dexvx wrote:Dani-01 wrote:shamino wrote:Prescotts are hard on motherboard VRMs. Not sure about the EE Northwood.
Well, wikipedia lists them as 92,1W for the 3,2GHz one and 102,9W for the 3,4GHz version. I'm guessing the Gallatin is somewhere between Northwood and Prescott. Closer to the Prescott maybe.
They're harder on VRM because Prescott is lower voltage, thus needing higher current.
Oh, my mistake then. Wrote that when I was pretty tired. 🤣
The voltages are 1,55 and 1,575 respectively, so they should be like regular Northwoods.
As for Northwood vs Prescott, I did try a 3,06GHz Northwood HT (533) and a 3,4GHz Prescott HT (800) not long ago. The Northwood was right up there (or at least close) in older games despite the lower FSB, while the Prescott was noticably faster in much newer games (like Serious Sam HD and GRID), but you wouldn't want to play those on a P4 anyway unless you're looking for how low can you go. 🤣