Quote Originally Posted by justapost View Post
Yellow but no difference in green mode (maybe ~2W).
No full load difference either?
With the HD2600XT I get ~120-130W AC idle on three different boards and optimized low cpu voltages. M2A-VM has the lowest power consumption but it's still higher that yours.
Well, I'm at 2.7GHz 1.392V now and with the above exact setup I'm idling 113W AC typing this (maybe 1W less full idle) without CnQ.

You didn't state your GPU clock and fanspeeds? They make a big difference.

Tried the Phenom/HD 2600XT on three other boards many times but didn't record figures and do power testing because I wasn't going to use them. Only have 3 other Intel boards here, waiting to buy a 780G when it releases for my X2 BE. Was going to get rid of 790Fx setup this Friday but I'm waiting just for one more BIOS anytime now.