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""Fe-Fi-Fo---Oh-Fu . . . .
The reports on Prescott processors chewing up 10-15% more power than expected is one of those things that affect overclockers more than others.
When Intel is talking about 90-100 watts at default, we're looking at 130-140 watts in a typical overclocker setup. If this doesn't concern you, it damn well ought to. For power per cubic centimeter, we're going to see numbers that make the AMD Thunderbirds look cold.
A little known fact about the Pentium IV is that a disproportionate amount of the power it draws, well, leaks. This is a big reason why Intel is so interested in new technologies like strained silicon.
Well, whatever they've done with Prescott to try to reduce the problem isn't working so far. The big problem for Intel isn't the possibility that some current Intel mobo users may not be able to use Prescotts with their boards. It's that Intel has lost control of its process technology: new chips are heating up sooner and faster than they had expected.
If they can't tame this beast, and quickly, it will probably have an adverse affect across the board. It could mean Intel will have to start playing the delay game, and reap bad publicity if the new processors have a habit of overheating or just end up needing too noisy cooling. Remember how big a negative it was for AMD to have its processors called furnaces.
For overclockers, and especially Intel overclockers, who are as likely as not to stick with the retail fan, these heat levels will become bottlenecks.
Something you ought to keep in mind is that Prescott is a two-way transitional chip. It's only supposed to ramp from 3.4-3.8GHz in socket 478, then hang around for a short time as a socket 775 chip until Tejas shows up. for socket 478 was never meant to have a long-life, anyway. It's a transitional
When they do come out, these Prescotts will cost a lot, as you would expect. Even if Intel gets everything under control, and quickly, no Prescott will become affordable until the beginning (if Intel releases lower-speed OEN Prescotts) or spring (if they don't) of 2004.
So even if the problems above all get fixed, you won't get a crack at Prescott for six-nine months, anyway, and if there are problems, you may not want to take a crack.
There's another problem which will affect both AMD and Intel. The CPU isn't the only place where changes are coming.
""
Not as ROSY for INTELLIOTS as they would have you believe huh?
""Fe-Fi-Fo---Oh-Fu . . . .
The reports on Prescott processors chewing up 10-15% more power than expected is one of those things that affect overclockers more than others.
When Intel is talking about 90-100 watts at default, we're looking at 130-140 watts in a typical overclocker setup. If this doesn't concern you, it damn well ought to. For power per cubic centimeter, we're going to see numbers that make the AMD Thunderbirds look cold.
A little known fact about the Pentium IV is that a disproportionate amount of the power it draws, well, leaks. This is a big reason why Intel is so interested in new technologies like strained silicon.
Well, whatever they've done with Prescott to try to reduce the problem isn't working so far. The big problem for Intel isn't the possibility that some current Intel mobo users may not be able to use Prescotts with their boards. It's that Intel has lost control of its process technology: new chips are heating up sooner and faster than they had expected.
If they can't tame this beast, and quickly, it will probably have an adverse affect across the board. It could mean Intel will have to start playing the delay game, and reap bad publicity if the new processors have a habit of overheating or just end up needing too noisy cooling. Remember how big a negative it was for AMD to have its processors called furnaces.
For overclockers, and especially Intel overclockers, who are as likely as not to stick with the retail fan, these heat levels will become bottlenecks.
Something you ought to keep in mind is that Prescott is a two-way transitional chip. It's only supposed to ramp from 3.4-3.8GHz in socket 478, then hang around for a short time as a socket 775 chip until Tejas shows up. for socket 478 was never meant to have a long-life, anyway. It's a transitional
When they do come out, these Prescotts will cost a lot, as you would expect. Even if Intel gets everything under control, and quickly, no Prescott will become affordable until the beginning (if Intel releases lower-speed OEN Prescotts) or spring (if they don't) of 2004.
So even if the problems above all get fixed, you won't get a crack at Prescott for six-nine months, anyway, and if there are problems, you may not want to take a crack.
There's another problem which will affect both AMD and Intel. The CPU isn't the only place where changes are coming.
""
Not as ROSY for INTELLIOTS as they would have you believe huh?
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