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To: dougSF30 who wrote (1966)	7/22/2000 9:45:35 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 275872

Re: "So the 840 limitation wasn't the Tbird, but almost certainly the motherboard, etc." How can you absolutely be certain in a statement that says "almost certainly" ? You AMDroids have an excuse factory I don't know about?

To: dougSF30 who wrote (1966)	7/22/2000 9:52:25 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Re: "I know it irks you that AMD's process yields so much better at high speed grades than Intel's, but you'll simply have to deal with it as best you can." You clearly haven't gotten the word yet !!! AMD's ASPs were about $93 last quarter - just how many HIGH YIELDING AThWipers do you think these jokers were selling? Do the math - if AMD was yielding and selling so many high speed AThWipers, their ASPS would have been one heluva a lot higher than $93 !! And why did AMD's CPU revenue only increase 4% above their Q1 2000 CPU revenue - because of so many high speed Wipeys? [Comment - AMDroids will use this space for providing the obligatory excuses about poor motherboard and chip set availablity - an excuse that even Jerry Sanders didn't evoke at the CC when he said MB's and chip set support were JUST FINE !] Have you wondered why the CopperTurd is so widely available in speeds down to 700 MHZ ?

To: dougSF30 who wrote (1966)	7/22/2000 10:03:29 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Heat Emissions First off, let me say, the Socket-A Thunderbird Athlons put out a LOT more heat than FC-PGA Coppermines do. Many FC-PGA Coppermines can be run without a fan and only a heatsink (as my main work machine does), where on the other hand Socket-A Durons and Thunderbirds are more like heat factories. Even with Alpha cooling, the chips were averaging around 105-120ºF, where most FC-PGA Coppermines run swiftly at 70-90ºF. As noted by AMD, the Thunderbird/Duron chips WILL fry themselves within seconds if not cooled properly. gamepc.com