Low Heat S775 CPUs

[scott.holmes]

Hi All

I managed to get hold of a Zotax GeForce 9300 I-E ITX motherboard for a really good price, well free to be honest.

So im thinking what to do with it and what chip to put in there. Either way it wont be a massively used gaming rig with hard core everything. What i do want is a Dual Core CPU that is going to work with the PicoPSU 150w i have.

Now, is this possible? Im trying to find a CPU Support list for them but not having much luck and also trying to find what range of Intel S775 CPUs are less than 65w seems a bit hard, or are the 65w ones the lowest they go?

Im guessing mobile ones are even less but dunno if they will work or not?

Scott

 

[chipps101]

i'm using a pentium dual core e2180 in mine, i think that's the lowest power dual core series your going to find on skt 775 so i would suggest the 1.6 ghz e2140 for you.
there are also the celeron e1200 series that are dual core and 45nm instead of 65nm which may use slightly less power but are still 65w models.
if you can go single core there are chips like the celeron 450 2.2 ghz that are only 35w and are a fair bit quicker than a dual core atom.

 

[scott.holmes]

Thanks for the Advice

Other than the Mobile ones, are 65w ones the lowest they do?

Scott

 

[SirCanealot]

I'm sure most of the 45nm dual cores will undervolt nicely, especially if you drop the speed a little.

They run insanely cool anyway too.

Do you have undervolting options on that motherboard?

 

[invisible69]

Thanks for the Advice

Other than the Mobile ones, are 65w ones the lowest they do?

Scott

Yes I think 65W is the lowest you can go:

http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollection.aspx?familyID=26547

Imho something like the E7200:

http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=35348

should be what you aim for. The motherboard shouldn't consume more than ~35W I think, so they will still be plenty of juice left from your PSU for hdd's and the rest

 

[scott.holmes]

Yeah, from reading the reviews teh Zotac does undervolt, -0.10 is the max i think. Cant say ive ever undervolted anything but i will cross that bridge when i come to it?

There is a E2160 on MM for £30, so ive gone for that if the seller accepts. Hoping that will do me just fine?

I did look at the E7200 so thats a fall back i guess.

 

[Ben Cole]

I'm running a E5200 , pretty impressed by how cool it runs particularly given the range of overclock available.

 

[El Jimben]

I'm running a E5200 , pretty impressed by how cool it runs particularly given the range of overclock available.

I would definitely suggest this instead of the E7200.