Heat & Noise problem: Athlon vs. Duron

[theprobbka]

I am retooling a computer for my parents. They currently have a PII 450 MHz, 192 MB PC-100 RAM. They want something a helluva lot faster, but not nearly as hot or noisy as my computer, an Athlon XP 1700+ . I was thinking something like a 950MHz Duron, or something like that, nice and affordable. Anyone know whether this will fit the heat and noise requirements?

Probbka

 

[MoFunk]

Heat should be no problem. Are you going to use the stock HSF? That is where a lot of noise will come from. Maybe look into getting a HS that will support an 80mm fan, that way you could slap on a quiet fan and be happy. You may also want to look into replacing their PSU fan as well. I did that to my "family" PC and it worked wonders!

 

[Wind]

Heat should not be a probs....noise will be depending on the HSF ur using. The stock cooler tht comes w/ the retail version is good enough for a non-O/C PC & the noice level of the HSF is decent.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I concur with the others, however, I'd recommend the Duron1ghz as it has the Morgan core which has the SSE, data prefecth, and improves the heat/power issues over the 950 and the price difference is only 8$. I just bought 2, 1 for me and 1 for a client's workstation and I'm pleased with them. I picked them up for 54$@newegg which is now listing them for 52$. As to the HS/F combo just get a COOLER MASTER DP5-6I11A while your buying the CPU from Newegg as it's only 5.50$+6$ S/H and will suffice for your needs without the jet turbine noise.

 

[SRman]

The hottest my Duron 1.2 with retail heatsink and fan has gotten after a night of CS is 100f. Currently it is running 93f. It is also fairly quiet.

SR

 

[ku]

well what heatsink are you using on ur system? If it's retail, you might have to spend an extra few bucks for something quieter. Perhaps an ALPHA PAL8045 + Panaflo L1A.