Power Consumption and Temperature

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We tested power consumption and VRM temperature at default BIOS speed and voltage settings, with all power savings features enabled.

x48 motherboard comparison

Asus has the most efficient board at idle, while several boards tied under full load. Gigabyte’s X48-DQ6 appears to fall in the middle, but that only happens when its Dynamic Energy Saver utility is manually enabled. Disabling DES caused the X48-DQ6 to fall into sixth place at 108W idle, 155W load. Furthermore, DES couldn’t be enabled when the system was overclocked.

x48 motherboard comparison

Gigabyte does have a great VRM cooler, and we’re certain its 12-phase voltage regulator was also the least loaded. That puts the X48-DQ6 in the lead when it comes to temperature control.


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americanbrian 10/06/2008 05:47
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Where is the Cost/Performance ratio.

I think ASrock have done well to put forward a competitive offering and I reckon they will be notably cheaper. I think they bring the enthusiam to the masses.

I personally would go for the Gigabyte or DFI board, because their builds are quality and could conceivably last for years.

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