new amd mobile chip released

**sagekoala** · 03-10-2005, 11:26 PM

i caught this on slashdot today. its called the turion. it looks like they are going to be more expensive than a mobile athlon (by about twice as much, but this is to compete with the pentium m so in that market its probably a pretty good deal). power consumption appears to be 25-35 watts. it supports amd64 ( i don't know why, but for some reason i think i need those extra registers in my car :-P). i think i read it was socket 754, but i have no idea if it will go into a normal desktop board.

now i know it would be a little stupid to get something along the lines of this when a 35 watt 2400+ is $91 ... but something about this just makes me a little gooey inside

**ktritz** · 03-11-2005, 01:13 PM

Just make sure you keep that goo on the inside.

Ozy

**FreaQ** · 05-11-2005, 11:09 PM

Hi!

This is the only thread I found in this forum that talks about the AMD Turion 25w-35w...

And I did some research... What if?

25w - AMD Turion64 Mobile MT-30
25w? - DFI UT NF3 250gb
10w - 1 DDR 512m
35w - ATI or Nvidia (not new models)
25w - Hard disk 80g SATA
5w - Misc fans
25w? - DVD-RW slim slot
7w? - Audigy 2 ZS
5w? - USB GPS Holux 212
5w? - USB Wifi

Total ~165 watts max (and less from different web site's watts calculator)
Correct me if my numbers are incorrect...
Probably going to use a app to automatically adjust underclock/undervolt or fix it at a setting...

Would it be possible as a carputer running a Opus 150w? or another DC-DC solution... Or another configuration (dual?). I don't want to use a inverter...

I already

the hole forum trying to find the answer if somebody thinks it would work or tried it... (Other than simply no or you don't need that speed)

I know AMD mobile 2x00+ has been done before on a Opus 150w, cost less and is enough for most people. But I always try to get the latest technology and I'm probably going to need the speed for more than just mp3, dvd, gps... Let's just say it's going to be a extension of my office (computer tech)...

If it's really a no-go than I'll put the AMD mobile 2x00+ on the drawing board...

Thx

Edit: Forgot to mention the 7" VGA Touch screen... Directly from battery or from carputer power supply (watts?)

**FreaQ** · 05-13-2005, 01:09 AM

... Forget the screen... seems people are running directly from battery... The new motorized 7" from mp3car and wwdigital....

Would it be doable or I'm missing a important piece of information?

**Quattro** · 05-13-2005, 01:16 AM

You shouldn't have a problem. Most of the numbers that a listed on products are peak watts. so you probably looking at a around 165w peak, that would be if you are funning everything at full wattage, which I highly doubt will ever happen.

**jusatry** · 05-13-2005, 05:06 AM

I heard about these new Turion 64s when doing research for a laptop recently.

If I am not mistaken, even a 25-35 Watt CPU wouldnt be that revolutionary....Intel claims the M runs between 12 and 27 Watts.....that would make a great core for a low heat/low power setup...plus on a laptop I can only imagine the battery time!

**rushnrockt** · 05-13-2005, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by jusatry

I heard about these new Turion 64s when doing research for a laptop recently.

If I am not mistaken, even a 25-35 Watt CPU wouldnt be that revolutionary....Intel claims the M runs between 12 and 27 Watts.....that would make a great core for a low heat/low power setup...plus on a laptop I can only imagine the battery time!

Can't quite compare the two since they are measured differently. And even though no one uses it, Turion is still 64-bit capable while the M is not. AMD is also targeting thin-and-light market with this chip, so the power consumption is likely to be close to that of Pentium M (regular flavor, not the ULV)

**Scouse Monkey** · 05-13-2005, 05:41 AM

jsut for info...the Pentium M 1.4 actually draws 10W which is less than the 1.1 at 12W. The 1.8 draws 21W. Damn impressive if you ask me.

I woul dbe tempted to do with the athlon though if it was cheap and there was a decent mATTX mobo with dual VGA based on the nForce chipset.

FreaQ, any setup using a 23-35W will run easy on an Opus 150. People have run P4 2.4Ghz on them!

**FreaQ** · 05-13-2005, 05:55 PM

Well thanks for the infos... I'm not going with intel....

Seems I may buy a AMD Turion64 MT-34 25w from somebody out of this forum that is trying to do the same thing as me (carputer) but with a more powerful version (MT-37 or MT-40)...