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[Alex Snow]

Yes it seems that the amd chips run hotter than the intel ones.

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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
> >
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