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Energy efficient socket 478 chip?
I want to make a low-power (energy efficient) pc. The motherboard I've already got is socket 478. What's the lowest power chip I can put in there? And how low power is it. Also, I'm told the 478 celeron m doesn't fit in a desktop socket 478, only laptop? the pin arrangement is different, I'm told... is that true? thanks |
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Energy efficient socket 478 chip?
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I want to make a low-power (energy efficient) pc. The motherboard I've already got is socket 478. What's the lowest power chip I can put in there? And how low power is it. Also, I'm told the 478 celeron m doesn't fit in a desktop socket 478, only laptop? the pin arrangement is different, I'm told... is that true? thanks CT-479 http://www.asus.com.tw/products4.asp...3&l2=54&l3 =0 There are various web sites with info on CT-479 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=62366 Intel has info on power consumption on the links he http://processorfinder.intel.com/Lis...Spec=&OrdCode= The power consumption isn't particularly low, but neither is the performance. And the power management features may not all be functioning with adapters like that. A motherboard with a mobile chipset would make it all work. http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=2#p1630 These DFI boards take Celeron M and use mobile chipsets. http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=29#p1642 Or you can get a board and processor like this bundle, with a 14W processor. It doesn't get much cheaper than this. PC CHIPS M863G (V7.1C) AMD Geode NX Processor 1750 SiS 741GX Micro ATX $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813185076 Geode NX 1750 = 14W at 1.4GHz http://deviceforge.com/news/NS5503728450.html http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums...ic.php?t=33149 There is another complete solution here. Slow as molasses (in terms of core clock) but only $55 for a complete solution. (If I had a choice, I'd probably take the NX 1750.) PC CHIPS M789CG(V3.0A) VIA C3 Samual 2 2000+(800MHz/133) VIA CLE266 Flex ATX Motherboard/CPU Set http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813185043 Maybe that uses the 13W processor ? http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/specs.jsp There is all sorts of interesting stuff, hiding under rocks out there. Finding benchmarks for all those solutions will take a bit of work. Paul |
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Energy efficient socket 478 chip?
Paul wrote: wrote: I want to make a low-power (energy efficient) pc. The motherboard I've already got is socket 478. What's the lowest power chip I can put in there? And how low power is it. Also, I'm told the 478 celeron m doesn't fit in a desktop socket 478, only laptop? the pin arrangement is different, I'm told... is that true? thanks CT-479 http://www.asus.com.tw/products4.asp...3&l2=54&l3 =0 There are various web sites with info on CT-479 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=62366 Intel has info on power consumption on the links he http://processorfinder.intel.com/Lis...Spec=&OrdCode= The power consumption isn't particularly low, but neither is the performance. And the power management features may not all be functioning with adapters like that. A motherboard with a mobile chipset would make it all work. http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=2#p1630 These DFI boards take Celeron M and use mobile chipsets. http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=29#p1642 Or you can get a board and processor like this bundle, with a 14W processor. It doesn't get much cheaper than this. PC CHIPS M863G (V7.1C) AMD Geode NX Processor 1750 SiS 741GX Micro ATX $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813185076 Geode NX 1750 = 14W at 1.4GHz http://deviceforge.com/news/NS5503728450.html http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums...ic.php?t=33149 There is another complete solution here. Slow as molasses (in terms of core clock) but only $55 for a complete solution. (If I had a choice, I'd probably take the NX 1750.) PC CHIPS M789CG(V3.0A) VIA C3 Samual 2 2000+(800MHz/133) VIA CLE266 Flex ATX Motherboard/CPU Set http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813185043 Maybe that uses the 13W processor ? http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/specs.jsp There is all sorts of interesting stuff, hiding under rocks out there. Finding benchmarks for all those solutions will take a bit of work. Paul Excellent response thank you Paul! I've been down most of those roads actually. I very nearly bought the PC CHIPS M789CG from newegg, but there are some problems with it I read in the reviews, and I figured since I already have a spare microatx board I'd look for a low power 478 chip. Also it doesn't have SATA support... I thought the CT-479 only runs on asus boards, from what I read. Still a good suggestion, since I didn't say my board isn't asus. There's also this shuttle: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16856101480 |
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