dead box

[Alex Snow]

I'd go with amd.  their chips are cheaper but performance is generally
better.

About cooling I don't know what the cpu's come with.  I'd say probably get
like a 10cm fan.
I cool my box with an old fan I found that's made for cooling off
cabbinites of switches and stuff that I have directed on the drives and
another heatsink/fan on the cpu.

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On Sun, 30 Mar 2003, 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
>
>
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