[mythtv-users] About to build/buy quiet MicroAtx case using AMD Sempron -- Opinions?

[Matt Garman]

On 11/3/06, Scott Alfter <mythtv at salfter.dyndns.org> wrote:
> Mark R. Cervarich wrote:
> > At the time I thought I was going to build a front-end only, but now
> > am thinking about building a new frontend/backend system.  Either way,
> > I'm looking to make it as QUIET as possible.
>
> Unless something has changed recently, an Athlon 64 will run cooler than a
> Sempron.  Athlon 64s support Cool'n'Quiet; Semprons (at least the Socket 754
> Semprons I've used) don't.

Both socket 754 and AM2 semprons above 3000 or 3200 support
cool'n'quiet (at least on the newest revisions).  See the following
thread:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33802&highlight=

Unless you buy one of the brand-new (and significantly more
expensive/harder to find) 35 W Athlon 64 CPUs, the Sempron will be
much cooler.  As indicated by the discussion above, what makes the
Semprons really attractive is their undervoltability (paired with the
right motherboard, that is).

Hope that helps,
Matt