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    Turion heat and noise

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Chiqui, Mar 23, 2006.

  1. Chiqui

    Chiqui Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know that in desktops, AMD processores tend to create more heat, thus requiring more vent speeds so these generate more noise. How is this aplicale to the mobile brand of AMD such as the Turion?
     
    Chiqui, Mar 23, 2006
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    j0hn00 Notebook Evangelist

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    Every Athlon64 I've used ran very cool... I believe P-D's are the ones with heat issues. Anyway, Turions do run warmer than P-Ms. Nonetheless, with a little undervolting, my CPU temps hover in the high 40s to low 50s with the fan coming on very seldomly.
     
    j0hn00, Mar 23, 2006
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    ttupa Tech Elitist NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, that's what I've experienced and heard as well...that Pentiums generate much more heat, and thus require better cooling solutions. My AthlonXP desktop ran consistently at 30-35 on an Al/Cu cooling device. That's cool. My P-M lappy is sitting at 43 now, and never gets above 55. I know that the Turion is good with heat dissipation as well.
     
    ttupa, Mar 24, 2006
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    vassil_98 Notebook Deity

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    The heat one fees when working on a laptop depends almost exclusively on the case of the laptop (I mean mobile processors of course). If the notebook is thin, there will be heat. Thus in v2000 and v2000z the Pentium M does not run cooler than the Turion (after undervolting that is).
    If you don't want a gaming machine, you should be concerned with HDD temps as these are much more of an issue. If, on the other hand, you want a gaming machine, beware the GPU and the CPU.
     
    vassil_98, Mar 24, 2006
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