Pentium D hotter than Pentium 4?

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capoeira
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Pentium D hotter than Pentium 4?

Post by capoeira » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:54 pm

got an ooooold mainboard with a 3Ghz Pentium 4.
I want to buy a new mainboard and chip at the end of the year.
I could get a Pentium D 925 for $30, so I was thinking of buying it until I get my new mainboard. I know, both get very hot, but can I expect the Pentium D getting even hotter as the Pentium 4? or are they about the same?

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Re: Pentium D hotter than Pentium 4?

Post by cmthomson » Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:54 pm

Not sure about the 925D, but my 830D was way hotter than any P4. The 9xx series was a die-shrink of the 8xx series, and quite a bit cooler. Just not sure whether the result was more or less than the P4 they replaced. Probably still more, since it was essentially two P4's in a single package.

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Re: Pentium D hotter than Pentium 4?

Post by capoeira » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:13 pm

cmthomson wrote:Probably still more, since it was essentially two P4's in a single package.
yea, probably :(

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