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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 240.58-2.5%Nov 17 3:59 PM EST

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To: Mani1 who wrote (5444)8/17/2000 11:49:38 PM
From: Ali ChenRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
Again, <Coppermine consumes much less power than Athlon.>
If 30% less is "much less", then much less:).

<I have not seen any "all copper" heat sink. That is got to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard.>
<Making the fins out of Copper gives virtually no advantage... There is virtually no thermal gradient in the fins..>
I don't want to enter into another useless discussion.
I guess you just need to buy a cheap $25,000 infrared
camera to see how reality fares relative to your
statements. I could not find that link to newly
intorduced copper heatsinks for P-III
from some recent Expo,
but just to slightly support my statements:

Copper heat sinks
micforg.co.jp

rtcgroup.com
- copper fins are 20% more efficient

coolwhip.dk

Regards,
- Ali
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