the 9750 running on just a single core, I'll keep it but if no one can say for sure then next week I'll get a Sempron 145 or 150 and see if I can trade the 9750 to someone for a few fans or something.
I've tried looking for power draw results via Google of people locking 125w Phenom's down to 1 or 2 cores but haven't been able to find anything yet so if someone can point me in the right direction for that, it'd be greatly appreciated.
If the power draw will be low enough with the 9750 running on just a single core, I'll keep it but if no one can say for sure then next week I'll get a Sempron 145 or 150 and see if I can trade the 9750 to someone for a few fans or something.
I've tried looking for power draw results via Google of people locking 125w Phenom's down to 1 or 2 cores but haven't been able to find anything yet so if someone can point me in the right direction for that, it'd be greatly appreciated.