RE: [OT] Acceptable CPU temp?

["Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>]

AMD seem to have cured this problem on their new range of Athlon XP
chips.

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geraint Morris [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 October 2001 07:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Acceptable CPU temp?
>
> Agreed that on slower chips it doesn't matter realy. On the faster
Athlons
> though it's important simply because they generate so much heat. My
1.2
> Athlon uses about 63W of power and so generates lots of heat, the
quicker
> I
> can disperse that heat the better.
>
> G.
>
> > While I agree that it appears to be superior to zinc oxide stuff,
the
> > results don't automatically justify the use of it on sub 1GHz
CPUs.
Some
> > of our PCs have been running for years continuously without any
heat
> > problems. It may be because none of the CPUs are faster than
850MHz.
And
> > besides, we have loads of Sudocream left over.
>
>
>
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