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Anecdata, but my current build has been stalled on the availability of the i7-3770T (the 45W TDP part). I'm already using LV-DIMMs and SSDs. My actual, active
by rosser 14y ago
Anecdata, but my current build has been stalled on the availability of the i7-3770T (the 45W TDP part). I'm already using LV-DIMMs and SSDs.
My actual, active goal is to build a quad core machine with 16 gibibytes of RAM that can draw < 100W at full bore.
IOW, you can't assume that those of us who build our machines are all, "Look how big my electric bill is!" wastrels, either.
- wtallis 14y agoThat CPU won't be appreciably more power efficient than a standard i7-3770. It just constrains its clock speeds in order to stay within a lower power ceiling. TDP is all about cooling capacity and PSU capabilities. If you're worried about saving energy, get the processor that will run at the highest speed while computing so that it can get back into power-saving mode sooner. And you can always under-clock the standard desktop CPUs if you really want to - a 3770 can be configured to behave pretty much like a 3770T by tweaking the base and Turbo multipliers.