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Less Than Rosy 140W TDP For Phenom
Less Than Rosy 140W TDP
Written by yantronic and filed under News > Processors
Published on November 24, 2007, 11:47 am
Source: HKEPC
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Phenom 9900 with its 140W TDP is also a cause for concern of mainboard makers. Thermal stresses, particularly on the Voltage Regulation Modules would be significant enough to impact failure rates and production costs. Considering the case of Prescott's takeover on Northwood boards, history could repeat itself if TDP does not fall to 125W or less. Looks like AMD won't be coming up with open challenges against Intel anytime soon like they did during the Presler/A64 era. Read More >>