From: "Orson Cart" Reply-To: "Orson Cart" Subject: Re: A quick look at Bulldozer thread scheduling Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel References: <4ebb79bd$1@news.bnb-lp.com> <4ed076ed$1@news.bnb-lp.com> <4ed3449f$1@news.bnb-lp.com> <4ed439e3$1@news.bnb-lp.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: $$5emnj_fxhdzw43q.feeder.x-privat.org Message-ID: <4eda21a6$1@x-privat.org> Date: 3 Dec 2011 14:18:30 +0100 Organization: X-Privat NNTP Server - http://www.x-privat.org Lines: 19 X-Authenticated-User: $$xs-7_q6xz085nc1qk X-Complaints-To: abuse@x-privat.org Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.datemas.de!newsfeed.x-privat.org!x-privat.org!not-for-mail Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.intel:153 Yousuf Khan wrote: > >No, but I'm also not in the market for any sort of aftermarket cooling > >system either. I figure by the time I'm ready to go there, I'll be >able >to really research it. Both AMD and Intel are now offering water-cooling > >on their next-gen processors. Also I got a pretty decent full-tower > >case, just upgraded last year, which already has holes drilled in >for >water-cooling pipes. > > What took them so long? I recall years ago a Pentium D 3.4 GHz, that was amazingly rated at 95 W TDP. Yet the Intel cooler was maximum RPM within 90 seconds of booting. Surely they needed better cooling way back then.