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| SOAPboy:
--- Quote from: krick on March 12, 2006, 06:25:59 pm --- --- Quote from: SOAPboy on March 12, 2006, 05:46:57 pm --- --- Quote from: krick on March 12, 2006, 03:57:13 pm ---Prescott CPUs run EXTREMELY hot. If you're considering putting this in a closed arcade cabinet, this is something to consider. Also, this generally means that they need a loud fan to keep them cool. Nearly every customer review I find complains about the noisy fan. Read some of the reviews of the Prescott 3.0 and see what they say. If you can find a Northwood 3.0 at a similar price, I highly recommend you get it instead of the Prescott. --- End quote --- Um..... Intels dont run THAT hot dude.. in fact, AMD is known to run hotter than intel, and its been that way for years.. Regardless, they arnt going to be running so hot there going to combust or melt down randomly.. As for overclocking them, lol.. My 2.8C and friend 2.8E both could get to 3.4 respectivly on STOCK cooling.. --- End quote --- You're completely wrong on the temperature thing. Why do you think that Intel has abandoned the P4 core and moved to a whole new architecture based on the Pentium M core's technology? Why do you think Intel came up with the BTX form factor and has been trying to push it as the new standard? Why do you think that Intel has been researching water cooling for retail processors? It's all about the heat problem. I took my Opteron 148 up to 2.8GHz at the stock voltage with the stock cooler. Under 100% load with the Prime95 torture test (in-place large FFT), the CPU temp stays under 45 degrees C. What kind of CPU temps are you getting overclocked at 100% in the prime95 torture test (in-place large FFT)? The main problem with the P4 and overheating is that when it gets too hot, it throttles the clock down to keep the CPU from crashing. Of course, that kills the performance too. Try running ThrottleWatch while you're running the Prime95 torture test (in-place large FFT) on your overclocked P4 and see if it throttles. --- End quote --- lol, there dropping the P4 because 64 bit is the future, just like AMD is dropping the 32 bit athlons.. Gimme a break |
| squirrellydw:
--- Quote from: krick on March 12, 2006, 05:42:35 pm ---What video card are you planning on using? If you want to use an ArcadeVGA, you'll have to pick a board with an AGP slot. What operating system do you plan on using? If you're considering using Windows 98SE or ME, you'll have to pick a motherboard with a compatible chipset. If you're going to use 2000 or XP, you can pick pretty much anything. --- End quote --- Yes I will be using the ArcadeVGA card with the Billabs BL27CB0P monitor. I plan on using XP Lets please not get into a CPU war, just what I asked. thanks |
| Havok:
--- Quote from: SOAPboy on March 12, 2006, 05:46:57 pm ---Um..... Intels dont run THAT hot dude.. in fact, AMD is known to run hotter than intel, and its been that way for years.. Regardless, they arnt going to be running so hot there going to combust or melt down randomly.. As for overclocking them, lol.. My 2.8C and friend 2.8E both could get to 3.4 respectivly on STOCK cooling.. --- End quote --- Old info - that used to be the case with AMD cpus. Now AMD has Intel beat on speed and temperature... My 2 cents - check out a Sempron - I just picked up mobo and CPU for $140 - PCIe and 3300+ so far it has run everything that I normally play lovely... |
| krick:
--- Quote from: Havok on March 13, 2006, 09:36:09 am ---My 2 cents - check out a Sempron - I just picked up mobo and CPU for $140 - PCIe and 3300+ so far it has run everything that I normally play lovely... --- End quote --- He can't use a PCIe motherboard if he wants to use an ArcadeVGA since it's only available as an AGP card. (well, with the exception of the boards based on the ULi M1695 that have both PCIe *and* AGP) Here's a newegg search for all the socket 939 motherboards with AGP slots sorted by rating... http://tinyurl.com/gzhmf |
| pointdablame:
If you're looking to buy the "fastest" CPU you can, I'd steer clear of the Semprons. They aren't bad chips at all, but you can get an A64 for not much more. As for those combos, they'll work fine for a budget system, but more times than not, the motherboards in those packs are total garbage. You pay for the chip, and then get the mobo for like an extra $20. Not worth it in my opinion if you know you'll be using the computer a lot, and especially if you'll be playing games on it. And without getting into the CPU pissing match: AMD Athlon XP CPUs ran substantially warmer than P4's and the A64 chips run cooler than the P4s. Read up on reviews if you want more info. So if you're worried about heat: A64 > P4 > AXP... but really, that's only one small thing to consider when buying a CPU. |
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