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To: Elmer who wrote (82270)	12/7/1999 11:23:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) of 1576013

Elmer, re:<why Max Icc times 1.7v does not equal maximum power dissipation> The nominal core voltage is 1.6v, not the 1.7v at which Max Icc is measured. AMD does not want you to burn out the power supply if you supply the CPU with 1.7 volts instead of the specified 1.6. (overclockers like to do this). If you use Ohm's law and assume that current rises linearly with voltage, you will find that any discrepancy is eliminated. If you look at an Intel spec sheet, they don't even tell you how much current the device draws or what maximum power dissipation is at the maximum Vcc, only at the nominal Vcc. AMD's approach to the spec is more conservative. Petz

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