AMD thermal diode (?)

[Guest]

Tom writes:
http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q3/010821/gigahertz-02.html
"The new core design reduces the heat production of the new Duron and the thermal diode can safe its life, even though the implementation is still not as fool proof as Intel's."
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I need some clarification on this. Firstly, how is it different from Intel's implementation? Secondly, why is it needed? Don't current AMD motherboards power down if the fan fails?

I would also like the power consumption compared to a celeron 900, if anyone has the figures handy somewhere. Thanks.

 

[wapaaga]

the intel desing has the chip shut down the system when it gets to hot where as the amd has the mother baord do it

the advantage to the current method is that the temps are much more accurate then the they are which make it easier to ahvea defint turn off point also it stop the misplacement of the tempature probe which can happen now


i would not care about the heat diffrence between the celeron and the duron becuase the cleron will get killed by the duron in every ap

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[Guest]

thanks wapaaga. Intel's system still sounds far more elegant to me. But I won't be buying a p4 for a while, so it's either celeron on an 815-based board or duron on a via-based board.

 

[aarona]

I saw an article over here... http://www.tweakmax.com/html/morgan/morgan-1.cfm

Very interesting that power consumption isn't lower in the new Durons.

 

[Guest]

thanks aarona, I'll take a read of that. The power consumption of today's chips leaves a lot to be desired. Bring on 0.13 micron, AMD.

 

[Matisaro]

Get a 1 ghz tbird, its 30 bucks less than the 1ghz duron, and it will OWN the celeron, and the duron.

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