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Originally Posted by zinglebarb
The 805 is a low power guzzler and with the artic cooling cpu fan it doesnt get hot
AMD uses cool and quiet that slows the cpu im not sure about the Intel however ive never activated c & q as its pants
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I've done a bit of googling and think I've found what I'm looking for.
Here for anyone interested
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=2389
Basically it would seem as if the 805 isn't really for me because even idle at stock it still guzzles way more power than pratically any AMD at load. I believe when overclocked it would probably use another 80W?
Overclocked and at load it may use up to 150W more than an equivalent AMD.
If like me the PC is left on at load 24/7 (I run a research prog in the background whilst idle) then it all adds up and it would probably be better to get an AMD or wait for the Core Duos.
The annual energy costs saved could probably get you a way better CPU!
Though for someone who enjoys a quick game here and there or likes a 'challenge' in overclocking then it would be a bargain.