Chesso 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2007 5-13W normal and 25W under stress?Damnnnn, that sounds pretty, well, GOOD lol.That's some accomplishment, but I wonder if there is any drawbacks to this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xboxrulz1405241485 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2007 Well, let's wait until the chips come on the market, then people can see if there are any drawbacks, because right now, there are none. It works just like the IBM PowerPC 970 chips, but a lot cooler and power efficient.xboxrulz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xboxrulz1405241485 0 Report post Posted April 17, 2007 OUCH! They've also announced the price in February. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY Device samples of the 1682M and PWRficient Evaluation Kits are available now. Fully qualified production availability of the 1682M will occur in Q407. Device pricing information is available from the local P.A. Semi sales representative at pasales@pasemi.com. Each PAEV-1682M-001 PWRficient Evaluation Kit is priced at $8,500; 1682M engineering samples are priced at $700 each. More information on P.A. Semi, the PA6T-1682M PWRficient processor, the PWRficient Evaluation Kit and its customer and sales support can be found at http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/. Source: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ xboxrulz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites