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To: Elmer Phud who wrote (151576)	2/23/2005 3:33:53 PM
From: j3pflynn	Respond to of 275872

ephud - "Dual - Opteron will be 100W. That's no icecube." Compared to the alternative, it may well feel like one. Paul

To: Elmer Phud who wrote (151576)	2/23/2005 3:42:14 PM
From: dougSF30	Respond to of 275872

No Elmo, Dual-Opteron is 95W. Dual-A64 is 100W. Downright chilly compared to Smithfield's 130W-for-a-fraction-of-the-performance.

To: Elmer Phud who wrote (151576)	2/23/2005 4:40:58 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

re: Dual - Opteron will be 100W. That's no icecube Read and weep: www4.tomshardware.com We measured the power requirements of most of the current desktop processors for our Pentium 4 570 review, and the results of the 90 nm AMD Athlon64 processors 3000+, 3200+ and 3500+ were amazing: they only consume 3.2 Watts in idle mode (running Cool & Quiet). An Athlon64 3500+ never required more than 31 Watts even under full load. This is all the more amazing if you consider the performance level that this particular processor delivers. Petz