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		bpye 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It is worth it to buy the fast CPU Most (if not all?) BIOSes today will let you limit the TDP - on AMD it’s often called eco mode.

bullen 5 months ago [–]

Cool, can you tune exactly how many watts or just on/off?

mwpmaybe 5 months ago | [–]

There are usually a few presets, e.g. 65W or 45W ECO modes for a 105W part, or you can set your own specific values for PPT/TDC/EDC.

bullen 5 months ago | | [–]

Nice!

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