Originally posted by: VivienM
Originally posted by: slash196
Longest uptime I've ever seen on a Windoze desktop machine was on Win2K on a Dell PIII 700. Went from Labour Day (first Monday in September) to Canadian Thanksgiving (second Monday of October) without rebootingI had a laptop once sit around for about 3 months without rebooting, but it wasn't being used very much.
My P4 gaming rig (In signature) I keep running countinuously (I'd say that putting the computer in standby mode counts as continously running as well since most systems are unstable with the whole standby thing) and I had to turn off my computer a week ago since I had some updates to install but before then I hadn't technically turned off the system since july (was fiddling with hardware). And it's overclocked as well...
Originally posted by: Markfw900
carlosd, I even proved all of that, thanks for reinforcing my point. Only one thing, my motherboard was $85, shipped. ECS 945P-A, and it is a great motherboard with great OC options.
Originally posted by: Duvie
Originally posted by: Lithan
Intels procs use ~ 1/4th to 1/5th The power @ idle versus loaded. Do some research before you act like a smartass next time. 85*C is a clear example of either a fan that's shorting or improper seating. No processor in existance will run those temps @ idle unless you are putting a socket 7 heatsink on it.
Nice try....
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/print/pentiumd-820.html
more like 1/2.5....Look at the AMD procs listed in that example...there is 1/4th...
The idle of the P-D was higher then load of the 3500+ Venice.....
http://www.lostcircuits.com/cpu/p4_820/11.shtml
This one reaffirms same thing....
Lithan this is not system draw either, and they turned off CnQ for the AMD cpus...
I see no smart-asses just dumb-asses...
Edit: edited out comment I should have not made eventhough FUD pisses me off...
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: VivienM
Originally posted by: slash196
Longest uptime I've ever seen on a Windoze desktop machine was on Win2K on a Dell PIII 700. Went from Labour Day (first Monday in September) to Canadian Thanksgiving (second Monday of October) without rebootingI had a laptop once sit around for about 3 months without rebooting, but it wasn't being used very much.
My P4 gaming rig (In signature) I keep running countinuously (I'd say that putting the computer in standby mode counts as continously running as well since most systems are unstable with the whole standby thing) and I had to turn off my computer a week ago since I had some updates to install but before then I hadn't technically turned off the system since july (was fiddling with hardware). And it's overclocked as well...
Well my overclocked P4 file server\router has run for over a month before, and that was overclocked on stock cooling in an Antec Sonata, and with a 100% CPU load 24\7. Oh, my Dad's Athlon 64 running on an ECS board (overclocked too) has done the same thing, only in a slightly better ventilated case. The only time I reboot those machines is to install Windows patches and to blast the dust out every now and then.
Originally posted by: carlosd
Originally posted by: Markfw900
carlosd, I even proved all of that, thanks for reinforcing my point. Only one thing, my motherboard was $85, shipped. ECS 945P-A, and it is a great motherboard with great OC options.
OK, I don't consider ECS as good as MSI, so that's why I didn't cosidered it. Any way with mark's mobo:
So Pentium D 820 system
CPU : 250 USD
MOBO: 85 USD
Memory 180 USD
Aftermarket Cooling: 50USD
Total: 565USD
X2 3800+ system
CPU: 330 USD
MOBO: 80USD
Memory: 150USD
Aftermarket Cooling: Not necessary
Total: 560.
And the 820 system is still more expensive than the X2 one.
Originally posted by: Lithan
Originally posted by: Duvie
Originally posted by: Lithan
Intels procs use ~ 1/4th to 1/5th The power @ idle versus loaded. Do some research before you act like a smartass next time. 85*C is a clear example of either a fan that's shorting or improper seating. No processor in existance will run those temps @ idle unless you are putting a socket 7 heatsink on it.
Nice try....
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/print/pentiumd-820.html
more like 1/2.5....Look at the AMD procs listed in that example...there is 1/4th...
The idle of the P-D was higher then load of the 3500+ Venice.....
http://www.lostcircuits.com/cpu/p4_820/11.shtml
This one reaffirms same thing....
Lithan this is not system draw either, and they turned off CnQ for the AMD cpus...
I see no smart-asses just dumb-asses...
Edit: edited out comment I should have not made eventhough FUD pisses me off...
Read the article next time. The 820 doesn't support the idling processes that every other Smithfield does. They say that themselves. More-over anyone who read intels white pages would realize that you can calculate the absolute max power consumption of a 630 @ stock to be just a hair above 98watts when every single part of it is consuming as much electricity as it possibly can. They tested it @ 129watts. This means that their testing is flawed. Better luck next time. And you go around calling fatty a fanboy.
Originally posted by: Lithan
You link two articles and both give data that can not be accurate given the design of the processors, not to mention there being ~ 20% variance between the two. Are you even thinking before you post?
Perhaps someone who considers themselves worthy of being a mod should learn that CAPS LOCK doesn't actually obscure the fact that you're wrong at all. Also, Pm'ing people to call them idiots isn't a real good move either.
Originally posted by: Lithan
Your own sources don't agree. Maybe you should address that before you start name-calling.
Originally posted by: Lithan
Your own sources don't agree. Maybe you should address that before you start name-calling.
Originally posted by: AkumaX
Originally posted by: carlosd
Originally posted by: Markfw900
carlosd, I even proved all of that, thanks for reinforcing my point. Only one thing, my motherboard was $85, shipped. ECS 945P-A, and it is a great motherboard with great OC options.
OK, I don't consider ECS as good as MSI, so that's why I didn't cosidered it. Any way with mark's mobo:
So Pentium D 820 system
CPU : 250 USD
MOBO: 85 USD
Memory 180 USD
Aftermarket Cooling: 50USD
Total: 565USD
X2 3800+ system
CPU: 330 USD
MOBO: 80USD
Memory: 150USD
Aftermarket Cooling: Not necessary
Total: 560.
And the 820 system is still more expensive than the X2 one.
are we comparing retail value, market value (how much we could get each piece for), or how much we actually paid?
because my (very lucky) price run down goes like this...
CPU : 140 USD
MOBO: 65 USD
Memory 70 USD
Aftermarket Cooling: 50USD
Total: 325USD
so in about... 8 months, i'd use up about an extra 240USD in electricity bills. score!
Originally posted by: Lithan
Seeing as you're being so polite to me in your Pm's, calling me an idiot and telling me to shut the ****** up and all while asking for reviews that contridict the ones you posted. Well now, let's see
This one contridicts the lost circuits link; http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/print/pentiumd-820.html
And This one contridicts the xbit labs link; http://www.lostcircuits.com/cpu/p4_820/11.shtml
Oh, and this one represents an ~ 4x increase in power consumption that can be attributed to the processor when testing idle system consumption versus load; http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=pee840&page=4
So now you are saying that one of the sites isn't fully loading the processor. You do realize that you are admitting to using data you knew to be inaccurate to support your arguement by saying that don't you?
Originally posted by: Lithan
Math's not your strong suit I take it?
And I said you were acting like a smartass.
"What are you smoking???"
"that one is funny...Can I use that in my sig????"
Are you saying that isn't acting like a smartass?
Intels procs use ~ 1/4th to 1/5th The power @ idle versus loaded.
Originally posted by: Duvie
Spell it out for me then...I will go slowly for you.....
YOU LISTED TOTAL SYSTEMN POWER....
By the way 198/303 is 65% 1/4th would be 20%...you are the one who need the math lesson....65% would be cloeser to 2/3rds, 3/5ths, etc......
Originally posted by: Lithan
Originally posted by: Markfw900
Lithan, I think the system was off on the temps by 10c or so, but regardless of the exact temp, the system reposted that temp. The point I am argueing is your comment about Intel processors being cool. Not today they aren't ! Not even at Idle. And the 1/4th to 1/5th arguement does NOT match published review specs. Check all over, they use more at idle than AMD does at full load in some cases, but they do NOT swing that much. I can;t find the chart right now to link to. I will update when I find it, but something like 180 to 300.
You're quoting full system power usage. To be honest 180 to 300 watt only from loading cpu could easily be a 400% increase on cpu power usage.
Their review doesnt make sense although I might be wrong here. But smithfield is dual core, yet there is no such thing as a 2.8ee smithfield as far as I know. Maybe they got some sort of ES? I suspect they have a 2.8e or a 520 though.i wasn't the only one who tried to cool this proc passively. in fact, this was probably where i got the idea. but then again, they've got that 120mm exhaust fan to make it "less" of a passive cooled hsf. with the extra 120mm fan, it performs better than the big typhoon.
The mistake I made was that I didn't see that your cooler was passive initially. Yeah, passively cooling a single core prescott is hard enough (72*C is not a safe temp imho). Passively cooling a dual core p4 is simply not possible without extreme measures.
