On Sunday 26 January 2003 06:06 pm, Chuck Burns wrote:
> Well.. for starters, P4's have MUCH better thermal resistance, not to
> mention a thermal diode that can regulate the core CPU temperature if the
> fan happens to fail, or if the heatsink happens to fall off.. Many 3rd
> party tests have shown that a P4 cpu can run even without a heatsink, with
> no damage to the CPU at all. It slows down if it detects temperature
> overload, and prevents the core temp. from reaching critical levels.. (Not
> to mention the 400-533mhz cache speeds, compared to athlon's measly
> 200mhz.. :p)
Thats interesting. I always thought that AMDs' chips were better performers at
the same speed range....from what I've read. (but I'm no expert).
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