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fillet on 10 May 2013
ethomaz said:

fillet said:

It's almost definitely not true, but not for the reasons you have given.

It's entirely possible for a CPU to run at speeds 3x less than it's supposed to run at (My desktop i7 is currently running at about 800Mhz and can run at any speed within a multiplier times the FSB...

Same for GPU, you can clock a desktop GPU at any frequency you like in software. So it's entirely possible theoretically...which doesn't make this actually true at all but your comment is incorrect.

No. It is impossible.

Nintendo will need to make a new thermal system to make these big increase... the actual thermal system in Wii U can't hold cool the CPU/GPU with these clock.

And I'm not going into the FACT the IBM PowerPC 750 architecture can't go over 2Ghz of clock speed.


Your original comment said it was not possible for a CPU to be clocked much lower than it's specified speed bin. Now you're saying it's not possible spefically for this CPU to be clocked at 3Ghz+. I'm not knowledgable to know if that's true or not but your previous post was incorrect regardless.

All desktop CPUs can run well under stock these days as can GPUs in small or large increments.

If you're only talking about the PowerPC CPUs, best you say that in the first place next time :)



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fillet on 10 May 2013
walsufnir said:
ethomaz said:

fillet said:

It's almost definitely not true, but not for the reasons you have given.

It's entirely possible for a CPU to run at speeds 3x less than it's supposed to run at (My desktop i7 is currently running at about 800Mhz and can run at any speed within a multiplier times the FSB...

Same for GPU, you can clock a desktop GPU at any frequency you like in software. So it's entirely possible theoretically...which doesn't make this actually true at all but your comment is incorrect.

No. It is impossible.

Nintendo will need to make a new thermal system to make these big increase... the actual thermal system in Wii U can't hold cool the CPU/GPU with these clock.

And I'm not going into the FACT the IBM PowerPC 750 architecture can't go over 2Ghz of clock speed.

 

What if the thermal system was always intended to run at this high clock-speeds and just runs underpowered currently? :)

And Espresso is only based on ppc750 with many architectural changes. Xenon and the PPU were also clocked above 3 GHz - hell, IBM builds processors with 5 GHz! So this is not completely impossible.

But the bump itself is highly doubtable, yes.

QFT



ethomaz on 10 May 2013

walsufnir said:

Do you have more pics for additional fans for PS3 or 360? Is this official accessory?

Only third-party.

 

 

PS. The guys here have a lot of fear about the RROD on 360... so they always put a lot of cooler to not lost their console (remember that most consoles bought here are imported or in Gray Market... sounwarranted).



dahuman on 10 May 2013
ethomaz said:

walsufnir said:

 

 


lol thanks for that, I just ordered it after seeing that picture since it looks awesome XD Probably don't really need it but it's always good to have, I should probably look for one that works with the PS3 too since it runs hotter than my Wii U.



dahuman on 10 May 2013
ethomaz said:

walsufnir said:

 


That's for the slim right? If it is then I should prolly get that one lol.



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Troll_Whisperer on 10 May 2013

Nintendo, giving up on games and in a last move of desperation, has decided to turn all WiiU's into heaters in order to increase sales.



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walsufnir on 10 May 2013
ethomaz said:

walsufnir said:

Do you have more pics for additional fans for PS3 or 360? Is this official accessory?

Only third-party.

 

 

PS. The guys here have a lot of fear about the RROD on 360... so they always put a lot of cooler to not lost their console (remember that most consoles bought here are imported or in Gray Market... sounwarranted).


Hahaha, omg! This is some story of consoles I was never aware of! These things look cool, though! Thanks for sharing the pics!



ethomaz on 10 May 2013

fillet said:

Your original comment said it was not possible for a CPU to be clocked much lower than it's specified speed bin. Now you're saying it's not possible spefically for this CPU to be clocked at 3Ghz+. I'm not knowledgable to know if that's true or not but your previous post was incorrect regardless.

All desktop CPUs can run well under stock these days as can GPUs in small or large increments.

If you're only talking about the PowerPC CPUs, best you say that in the first place next time :)

I never said CPUs can't be clocked lower... this is make everytime by AMD/Intel to separete the models.... the CPU can run from 1Ghz to 4Ghz and they get and fix the clock in lower models and release it in high-end models (the CPU chip in most case is the same... so there are dual-core with 2Ghz to 4Ghz).

That not puting things like user change of clock (known as overclock).

I said the CPU in Wii U can't reach these clock without a change in the cooling system... and the CPU Arch used not reach these clock (3Ghz+).

That what I said by impossible.



KHlover on 10 May 2013
Troll_Whisperer said:
Nintendo, giving up on games and in a last move of desperation, has decided to turn all WiiU's into heaters in order to increase sales.

This plan will fail, no one wants a 45W heater. Hell, 45W are not even enough to power a lightbulb!!!



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S.Peelman on 10 May 2013

@ ethomaz's cooler pics:

What the hell .