I'm building a new AM2 micro ATX box with an Asus M2NPV-VM, Antec Minuet 300
case (300W ps), Seagate SATA2 250GB, generic DVD drive, and an Athlon 64x2
3800+...the 89W version. All parts on order and due to be delivered next
week. Question: Should I have tracked down the Athlon 35W version instead?
(I'm not so concerned about power as I am about possible overheating.)
Thanks all.



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"tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm building a new AM2 micro ATX box with an Asus M2NPV-VM, Antec Minuet
> 300
> case (300W ps), Seagate SATA2 250GB, generic DVD drive, and an Athlon 64x2
> 3800+...the 89W version. All parts on order and due to be delivered next
> week. Question: Should I have tracked down the Athlon 35W version instead?
> (I'm not so concerned about power as I am about possible overheating.)
> Thanks all.
>
>
>
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In article <B5ZOg.5819$TA5.2870@fed1read09>, tom says...
> I'm building a new AM2 micro ATX box with an Asus M2NPV-VM, Antec Minuet 300
> case (300W ps), Seagate SATA2 250GB, generic DVD drive, and an Athlon 64x2
> 3800+...the 89W version. All parts on order and due to be delivered next
> week. Question: Should I have tracked down the Athlon 35W version instead?
> (I'm not so concerned about power as I am about possible overheating.)
> Thanks all.
>
>
For it to be that low power consumption, it must be a far lower speed
CPU.

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Conor wrote:
> In article <B5ZOg.5819$TA5.2870@fed1read09>, tom says...
>> I'm building a new AM2 micro ATX box with an Asus M2NPV-VM, Antec
>> Minuet 300 case (300W ps), Seagate SATA2 250GB, generic DVD drive,
>> and an Athlon 64x2 3800+...the 89W version. All parts on order and
>> due to be delivered next week. Question: Should I have tracked down
>> the Athlon 35W version instead? (I'm not so concerned about power as
>> I am about possible overheating.) Thanks all.
>>
>>
> For it to be that low power consumption, it must be a far lower speed
> CPU.


Not at all.

http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desk...=ADO3800IAA5CU

In article <eei18r$77o$(E-Mail Removed)>, T3 Timeout says...

> Not at all.
>
> http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desk...=ADO3800IAA5CU
>
wow.


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"tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...
> I'm building a new AM2 micro ATX box with an Asus M2NPV-VM, Antec Minuet
> 300
> case (300W ps), Seagate SATA2 250GB, generic DVD drive, and an Athlon 64x2
> 3800+...the 89W version. All parts on order and due to be delivered next
> week. Question: Should I have tracked down the Athlon 35W version instead?
> (I'm not so concerned about power as I am about possible overheating.)

I suspect relative availability will be low and price high for the 35W
version. If it were me, I'd probably pay a $50 premium for the lower-power
CPU. There could be a lot of savings in fans and noise...