Low power 3800

[Baplad]

I read somewhere that there is a low power version of the 3800 x2 am2 and im wondering when it will be available in the uk/OCuk, going to be upgrading soon and i want to get the low power one as hopefully then it will be easier to make my pc silent.

Cheers for any info.

 

[UKTopGun]

To make it silent it would be easier (and cheap as I think they cost more?) to just buy a new CPU Cooler.

 

[Baplad]

Yeah but there is still gonna be more heat with it, which means i will have to run fans faster to get rid of the heat, i think it would be a lot better to just lower the heat straight away that way i can run my case fans and cpu fans at low speeds, so does anyone have any dates?

 

[Minstadave]

I read somewhere that there is a low power version of the 3800 x2 am2 and im wondering when it will be available in the uk/OCuk, going to be upgrading soon and i want to get the low power one as hopefully then it will be easier to make my pc silent.

Cheers for any info.

They're quite a way off yet iirc, thats the 35W version you'll probably be interested in. The 65W versions are out now iirc.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

they shoudl clock a lot better too

 

[Bane]

Also looking at the 35W models, 3500 single core or 3800 X2, for a Shuttle SN27P2. Can't wait as been holding out for an upgrade for a long time now.

 

[Baplad]

They're quite a way off yet iirc, thats the 35W version you'll probably be interested in. The 65W versions are out now iirc.

When you say quite a bit away how far do you mean, months, a month, a few weeks? Also how hot are the normal 3800 x2, i have an antec super lanboy and with the case fans runnning at about half speed and the cpu fan running at 60% i can keep the cpu under 55c and its pretty silent, if i could keep the normal x2 3800 silent then i might just go for them or even the 4200 depending on funds.