AMD Athlon II x2 270 Underclocking

[joshhua5]

Hello, Ive recently bought a 270 for a media server and I was wondering what kind of power and heat saving are made from under clocking and what risks could b involved.

Thank You

 

[RGone]

P = C * V² * f

P = Power
C = Capacitance
V= Voltage
f = Frequency.

So dropping the multiplier and decreasing the cpu frequency will drop the power drawn by cpu considerably. Less power drawn is less heat to dissipate.

 

[storm-chaser]

Hello, Ive recently bought a 270 for a media server and I was wondering what kind of power and heat saving are made from under clocking and what risks could b involved.

Thank You

It will help if you undervolt the cpu, and maybe drop it down a multi or two to reduce clock speed. But my guess is you should be fine with stock cpu settings, if you have a suitable heatsink.