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Originally Posted by TiggerK
.... and therefore run MUCH cooler, even cooler than any AMD Chip.
Hard to beat the Core 2 Duo IMHO.
Cheers
TiggerK
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The earlier AMD chip had some temp struggles as well(athlon XP), but the newer athlon 64/x2 and FX chips are a major leap ahead in this respect.
My SLI gaming machine has an x2 4800+. On most of the time and always pushed to its wits end be it video editing or intense Lan gaming for long weary bouts. Never goes over 28-32C with a stock fan, let alone the Zalman monster sized fans like the 9700.
I have never seen an intel chip on an air fan(of any variety) stay in its high 20s after 12 hours straight of Battlefield 2142 ! The only intel chips I have seen that are cool are ones submerged in a meticulously watercooled system.
Core2 has made some great advances over the shocking thermals of the P4s, but theres still room for improvement. Im really looking forward to AMD K8L quaddies...I hope they can stay cool n quiet too
as for MCE purposes...Uber CPU power is not high on the list......... Im currently running one rig with a celeron chip I bought new for $60. lolz
astro