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| Report:
AMD Road Show, San
Antonio Texas 11/1/01 |
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Why is AMD
interested in the small system builder (us):
1)
Both Gateway and Dell have discontinued use of the AMD processor
2)
AMD is relying on the small system builder to buy its chips
The new XP processor,
more transistors, more computing power, less ~ 20% power consumption,
thermal diode to shut down the computer if it get’s too hot,
(motherboard manufacturers are setting up their circuits to support this
feature) and the new chip naming procedure, “its more than Megahertz”
AMD has changed the
way they have named the new XP processors, and are getting away from the
megahertz related designation. I’m
interested in performance, and rely on benchmark comparisons, it runs
faster than Intel and the new XP1900 was announced and released yesterday,
11/5/01.
How to assemble
a computer, the seven deadly sins:
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Improper centering of heat sink over processor die.
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Failure to remove the Mylar plastic cover on the thermal compound
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Leaving the thermal interface material exposed to the environment too long
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Reusing the thermal interface compound
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“Leaning” on the heat sink with one hand while hooking the clip with the other
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Plugging the heat sink fan into the wrong connector
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“Scraping” the motherboard with the heat sink clip (or screwdriver) during installation
Resources, recommended heat sinks,
motherboards and power supplies...
AMD Athlon™ Configuration Information:
New Computer Stuff...
SLIM PC, several
manufacturers are selling the smaller computer
www.msicomputer.com/product/netpc/netpc.htm
Flat panel, LCD
screen monitors, the price is dropping, and the sub $500.00 17” monitor
is available. Check out the
following website for availability and current prices:
www.TigerDirect.com
By
Gus Hrncir, Contributing Editor, BuildOrBuy