[citation][nom]Crashman[/nom]Sir, to clarify further the X58 platform required more voltage to reach 4.00 GHz and consumed far more power in this comparison. In fact, the 870 test CPU operates at up to 4.3x GHz using air cooling with HT enabled while the 920 comes up short of 4.1 GHz.[/citation]
First, don't flatter yourself and assume I was looking for a conversation with you. I was pointing out the flaws in your methodology, which I stand by.
You obviously have a bum chip, as most of the initial reviews of the Lynnfield showed it needed considerably more voltage at the same clock speed.
Also, you seem to be changing your own argument. You are talking about the platform, or the processor???? The processor needs less voltage. Individuals will vary, but the bulk of the Bloomfield PROCESSORS use less voltage and overclocked very slightly higher (assuming C0).
The reasons for this should be obvious, since you don't have the PCIe on the processor, and it's only less thing that can limit clock speed, and generate heat.
The x58 chipset itself uses a lot of power, but that's why your review was incomplete. If you're going to get the lobotomized P55 platform, and then try to make it work as well as the x58 (which you also diminished by using dual channel memory, without so much as mentioning in it passing), you run into the issue of why not getting the better platform to begin with. Did you still end up saving money? Did you end up using less power after adding the chip? You failed to answer these two very important questions.
The results for the chip were still informative, and I am honestly surprised it did as well as it did, but you failed to tie it into the bigger picture - does this setup make sense for someone looking to buy. If it's still cheaper, and it still uses a decent amount less power is it worth being slightly slower (you also left us hanging with how much slower since you didn't test the Bloomfield with three memory modules, which is how they will typically be used, unless you are trying to make a point that the platform isn't the best one).
I'm done discussing this with you and reading this line. You can either correct your mistakes, and see them, or you can assume I'm a fool and asking for irrelevant information. It makes no difference to me.
First, don't flatter yourself and assume I was looking for a conversation with you. I was pointing out the flaws in your methodology, which I stand by.
You obviously have a bum chip, as most of the initial reviews of the Lynnfield showed it needed considerably more voltage at the same clock speed.
Also, you seem to be changing your own argument. You are talking about the platform, or the processor???? The processor needs less voltage. Individuals will vary, but the bulk of the Bloomfield PROCESSORS use less voltage and overclocked very slightly higher (assuming C0).
The reasons for this should be obvious, since you don't have the PCIe on the processor, and it's only less thing that can limit clock speed, and generate heat.
The x58 chipset itself uses a lot of power, but that's why your review was incomplete. If you're going to get the lobotomized P55 platform, and then try to make it work as well as the x58 (which you also diminished by using dual channel memory, without so much as mentioning in it passing), you run into the issue of why not getting the better platform to begin with. Did you still end up saving money? Did you end up using less power after adding the chip? You failed to answer these two very important questions.
The results for the chip were still informative, and I am honestly surprised it did as well as it did, but you failed to tie it into the bigger picture - does this setup make sense for someone looking to buy. If it's still cheaper, and it still uses a decent amount less power is it worth being slightly slower (you also left us hanging with how much slower since you didn't test the Bloomfield with three memory modules, which is how they will typically be used, unless you are trying to make a point that the platform isn't the best one).
I'm done discussing this with you and reading this line. You can either correct your mistakes, and see them, or you can assume I'm a fool and asking for irrelevant information. It makes no difference to me.
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