Quote Originally Posted by ATi7500 View Post
Could you please make sure that in your next bios(es) you are keeping the default voltage for 2D mode? There are two reasons for it:

1) the difference in power draw is not noticeable
2) it can bring instabilities :p
I'd like to mention that this (in bold) is not true. I've made some measurements and difference between 300 MHz@1.24V (default) and 300 MHz@1.0V is vital - about 10W in terms of power draw and as a consequence about 8C (Celsius) in temperature.