Typical 8 - 12 day for an Amd user:
wake up
check temps
play games like UT
check temps
go to forums, praise Amd
check temps
tweak settings
check temps
run benchmarks
check temps
check temps
go to forums and post "why my temps high?"
check temps
check temps
12 hours later and not one damn thing accomplished on a Amd based pc.
Typical day for Intel prescott users ..
Wake up tired.. bad slepping night
Start its computer.. don't need to check temp... the alarm start to sound..
check cooler..running
check heatsink... well seated
change thermal paste... maybe that will fix.
start the computer... alarm still sound
disable alarm in BIOS
boot windows.. crash
remove side panel
finally boot windows
check temp ...65.. well sensor must be wrong
Check on internet
check email
Play UT.. frame rate low..
computer feeling sluggish
computer crash
Attempt to reboot. no go
wait a while for the computer to cool down
Finally booting complete
Download throttle watch
Start a word processing apps.
check throttle watch..ok
start a game
check throttle watch
Not good,throttling occur and P4 prescott running like a celeron ..
Anyway, since a celeron is good enough for simple office work, keep working
Stop work to activate AC
stop work to remove some cloth
stop work to remove some more cloth
stop work to put AC at full capacity
no more cloth to remove..
Go out and leave the room to cool down
Come back 2 hours later.. forgot to shut down computer... room no cool
MAD
ANGRY
Finally go out buying third party cooling solution
Don't fit on board...
ANGRY
still havent got the time to eat ..
bad headache.. cause by dehydratation..
Take some medicine..
finnaly drink and eat something
Go back to the computer.
Call for help on forum
Had good advice from Mozz.. he knows Intel stuff
AMD meltdown don't show up, because it is Intel trouble, and it can be.. probably user error..
room strating to heat up ..
read on low temp on AMD A64 CPU
AMDmeltdown show up feeling the need to put back AMD trolls at their place
Room still heating up
damn computer crash..
wait to reboot.. still too hot
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Finally, got ok to boot
Look at Newegg for liquid cooling
finnaly go with a simpler AMD solution, order it and go to bed
not able to sleep.. still to het in the room.....
Ahhhhhhh. I was long due for some trolling... feel better now.