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- Feb 2, 2001
Well today I switched my old Duron 700 for a brand new Duron 750 (major upgrade ). Nothing to write home about, but when I boot into Windows 98 (first edition) I notice something unbelievable: the new CPU seems to have some sort of cooling integrated. I mean, it looks like I have CPUIdle installed, but I've changed nothing but the CPU... As I write this the processor stays at about 33 degrees C (100MHz @ 1.91V) with a shitty HSF I found in Romania, whereas the old CPU was about 44 - 45 degrees when idle (the same 1GHz @ 1.91V).
Now in more detail: with the old CPU, when I used CPUidle 5.8 there was a variation on +5V rail of the PSU e.g. 5.15V when idle, dropping to 4.88 at full load. Now with this new CPU I notice EXACTLY the same thing, only that I don't use CPUidle nor any other cooling program. What the hell is going on ? Did AMD include something weird in their processors or what ? Has anybody heard of something similar ?
PS: mobo is Abit KT7 (no RAID, no KT7A)
Now in more detail: with the old CPU, when I used CPUidle 5.8 there was a variation on +5V rail of the PSU e.g. 5.15V when idle, dropping to 4.88 at full load. Now with this new CPU I notice EXACTLY the same thing, only that I don't use CPUidle nor any other cooling program. What the hell is going on ? Did AMD include something weird in their processors or what ? Has anybody heard of something similar ?
PS: mobo is Abit KT7 (no RAID, no KT7A)