Legit Processor Reviews
Undervolting the AMD A64 X2 4200+ AM2 Processor
| Manufacturer: | AMD |
| Product: | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ AM2 Processor (2.2GHz) |
| Date: | Wed, Aug 16, 2006 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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The Test System
Our Test System
For testing we used the same platform that we used to watercool our AMD A64 X2 4200+ AM2 processor and only changed the processor voltages in the BIOS.
What's Inside The Case?
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Component |
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Processor |
AMD A64 X2 4200+ AM2 |
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Motherboard |
Foxconn C51XEM2AA |
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Memory |
2GB Corsair PC2-6400C4 |
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Video Card |
2x BFG Tech GeForce 7800GTX 512MB |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital 250 |
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Cooling |
Corsair Nautilus 500 |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HK620W PSU |
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Operating System |
Windows XP Professional |
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To get an idea of the power consumption of our system and monitor we used our Seasonic PowerAngel meter and plugged just the computer system power cable directly into the meter.