10/22 Do the Pentium 4's (2GHz+) these days run so hot that you need a huge
fan on it? My Athlon does, and it's waaay too noisy, so I'm thinking of
switching to Intel. Good or bad idea?
\_ i vaguely remember only CPU taht doesn't require huge fans
are those transmeta chip. You would have better luck check out
the latest Pentium-M, as it has much lower power consumption than
P-4
\_ Consider underclocking. Seriously. And formatting in 80 columns.
\_ Do PCs these days still have the "Turbo" switch which we can turn
off?
\_ Yes, they run hot, just like the Athlons.
When are they going to put a Pentium M on an ATX board?
\_ I agree! I want a fanless CPU on an ATX board.
Let me know if you find something. -brett
\_ There's nothing wrong with a huge fan. Huge fans are good. That
means they spin slower to move the same air as a smaller fan. That
means they're quieter.
\_ http://www.thermaltake.com/products/heatsink/silentBoost.htm
http://www.zalman.co.kr/usa/product/cnps7000a-alcu.htm
\_ The main thing that's obscene about current processors (AMD and Intel
both) is how much wattage they consume - the 3ghz P4 can eat upwards
of 80 watts, and I've heard reports that Prescott may be in the 125
watt range. And people leave these things on 24/7, and then wonder
why there's a power crisis.
\_ there's a power crisis because of several reasons. 1) monopoly
abuse in the power market, 2) lack of effort being put into
developing alternative energy sources, 3) waste, 4) mismanagement
and 5) well, there's more but I've gotta go grab the new seti
client so I can cure cancer.
\_ I run seti on my desktop machines at work, but I power off
those machines when I leave work. My priorities are 1)
conserve power, then 2) put to good use the power that I can't
conserve (ie. all idle CPU cycles). For this reason, I don't
run seti on my laptop at work, since my laptop is smart enough
to turn off the CPU clock when it hits the idle loop. Running
seti on this laptop will increase power consumption, defeating
the original intent of seti. |
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