Official GIGABYTE X38-DQ6/X38T-DQ6 Info/BIOS Thread

[Richard Dower]

This is getting a little more interesting....

Overclocked, without DES, the system shows about 50W CPU power.
With DES (power saving) on, this drops down to under 20W.

So 30W savings, and a quieter fan. That's getting a little more worthwhile!

George

Any chance of pics of the mobo?

[ubiquityman]

It's installed, so unfortunately, not a very good picture.
The red plastic to help direct airflow needs to be refabricated to match where this mobo has the CPU, etc. I also put a little baffle on the video card so it will vent out the back instead of inside the case.

[ubiquityman]

Also, I got my electric rate wrong originally.
I checked my utility bill and it's just about $0.11(US) per kW*hr (winter electric rates)
So 30W savings is actually $28.50/yr for 7x24 operation.
(30W*24h*30days*12mon*$0.11/1000=$28.50)

Include AC rejection of that heat in the summer and higher summer electrical rates, and it's probably ~$50/yr.
Still not huge, but starting to add up.

I have a server that's on 7x24 and at $50/yr electricity savings, I'm starting to think about replacing the motherboard with something that has power a power saving feature.