AMD CPU a fire hazard?
It seems to me that the majority of the stories I've read about a chip getting fried are about an AMD chip. I have an AMD Athlon XP system and am concerned about its thermal protection. I have a motherboard that supposedly will shut down the system if the cpu gets too hot (though nobody would tell me exactly at what temp that is). My question is.. is anyone concerned about the AMD athlon XP being a fire hazard? I like the price of the cpu, but I think the Pentium 4 thermal solution is by far better. I'm using the Motherboard Monitor program and supposedly the mobo will shut down the system if the cpu is overheated, but still, I guess after seeing that Tom's Hardware video, that disturbed me. It did seem that it was biased though.. as has been pointed out. It seemed that at least one of those Athlons was already burnt before the heatsink was taken off. I just can't imagine a cpu being approximately 370c without it being a fire hazard. I mean, say you're away from your computer and for some reason or another, although highly unlikely, the heatsink falls off.. it seems that the Pentium 4 would not overheat, but I'd hate to think my Athlon could reach 370c and smoke and ruin my other system components (and who knows what else if it cought something on fire). I have my doubt about that temp anyway, but what I'm fishing for is your thoughts. Basically I have the AMD athlon system as a backup and got it because of its value but now I'm wondering if I should have just gone ahead and gotten another Pentium 4. Really, what is the chance of an AMD Athlon XP catching fire? Anyone know any stories about that?
It seems to me that the majority of the stories I've read about a chip getting fried are about an AMD chip. I have an AMD Athlon XP system and am concerned about its thermal protection. I have a motherboard that supposedly will shut down the system if the cpu gets too hot (though nobody would tell me exactly at what temp that is). My question is.. is anyone concerned about the AMD athlon XP being a fire hazard? I like the price of the cpu, but I think the Pentium 4 thermal solution is by far better. I'm using the Motherboard Monitor program and supposedly the mobo will shut down the system if the cpu is overheated, but still, I guess after seeing that Tom's Hardware video, that disturbed me. It did seem that it was biased though.. as has been pointed out. It seemed that at least one of those Athlons was already burnt before the heatsink was taken off. I just can't imagine a cpu being approximately 370c without it being a fire hazard. I mean, say you're away from your computer and for some reason or another, although highly unlikely, the heatsink falls off.. it seems that the Pentium 4 would not overheat, but I'd hate to think my Athlon could reach 370c and smoke and ruin my other system components (and who knows what else if it cought something on fire). I have my doubt about that temp anyway, but what I'm fishing for is your thoughts. Basically I have the AMD athlon system as a backup and got it because of its value but now I'm wondering if I should have just gone ahead and gotten another Pentium 4. Really, what is the chance of an AMD Athlon XP catching fire? Anyone know any stories about that?
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