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AMD Athlon64 4000+ Underclocking

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the slowing-things-down dept.

Bios_Hakr writes "PC Stats is running an article on their experiences underclocking an AMD 4000+ processor. Their goal was to try and reduce the voltage requirements and lower the heat output. They benchmark using 3dMark01, 3dMark05, as well as SuperPi. From the article: 'This got us thinking though; what about under-clocking? Most modern processors and motherboards can just as easily run under a rated speed as it can run over... but is there a point to this? Well possibly.'"

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  1. Re:Faulty Analysis? by kabbor · · Score: 0, Redundant

    20% drop in temperature. But it isn't, is it? 33C to 26C is 306K to 180K. That's like 3% drop. Of course, they should have compared it to the ambient temperature. Then the drop is a usefull 50%!

  2. Why? by michelcultivo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why you underclock your processor if the amazing thing is to overclock and see if you can cold them without loosing it.

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