AthlonXP Underclocking for a Low-Power Fix
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| Intel Processors | |
|---|---|
| 200 MHz FSB (Dual DDR400) | Pentium 4 2.80 GHz (3400 MHz 12-8/512 kB)Northwood Core, Socket 478 |
| AMD Processor | |
| 200 MHz FSB (DUAL DDR400) | AthlonXP 3200+ (2200 MHz 128/512 kB)Barton Core, Socket A |
| Memory | |
| Intel Pentium 4(Socket 478) | 4 x 256 MB - DDR400 (200 MHz)Corsair TwinX CMX256A-3200LL XMS32005 V1.1 |
| AMD AthlonXP(Socket A) | 2 x 512 MB - DDR400Corsair CMX512-3500C2 XMS3502 V1.1 |
| Motherboard | |
| Intel Platform(Socket 478) | Asus P4P800 DeluxeIntel 865 ChipsetIntel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (CSA) |
| AMD AthlonXP Platform(Socket A) | MSI KT880 DeltaVIA KT880Integrated Fast Ethernet LPCAbit KV7VIA KT600 |
| Common Hardware | |
| Graphics CardAGP | ASUS V9999 Ultra DeluxeGPU : NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra, 400 MHz Chip ClockMemory : 256 MB DDR-SDRAM, 550 MHz Chip Clock |
| Hard Drive (AMD System) | Promise FastTrak S150 TX2plus (Bios : 1.00.0.37)2 x SATA Maxtor 7B250S00 (Raid 0)250 GB / 16 MB Cache / 7200 rpm |
| Hard Drive (Intel System) | Intel FW82801ER ICH6FR2 x SATA Maxtor 7B250S00 (Raid 0)250 GB / 16 MB Cache / 7200 rpm |
| DVD/CD-ROM | MSI MS-8216D 16x DVD |
| Software | |
| Intel Chipset | Chipset Installation Utility 6.0.1.1002Application Accelerator 4.1.0.6325 |
| Nvidia nForce | Nvidia V4.24 (05/10/2004) |
| Nvidia Graphic AGP | Detonator 61.45 |
| VIA Chipset | VIA Hyperion 4 in 1 V4.51 |
| DirectX | 9.0b |
| OS | Windows XP Professional, 5.10.2600 Service Pack 1 |
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Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)
Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.
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