replacing a sempron 140.
sempron 140 bios undervolt -0.275v, 0.78v idle 800mhz, 1.07v 2.7ghz.
x3 440 bios undervolt -0.25v, 0.77v idle 800mhz, 1.12v 3ghz.
other parts:
gigabyte ga-ma785gm-us2h
2gb kingston value 667mhz ddr2
intel 80gb g2
antec ar350 350w 80+
glacialtech 120mm @550-600rpm
stock sempron heatsink, 4cm tall, 70mm slim fan @1200-2100rpm
power consumption at the wall (kill a watt ez clone):
idle ~40w
load ~80w
720p software decoding ~50w
cpu fan speeds (~15C ambient):
idle 1200rpm
load 2100rpm
720p software decoding 1350rpm
cpu temps (~15C ambient):
load 41C
i was pleasantly suprised by how low it went, i tried -0.275v but occt crashed it within 15 minutes.
it also feels quicker in general, i used to get slowdowns with the sempron when watching hd video and just browsing the web with chrome. most noticeably the pc is now immediately responsive on boot whereas the sempron needed about 5-10 seconds before use.
originally i was going to upgrade to llano but it's been pretty disappointing, i figured i could get a new cpu and gpu for about $100 and get similar performance with a little extra power consumption, all offset by being able to remove the gpu if i don't plan to play games for a while.
hope this info is helpful to some, and please feel free to share you undervolts!
ps: i've got more numbers on the sempron system and it won't be hard to get a direct comparison going if someone is interested.
c3 stepping athlon ii x3 undervolts like a champ!
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Re: c3 stepping athlon ii x3 undervolts like a champ!
I'm curious, how low does the voltage automatically go when idling? This because on my Llano (A8-3850) system the core voltage falls down to below 0.5V which is pretty nice to say the least.
Re: c3 stepping athlon ii x3 undervolts like a champ!
at stock 1.02v, undervolted 0.77v running 800mhz.
i've seen another forum member get their x2 250 to 0.67v idle but i think that's the limit, i could probably go lower but i don't want to bother with k10stat, i just use the bios and cnq.
one of the positives of most llano reviews was the power consumption (except for the spcr one!).
i've seen another forum member get their x2 250 to 0.67v idle but i think that's the limit, i could probably go lower but i don't want to bother with k10stat, i just use the bios and cnq.
one of the positives of most llano reviews was the power consumption (except for the spcr one!).
Re: c3 stepping athlon ii x3 undervolts like a champ!
That was me.porkchop wrote:i've seen another forum member get their x2 250 to 0.67v idle but i think that's the limit, i could probably go lower but i don't want to bother with k10stat, i just use the bios and cnq.
0.675V @ 800Mhz in K10stat, but CPU-Z shows 0.688V.
I also have a Sempron 140 and the lowest I got it was 0.720V with K10stat. I've moved that to a Biostar 760G board which allows for BIOS undervolting. The lowest I can get is around ~0.800V. Any lower than that and the computer refuses to post/boot.
Re: c3 stepping athlon ii x3 undervolts like a champ!
there you go!
my latest tweak is using windows to turn my 440 into and undervolted 405e.
setting the cpu max to 77% in power options tops out my cpu at p1 which is 2.3ghz and 1.01v, load power consumption dropped about 12w to ~68w which was quite nice.
idle power was and still is disappointing for me... i blame the motherboard
my latest tweak is using windows to turn my 440 into and undervolted 405e.
setting the cpu max to 77% in power options tops out my cpu at p1 which is 2.3ghz and 1.01v, load power consumption dropped about 12w to ~68w which was quite nice.
idle power was and still is disappointing for me... i blame the motherboard