[mythtv-users] Power to the Masses (CPU Power that is) - LONG!!

Ron Johnson ron.l.johnson at cox.net
Fri Mar 25 01:59:39 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 20:46 -0500, Anthony Vito wrote:
> > Chips hate Heat.
> > Heat must be Moved Away.
> > Moving lots of Heat makes Noise, or costs a Lot, or is Esoteric.
> > Noise is Incompatible with watching TV (unless you're watching MTV).
> > P4 chips make Lots of Heat.
> > AMD chips make less Heat (nowadays).
> 
> Mobile AMD chips make even less heat ;)
> 
> I'm currently running a mobile 2800 at 1.3 volts. I got one of those
> huge heat sinks with a 70mm fan and took off the fan. I have a 120mm
> fan running at 7 volts attached to the cover the micro atx case,
> pulling air in the vent over the CPU. Dead silent, works like a charm.

What mobo and case?

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