Message: 3 Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 11:02:37 +0530 From: "Harsh" mailme@backendguru.com Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM]AMD processor ??

go for only ASUS boards... no MSI or anything esle ... also heating prob is there i keep cabinet open ... if u have the money spend on a p4 ... have heard that not much of heating prob ...

Can you point out to me what prompts you to say 'no MSI or anything else' ? ? ? & what is the amazing advantage that ASUS offers over any other motherboard manufacturer ?

Most motherboards which support Athlon [even Pentium ones I think], have a mechanism to shutdown the system if && when the CPU reaches a 'critical' temperature, which I think is configurable in the BIOS. 60 C should possibly not be considered a heating 'problem' at all.

Think about it, you could harvest Athlon's heat output to make omlettes or even bake a great cake. Pentium because of its thermal properties can never offer such extra-features [it directs all heat to Intel HQ, where they use your heat output to make their omlettes]. So all in all, I can safely say that AMD Athlon XP is great value for money. ;-))

Run Linux smoothly, cook omlettes, heat your room in the winter just by starting the machine... multi-functionality at its best ! ;-)))

Vishal.