On Monday 27 Jan 2003 3:31 pm, et wrote: > On Monday 27 January 2003 04:04 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Sunday 26 Jan 2003 11:12 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: > > > On Sunday 26 January 2003 06:06 pm, Chuck Burns wrote: > > > > Well.. for starters, P4's have MUCH better thermal resistance, not to > > > > mention a thermal diode that can regulate the core CPU temperature if > > > > the fan happens to fail, or if the heatsink happens to fall off.. > > > > Many 3rd party tests have shown that a P4 cpu can run even without a > > > > heatsink, with no damage to the CPU at all. It slows down if it > > > > detects temperature overload, and prevents the core temp. from > > > > reaching critical levels.. (Not to mention the 400-533mhz cache > > > > speeds, compared to athlon's measly 200mhz.. :p) > > > > > > Thats interesting. I always thought that AMDs' chips were better > > > performers at the same speed range....from what I've read. (but I'm no > > > expert). > > > > Dertainly that's implied in most of the reviews I've read, which is why > > they started the comparative numbering system. > > > > Anne > > the "comparative numbering system" is something they have been doing for > years, and it seems to me to be a comparative pricing system more than > speed.
Wasn't it Cyrix/IBM that used to do it? Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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