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Old 12-02-2004, 09:22 PM   #15
kram 2.0
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Originally Posted by shadowbreaker513
From what I've seen, AMDs are FAR cooler. My 3200+ idles at about 34C and under heavy load hits no higher than about 40C-42C
My. Intel P4 2.8C idles at 35C - I don't see that as FAR hotter than 35C. Prescott Cores? Add 10C to that - it's still not enough to kill a CPU - especially as Intel CPUs has a thermal protection to always have your CPU stay at a safe temp. As HAL mentions, Intel to me is by preference.

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