Hello: I apologize for this off topic question but this list has high traffic, and many of its members have decent knowledge regarding hardware technical things. I would like to buy a new AMD processor for my Gigabyte (GA-870-UD3) motherboard with AM3 socket. I have selected 3 processors but I don't know which one to choose from these three: 1. AMD Phenom II X6 1045T - HDT45TWFK6DGR (HDT45TWFGRBOX http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Phenom%20II%20X6%201045T%20-%20HDT45TW... 2. AMD Phenom II X4 960T Black Edition - HD96ZTWFK4DGR (HD96ZTWFGRBOX http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Phenom%20II%20X4%20960T%20Black%20Edit... 3. AMD Phenom II X4 910e - HD910EOCK4DGM (HD910EOCGMBOX) http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Phenom%20II%20X4%20910e%20-%20HD910EOC... I selected these based on price and availability. The prices of these are very close, the difference is less than 20 US$. I don't want to overlock it, I only selected the Black Edition since it is available. My questions: 1. Regarding power consumption: cpu-world site says the following for 1945T: "On socket AM2+/AM3 platforms in the minimum performance state the processor runs at 800 MHz core voltage and has TDP 47.1 Watt" I could not find similar statements for the other two processors. What can be this value in case of tthose? Less than this or similar? My desktop computer is turned on all day (from morning to evening, not overnight) but used only periodically, tehrefore the minimum-power consumption is important. 2. The cpu-world site says regarding the FS bus the following: 1045T and 910e: 667 MHz Memory controller "One 2000 MHz 16-bit HyperTransport link" 960T: 2000 MHz (HyperTransport link) Are these two the same thing expressed by different terms, or is there really difference between them? In the latter case how does it affect performance? All in all I don't know which one to choose that is energy efficient but still powerful. I don't want to replace it within a few years. The computer would run openSUSE (12.2 probably) and has no specific requirements. Any suggestion or opinion is appreciated. Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org