On Saturday 16 March 2002 11:44 pm, Ricardo Castanho de O. Freitas
wrote:
> Lots of emails about this and finally I've decided to go for a
> brand new Dragon Plus MB ***BUT*** something hit my head....
>
> We all know the temperature issue on AMD, I'm considering an Ath1.4
> or a XP1.9.
The 1.4 Tbird is the hottest cpu AMD makes at 75 watts of heat
disipation. Mine is overclocked to 1.55, and Vcore increased to the
max, which probly increases heat disipation more than linearly.
Still I've had little problem keeping the cpu under 55�C, even at
extended 100% load. Mostly it runs in the 40's
XP's <= 2100+ still use the .18 micron core, and won't run but
just a little cooler than the 1.4 Tbird. The 2200+ will be released
shortly and uses the .13 micron core (Thouroghbred) with reduced
Vcore, and should run much cooler.
>
> Ok, I live in Brazil and recently we've got real hot temperatures
> (30 ~ 36C), high humidity.
'Bout the same here in south Texas in August, but that's
outside. My computer and me are inside where the A/C is on ;)
>
> Do you think this config should be able to run 24x7x365?
Mine does. IMO, any computer used every day should be left always
on. More true for Linux, so that cron jobs get run in the early
morning hours when you're sleeping.
> I'm planning to take the best cooler around for the CPU and have
> front and back forced ventilation, as well as on the top (one or
> two coolers).
Any AMD approved hs/fan will do, but you must move lot'sa air
thru the case. I'm usin an $8 CoolerMaster. If the hs comes with a
thermal pad, clean it off and use thermal grease instead. This is
very important.
>
> Currently, I have a se440bx-2 pII-400, and it does support this
> temperature and humidity.
IIRC, the heat disipation of that cpu core (Deschutes, P2-350
thru 450) was about 45 watts. I oc'd my P2-350 to 498, and it still
ran cool (~ 30�C) under load.
>
> How about AMD and this Dragon Plus MB?
> Ricardo Castanho
Well, if ya can stand the wait and expense, get a XP 2200+.
Otherwise, I'd consider gettin an el cheapo Duron and usin that till
the 2200+ price and availability improves. Any Soyo board is a good
one ;)
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