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Originally Posted by Blameless 
No x86 CPU is going to pull 400A, not without some insane OC on sub ambient cooling. Not even a maxed out 8150.
400W at 1.5v is 267A, and even that is not likely to be reached, because utterly no air cooler, and high end water could even move 400w of heat off the CPU.
As for useful numbers, I think the datasheets will be close enough for a ballpark figure. You just need to look at the temperature chart and have an idea of the max VRM temp you are going to see.
I would expect the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 to handle any OC you could keep stable on air, or most water.
No.
No x86 CPU is going to pull 400A, not without some insane OC on sub ambient cooling. Not even a maxed out 8150.
400W at 1.5v is 267A, and even that is not likely to be reached, because utterly no air cooler, and high end water could even move 400w of heat off the CPU.
As for useful numbers, I think the datasheets will be close enough for a ballpark figure. You just need to look at the temperature chart and have an idea of the max VRM temp you are going to see.
I would expect the Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 to handle any OC you could keep stable on air, or most water.
No.
Thanks you just found the big mistake I was making... for some STUPID reason I was multiplying watts by amps instead of dividing... it's like a typo, only with math
Thanks this was the post I was hoping for.
That being said, 267A is still quite close to what the theoretical max supply of this VRM, and it is lacking compared to some other boards. I'll have to compare it to other $150 boards to get a better idea.. the Crosshair V was just a 'high end example' I was using
