AMD or INTEL for temps.

[VIDGUYUK]

I'm going to buy a new CPU/MB after xmas (my kt7-a raid & 1.3 tbird are getting a little long in the tooth)

The problem is the room I have to put them in is quite warm (my current case temp is 31c!) and the missus doesn't want to hear a 747 taking off when I boot up.

So, what is to best solution for speed/coolness?
I've narrowed it down to 2 final choices;

1: NFORCE 2 mb, XP2200+, 256-512meg pc2700 or over.

or

2: ASUS P4T533 RAID, 256meg 4200 rimms, P4 2.53B.

I don't want to be responsible for a bloody AMD v's INTEL war,
just some honest opinions.

Thanks. :)

P.S. Any opinions on which will have the longest lifespan (not needing to be upgraded soon after installation and upgradeability) would be appreciated.

[Smokey]

I dont think that you will have any temp problems at all, unless you start overclocking, then I would same Intel would stay the coolest with a stock HSF to boot!!

[saturnotaku]

If quiet and cool is what 'ya want, get the Intel. Your wife will thank you. :)

But do yourself a favor and don't bother with the overpriced RAMBUS memory. DDR333 and DDR400 offer pretty much the same performance at a much lower cost. Your wife should thank you again for that. ;)

[VIDGUYUK]

Thanks for the replies.

The rimms come with the motherboard, supposed to be quite fast too!!!

The ASUS board I mentioned is currently topping the 3d mark 2001 charts (with a 9700 pro and LN2 cooling I might add, bit too exotic for me) 2000+ marks!!!

Definatley gonna top it of with an NV30 though, doom 3 demo crawls on this system @ 640x480 full detail (its only an alpha demo, I know....);

Abit KT7-A RAID
WINDOWS ME (98 UNSTABLE ON MY SYSTEM, 2000 TO SLOW, XP JUST WONT INSTALL!!!)
1.33 TBIRD @ 1.4GHZ
512 PC133 CAS 2
ASUS V8200 GF3
SBLIVE! VALUE (NEVER AGAIN!!!!)
FUJITSU 20GIG ATA66 7200RPM
MAXTOR 80GIG ATA133 7200RPM
21 INCH CRT MONITOR (1600X1200 @ 85HZ)

[Smokey]

Originally posted by VIDGUYUK
Thanks for the replies.

The rimms come with the motherboard, supposed to be quite fast too!!!

The ASUS board I mentioned is currently topping the 3d mark 2001 charts (with a 9700 pro and LN2 cooling I might add, bit too exotic for me) 2000+ marks!!!

Definatley gonna top it of with an NV30 though, doom 3 demo crawls on this system @ 640x480 full detail (its only an alpha demo, I know....);

Abit KT7-A RAID
WINDOWS ME (98 UNSTABLE ON MY SYSTEM, 2000 TO SLOW, XP JUST WONT INSTALL!!!)
1.33 TBIRD @ 1.4GHZ
512 PC133 CAS 2
ASUS V8200 GF3
SBLIVE! VALUE (NEVER AGAIN!!!!)
FUJITSU 20GIG ATA66 7200RPM
MAXTOR 80GIG ATA133 7200RPM
21 INCH CRT MONITOR (1600X1200 @ 85HZ)


From what ur saying about Doom3 demo and looking in your sig, there seems to be something very wrong with your pc? XP wont even install??? Oh and take away the (1600*1200@85Hz) my 19inch does that ;) best just putting make and model

[ReDeeMeR]

Originally posted by VIDGUYUK

WINDOWS ME (98 UNSTABLE ON MY SYSTEM, 2000 TO SLOW, XP JUST WONT INSTALL!!!)


omg, rofl

[PsychoSy]

Anytime there's a major core change or die shrink, temps rise all over again and the science in getting the heat factor down begind anew. That's for both Intel and AMD. I think that, for the majority of PC folks, the heat issue is a non-issue (at least for me). We had so many years to adapt to and get used to it that I've pretty much accepted it.

[ricercar]

Last night I installed one of those huge Zalman Copper Sinks/Fan (http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnps6000alCu.htm) on an Athlon 1600 XP. In low-noise mode, the 92 mm fan is at 1600 RPM and too quiet to hear outside the computer case.

The Zaman keeps my CPU 13 degrees C cooler than the previous Cooler Master sink&fan, which was much louder. It's a great solution for a quiet living-room computer, and Zalman has sinks for both AMD or Intel CPUs.

However, it's a bad sink for a LAN party rig or a machine that's relocated a lot, because the copper sink is over official weight specfication for the respective sockets, and the clip uses only the center ridges to hold it on.