Yes it seems that the amd chips run hotter than the intel ones. -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Sun, 30 Mar 2003, monte single wrote: > Stay away from the high end chips, be it intel or amd. the 3.0 gig ones that > are out now are around a thousand canuck loonies---do your own conversion. > Something like a two to two point four gig is probably only a third the > cost. Are the amd chips still running hotter the the intel---I guess i would > be asking about the xp as compared to the p4. I once saw in an upgrade > article that if you were going to upgrade, a good idea is to go to a system > that is faster by a factor of three as changes in hardware happen so > radicly. Who knows, just a couple thoughts. > > Scott Howell wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > Well it would seem that either my Athlon cpu or MSI board has punched > > out. WHat I thought was an overheating issue seems to have progressed > > into much uglier problems. I'll not bore you all with the details, but > > the board gets power, but there is a chip near the power connector that > > gets so damned hot it actually cna burn a finger. I can't recall this > > chip getting so warm, but then that isn't saying much I can't recall if > > it got that hot before. Yes stuff can get mighty hot on a board. > > Ok here is the quesiton. I will have to likely replace the cpu or board > > or perhaps both. Assuming the worst and I know some really hate and love > > Intel and AMD, but for the money what would you suggest. > > I know this will really open the door to debate and yes I can read lots > > of reviews and such, but I'll ask in any case. > > If I wanted to go with an intel processor, what would be the best board > > for the money and if AMD the same question. > > For the money and performance would an Intel be any better than an AMD? > > I think the AMD chips are quite good myself, but the other question is > > would it other than warranty reasons be better to go with retail box or > > OEM. > > Also is the retail cpus come with good heatsink/fans? Cooling is a > > really big topic for me and I take a lot of time and effort to keep > > things cooled well. I know these things need a lot of cooling as speed > > increases and this has always been a concern for me. I do have the power > > supply to handle either configuration. > > Any thoughts appreciated. > > > > Scott > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
