[H-GEN] P4 vs Athlon

[Ewan Edwards]

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On Wednesday 01 May 2002 13:17, Rick Phillips wrote:
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> >
> > The only disadvantage I have found with AMD is that you require a high
> > revving fan
> > and if you don't choose carefully, the noise will drive you mad.
> >
> >
> > OTOH, does anyone know if there is a current x86 compat' CPU that will
> > provide decent bang/buck convection cooled?
>
> Convection cooled disappeared with 486.  Everything has to have a fan
> these days - even some chips on motherboard other than the CPU.

What ever happened to the Crusoe processor from Transmeta - wasn't heat one 
of its claims to fame?

>
> The limits are being pushed hence the need for very good cooling.
>
> Rick
>
> > Andrae
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