Is Your PC Ready for a System Update?
Features
published
Video Score
Power Consumption Test Results
Clearly, the base system requires the least idle power and the $350 and $500 upgrades increase the system power consumption across the board. It is, however, interesting to see that the 90 nm dual core 4200+ processor doesn't actually require much more than the single core 3500+ 130-nm processor. Also, the GeForce 8600 GTS is more powerful and more advanced than the Radeon X850XTX, but its power requirement isn't higher.
Hard Drive Performance
Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter
Join the experts who read Tom's Hardware for the inside track on enthusiast PC tech news — and have for over 25 years. We'll send breaking news and in-depth reviews of CPUs, GPUs, AI, maker hardware and more straight to your inbox.
No comments yet
Comment from the forums