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Can someone give me the temp for a p4 3.06HT Cpu at full maxed out CPU%?
Take a look at the size of the die for the p4 and for the amd athlon line, the p4 has a huge die (ergo muchos more $/£ since u get less outta the wafer and therfore less chips per wafer = more money)
The p4 also has a metal casing to the die, area to transmit heat is greater on a intel than a amd, so amd's do run hotter, they have a smaller die and less area to transmit the heat. i have to have my case opened (since new chip) cos i got a poor case and cooling, and ive got shitty silver thermal paste, if i where to shove my old thunderbird copper base heatsink with some artic silver 3 instead of the oem ( cos the old brace on the copper heatsink is just a bitch to equip) i would lower the temp from 51C to 40 odd C. case closed also.
but as it stands my amd2000+ operates at 44C base and 51C full 100% cpu case open. case closed 51 base and 60C full 100%. 60C for an amd is a stable temp, people are just used to overclockers temps where they try to get their chip as cool as poss'. amds can go as high as 90C b4 they burn out. my mobo has settings to shut it down at certain temps, and the lowest temp is 75C . (chaintech 7njs Ultra 400) which i think has to be one of the best amd mob's around right now.
my old amd t-bird ran at 37C full wack with 100% cpu load and that same old copper based bitch to fit heatsink and artic silver 2 case closed. !!!!!!
and then p4's only stay cooler cos they de-clock themselves when they get hot.
Leave an amd on over nite and it still has the same performance in the morning. leave a p4 overnite and its prolly' dropped the closk by 200mhz to lower the cpu temp to what the manufacturer has deemed "cool"
my 2p
Xan
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