Aaron Matteson wrote on Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 07:35:59AM -0800 : > > > But the issues with > > > Via are more pronounced. > > What sort of problems are you seeing, Aaron? > Mainly stability issues, ranging from the IDE controller to the actual > chipset. The most prevalent of the symptoms is data corruption.
How much of that can be attributable to heat? > The good thing about Via is that they do perform a little better, but is > it worth sacraficing stability for slightly faster? I asked that because of this statement. Faster performance many times involves processes that use more power which means it gives off more heat. The difference between one fan and two in a case could be the thing that makes the chipsets on the mobo not die. All hypothetical though, no hard data on my end. Blue skies... Todd -- Todd Lyons -- MandrakeSoft, Inc. http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ Hey, I'm perfectly reasonable once you realize I'm right. -- John Buttery on Mutt Users ML Mandrake Cooker Devel Version, Kernel 2.4.21pre4-10mdk
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