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    mobility 5850 power consumption

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by GapItLykAMaori, Sep 13, 2010.

  1. GapItLykAMaori

    GapItLykAMaori Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, i hear a lot of people saying that the tdp value ati gives us is not actually the whole card just the die itself. If this is true with the fact the 5850 mobility is 39W at stock how much power would it consume at full load? I want to know because i want to see how much I can OC this (laptop is stock msi gx640.)
     
    GapItLykAMaori, Sep 13, 2010
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    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    It's generally thought to be +15w for the gddr5 and PCB.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Sep 13, 2010
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It consumes far less on idle but OCing will noticeably increase the load power consumption, which is what you need to be concerned about since that will produce considerably more heat.
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 13, 2010
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