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Why Pentium?
"Mark Mandell" wrote in message
ink.net... "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster(even though both PC's have the WD SATA Raptor drives running at 10,000 RPM). But it also runs at a higher temp and after nine months was beginning to overheat a bit. So I applied some thermal compound the other day which has corrected the problem. You know every time we installed a heat sink on IC chips, we ALWAYS used thermal compound. It was a requirement. So you put that between the heatsink and the processor? -- George Hester _________________________________ |
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Why Pentium?
"Bioboffin" wrote in message
... Bazzer Smith wrote: "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. If you choose Pentiums you don't have to bother installing a central heating system. This was once the case. I always buy Intel, and I can tell you that the last dual core processor at 3.2Ghz runs quite hot. In my case with aftermarket (Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 pro) cooling, I have 50 degrees Celsius (almost regardless of the ambient temperature). John Wow that is hot isn't it? That is where my machine is supposed to flip out. I have the setting there. Can you tell me what it should never be more than? -- George Hester _________________________________ |
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Why Pentium?
On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:57:55 GMT, "George Hester"
wrote: dual core processor at 3.2Ghz runs quite hot. In my case with aftermarket (Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 pro) cooling, I have 50 degrees Celsius (almost regardless of the ambient temperature). John Wow that is hot isn't it? That is where my machine is supposed to flip out. I have the setting there. Can you tell me what it should never be more than? There is no need to set a shutdown temp of 50C. The manufacturer or person setting it up merely forgot to set a more appropriate temp. 70C would be better, but if you want a machine-specific setting, run something that loads it and checks for errors (like Prime95's Torture test) and set the thresold temp below that which causes instability, as you would not want the system producing errors even if it weren't in jeopardy of permanent damage- and it would then possibly indicate that a better heatsink was useful in some situations. |
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Why Pentium?
kony writes:
There is no need to set a shutdown temp of 50C. The manufacturer or person setting it up merely forgot to set a more appropriate temp. 70C would be better, but if you want a machine-specific setting, run something that loads it and checks for errors (like Prime95's Torture test) and set the thresold temp below that which causes instability, as you would not want the system producing errors even if it weren't in jeopardy of permanent damage- and it would then possibly indicate that a better heatsink was useful in some situations. Wouldn't pushing the chip to the point of instability already be running a substantial risk of damaging it? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Why Pentium?
Keep in mind who does the buying at most businesses. Not the user of the
computer, but the IT department. Their number one goal is typically keeping the total cost of ownership down to a reasonable level. This means they want standard equipment that's going to be supported. To them, that means a Dell or HP box, which has (in the past) meant Intel processors. The initial purchase price makes up a small portion of the TCO; it's the ongoing support and maintenance that eats up a big chunk of it. Also keep in mind that most computers at a job spend the bulk of their time idling along, I'd guess at less than 50% CPU utilization. So having a processor that's 10 or even 20% faster wouldn't be noticed or appreciated by most business users. That's my $0.02 worth. FWIW, I'd wait for the the Conroe processors to come out at the end of this month, if you're not in a hurry and want a dual-core CPU. Clint "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. |
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Hi there !
You mean you assembled the Intel Pentium WITHOUT thermal compound in the first place ????? Putting thermal compund on is one of the BASIC requirements when assembling ... no wonder it ran HOT !!!!!! One thing Intel do that AMD don't ... that is thermal protection ..... If a Intel processor gets hot it slows down... If a AMD processor runs got ..... it BURNS OUT ! I know what I prefer ... as cooling fans on heatsinks, cases and powers supplies DO sieze up ! Steve On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:14:23 GMT, "Mark Mandell" wrote: "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster(even though both PC's have the WD SATA Raptor drives running at 10,000 RPM). But it also runs at a higher temp and after nine months was beginning to overheat a bit. So I applied some thermal compound the other day which has corrected the problem. |
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Why Pentium?
Talal Itani wrote:
Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. Well, it can get complicated because companies tend to buy pre-builts so the builder's choices are a heavy influence but, of course, they try to make choices the companies will buy. However, the crux of it is that whatever criteria you (or the articles) use to determine 'better' is not necessarily the most important criteria to companies. Companies want a stable, reliable, trouble free (as much as possible), platform that performs the assigned tasks in a timely manner at the least total cost. To wit, 'faster' is not necessarily 'better', as long as it does the job in a timely manner, and there's more to cost than just the initial purchase, of which processor price differential is a minor component. There are also similar considerations from the system builder's perspective. For example, Intel makes compilers and chipsets in addition to just the processor and you can build an entire system from Intel parts. So what? Well, if you're a builder and have some integration problem there would be one place to go to get it resolved vs the confusion that can arise from multiple vendors each claiming the problem is someone else's. And that costs money, which might be considered more significant than a nominal raw processor cost differential. Many companies use a similar line of reasoning in buying pre-builts. Cost isn't just the 'cost of repair' because, presumably, the machine serves a money making purpose, no matter how obliquely, and it isn't serving that purpose when not working (which includes the stable/reliable/trouble free points I mentioned earlier). |
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Why Pentium?
Recentl HP has dropped Intel Xeon'sa For AMD' Opertrons ( 280, 285, 290
Chipsets) in the Mid and high level server market. Also Oracle Data servers come with AMD only. "badgolferman" wrote in message ... Talal Itani, 7/3/2006, 10:45:00 AM, M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04 wrote: Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I believe most businesses purchase computers in lots. They buy the exact same computer and configure it the same way. In order to buy these kind of quantities they purchase their computers from computer companies such as Dell or HP. Until these manufacturers drop the Intel chips and move over to AMD-based computers you will continue to see most large companies staying with Intel. It is really more of an economic consideration than technical one for the buyer. -- "Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made." ~ Otto von Bismarck |
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