dead box

[monte single]

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
>
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