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fragmasterMax
09-09-2008, 12:28 PM
FINALLY
i find something newsworthy
(http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1587/1/asus_epu_6_vs_msi_drmos_vs_gigabyte_des_advanced/index.html)
Today we pit ASUS with GIGABYTE and MSI to see which power saving technology offers the best overall efficiency.

All three technologies allow overclocking.
Jamesrt2004
09-09-2008, 12:35 PM
Nice to know their all doing their bit to say the least :) nice find and read :)
dietwaterrr
09-09-2008, 01:28 PM
too bad tweaktown still has that adblock message. pressing back every 10 secs is annoying :(
SKYMTL
09-09-2008, 01:56 PM
Can someone link me to where they mention sample size / length of test and which meter they used for testing? I also can't seem to find mention of them regulating input voltage which is CRITICAL for power consumption tests...

Link anyone? :(
Bobsama
09-09-2008, 01:59 PM
For Firefox...

Tools --> Options --> Advanced --> General --> Warn me when web sites try to redirect or reload the page.
RejZoR
09-09-2008, 02:31 PM
How the hell can you overclock with EPU6 enabled? As soon as i change anything OC rleated in BIOS i can't do s**t with EPU6 apps...
cegras
09-09-2008, 02:53 PM
Can someone link me to where they mention sample size / length of test and which meter they used for testing? I also can't seem to find mention of them regulating input voltage which is CRITICAL for power consumption tests...

Link anyone? :(

I assume it's the same thing they've been using for all their GPU tests.
SKYMTL
09-10-2008, 06:31 AM
I assume it's the same thing they've been using for all their GPU tests.

What is that? Extech Power Meter / Analyzer? :shrug:
RejZoR
09-10-2008, 11:17 AM
Hello, can anyone tell me how can they overclock and use EPU6 at the same time on ASUS board?
SKYMTL
09-10-2008, 11:55 AM
Hello, can anyone tell me how can they overclock and use EPU6 at the same time on ASUS board?

Are you getting blanked out portions or just app crashes? Personally, if I even up the FSB by a few Mhz the EPU software crashes.
RejZoR
09-10-2008, 02:11 PM
Well, i wonder even how can they do both. If change any OC setting in BIOS, EPU6 software refuses to run. If i disable it, it works but then i can't OC at all. Hm...
RejZoR
09-11-2008, 11:34 PM
Anyone?
turtletrax
09-11-2008, 11:45 PM
My vote goes for Gigabyte. Heck they are green, blue, yellow, pink and just about every other color that could make a mobo look silly :ROTF:


Sorry, I just couldn't resist :D
m^2
09-12-2008, 12:13 AM
too bad tweaktown still has that adblock message. pressing back every 10 secs is annoying :(
TweakTown just got banned for me.
L7R
09-12-2008, 02:29 AM
My P5Q-E also doesn't OC if EPU is enabled. I get message saying something like EPU only works without overclocking. So I uninstalled that cr*p. :)
safan80
09-12-2008, 02:40 AM
too bad tweaktown still has that adblock message. pressing back every 10 secs is annoying :(

they use a script for the adblock detect you can get no script and the site will work.
inCore
09-12-2008, 04:48 AM
Or, you know, they act like every other decent website and just completely remove the feature. Just a thought.

I can't stand all of these "green" discussions, I've had so enough of them lately during my fist week at university, had to do a project about it. In the end no conclusion was reached, except that such projects help bring people together.

Nevertheless, I don't think one can expect the consumer to get off their backsides and do something about it, it's the producer who has to start.
cegras
09-12-2008, 05:15 AM
Maybe they OC'd and enabled it after?

Not sure. I was also under the impression that you couldn't OC with power saving features on.

SKY:

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1590/17/sapphire_radeon_hd_4670_in_crossfire/index.html
burebista
09-14-2008, 07:46 AM
Hello, can anyone tell me how can they overclock and use EPU6 at the same time on ASUS board?
It's pretty simple. For example I have defined 2 profiles: Max saving and Turbo. And I don't let EPU on Auto (because it switch between Turbo and Max saving) instead I choose manually between these two (Max saving for surfing/music/movies and Turbo for games/whatever CPU intensive tasks).
My settings for Max savings

85133

And I have this

85134

For Turbo those are my settings (this is my max. stable FSB for stock Vcore)

85132

And I have this (almost 3.5GHz for 1.136V looks good enough for me)

85137

Of course those underclock/overclock frequencies should be tested with Linpack/Orthos to be stable. Those are mine, yours could be better/worse than mine. :)
Personally, if I even up the FSB by a few Mhz the EPU software crashes.
Mine is fine. P5Q-E with E8400.