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Athlon XP Processors
Name: jackbomb Date: December 9, 2006 at 10:34:26 Pacific OS: Windows XP Media Center CPU/Ram: x2 4800 Product: jackbomb
Comment:
Do they use 12v power, or 5v power? Reason I ask is that some AXP boards have 12v connectors while others don't.
Another question: If AXPs indeed use 12v power, then what about those old slotted Athlons? Wouldn't they also use the same power rail, since they're basically AXPs with external cache and no SSE?
Just wondering, that's all...
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Name: Sabertooth Date: December 9, 2006 at 11:17:10 Pacific
Reply:
Well, the P3 III and all CPUs before it ran on the +5V rail. Modern CPUs such as the Athlon, AXP and P4 run entirely on the +12V rail.
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Response Number 2
Name: jackbomb Date: December 9, 2006 at 14:51:21 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for the response!
So even the slotted Athlon, which is older than the socketed P3, uses the +12v rail?
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Response Number 3
Name: Sabertooth Date: December 10, 2006 at 07:15:52 Pacific
Reply:
I guess I'll clarify the above, though the Athlon was released after the P3, those slotted Athlon CPU's & even some older AXP's (mobos w/out ATX12V/P4 connector) much like the P3's draw their power from the +5v rail.
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Response Number 4
Name: jackbomb Date: December 10, 2006 at 10:01:23 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you! Yet another one of life's mysteries solved :P
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