What is the COLDEST athlon64 chip?

[El_Jefe_77]

Hey, I was wondering, barring anything less than 3000+ level, what is the easiest to cool chip of the athlon 64 series?

I am into silent computering or near silent, and so, my next comp is going to be one of these but i fear a fiery blast that will need higher rpm's than i anticipate.

Also, if its a mobile, how much slower does it go? and can that be sped up with less heat comparitively?

Thanx!

 

[endyen]

It's all BS. The A64s run cool and quiet. Problem is, some mobos dont show temps well. My K8N-E Deluxe says my A64 3200 idles at 34c. It takes a while on D3 to work it up over 50c. I haven't even bothered with C&Q, and I'm OCed by 10+%, on stock hsf.
A lot of this is because of the single chip chipset. The v-regulation on this board seems to be cool as well. With my Nforce2 boards, the v-regs usually ran at over 50c, this board is running mid 30s.

 

[Schmide]

Or you could just get a <A HREF="http://www.silenx.com/productcart/pc/viewCat_Z.asp?idCategory=4" target="_new">silenx combo,</A> 14db is less than most PSUs.

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[TheRod]

You should consider buying a Mobile Athlon 64, they run at lower vCore, so they consume less power and are cooler.

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[El_Jefe_77]

My Question is:
Does the DTR version run slower than its non-dtr version? and if i slightly oc it, will it negate its cool running advantage? Like 10% on a MSI board.

 

[jammydodger]

What about an ultra low voltage pentium M?

 

[tombance]

I have a 2800+ which idles at 34C on a MSI K8N with only the retail HS. THis is also without any case fans. They really dont produce much heat at all, certainly cooler than my Tbred B 2400+.

 

[El_Jefe_77]

Well, ultra low voltage pentium M would be a great idea if i could game with it effectively. Actually, I would love that, Centrino's are neat at that level IF they work right!

good news then on that 2800, which runs at 1.8ghz. the 2.0 will be a bit warmer, but im going ALCU 7000 Zalman, so it should be a few degrees cooler, plus im going arctic silver 5 on it.

 

[El_Jefe_77]

After reading posts about the tragic 90nm process of non-centrino's, I have to say that the coldest, cheapest system (not a 2.0 ghz centrino, jeez its pricey) would be:
athlon 64 3200, with the 2.2 ghz out of the box.
I was goign to do the anandtech thing and get a 3000 and oc it, but then you need memory with better latency timings, making it just as costly as paying for a 3200 outright.

plus, it will run warmer oc'ing the FSB so im left with back to original idea I guess!
Can you OC a 3.2? the 2.2 ghz one. Im wondering if its possible on a zalman7000 cooler on quiet mode.

 

[DonnieDarko]

(not a 2.0 ghz centrino, jeez its pricey)

I think you mean pentium-m. Centrino is a marketing name for intel's combination of pentium-m/wireless/and chipset that are all meant for power saving.

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[El_Jefe_77]

yeah thats what i mean

 

[TheRod]

Does the DTR version run slower than its non-dtr version?

No, compared to the desktop version Mobile Athlon 64 performs equally. There is 2 Mobile Athlon 64 family, the 35 Watts and the DTR version. 35 Watts A64 runs at 1.2 Volt and are rated at 2700+, 2800+ or 3000+. These one are meant to be in system that need long bettery runtime.

The DTR replacement Mobile Athlon 64 are very similar to the desktop version. They are rated at 81 Watts. So there are less interesting in terms of heat dissipation, because they are nearly identical to their non-mobile version. They don'T have an heatspreader, so you must be careful when installing the HSF, but the contact is direct between the core and the heatsink, which theorically mean a better heat dissipation. Mobile Athlon 64 are available at 2800+, 3000+, 3200+ or 3400+ rating.

and if i slightly oc it, will it negate its cool running advantage? Like 10% on a MSI board.

Actually the DTR will not be much cooler if you buy it with a standard heatsink, but if you pair it with a high-end heatsink, the difference will be noticable. But, the best bet would be to get a 35 Watts Athlon 3000+ with a very good heatsink and a silent fan would surely be silent. Maybe, even the fon could completly shut down if Cool & Quiet is activated. But the 35 Watts Athlon 64 3000+ is nearly impossible to buy on the net...

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[endyen]

Last I heard, the DTRs and the MSI boards dont play well together.
With the Asus board, you can OC the HTT, without OCing the memory bus. I have an A64 3200+ on the K8N-E Deluxe. It is clocked at 222 X 11, while the memory is at 200. Bothe aquamark and futuremark 03 give cpu marks above 900.