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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Elmer who wrote (50973)2/25/1999 6:05:00 PM
From: RDM  Read Replies (1) of 1572214
 
<You have to move a whole lot a heat away to keep it that cool.>

While 27 watts is substantial, it is much easier today than a few years ago. These new attached chip fans and air handling of the ATX cases (thank you Intel) make it a straightforward job at a low cost.

I woulld like the power to be less than 20 watts from a elegance point of view. Realistically, I am not sure that I would pay much for that. The chip is 118mm sq. rather than large Pentium III die and is $150 cheaper for the 450/500 Mhz performance level. Not a home run, but a solid base hit. The power may scale down to perhaps 14 watts in .18 micron at 450 Mhz. Of course, in reality, 550/600 Mhz versions will consume closer to twenty watts in .18 micron and this is still competitive.

It looks like mask v10 is a winner and v16 in six months will keep the momentum rolling.

Of course it is not your first choice for a military spec. environment, but few PCs need that.
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