Socket 775 | Tomshardware doesn't bash AMD = Intel in trouble

[AACI_CIO]

I don't know how many of you follow the general pattern of Tomshardware.com of the past few years, but even when AMD takes the lead, Toms always proclaims Intel the winner because of "other factors." However, the new benchmarks and heat of the socket 775 chips have Toms stumped. In fact, Toms tries to ignore the AMD chips and actually says some unpleasent things about Intel:

http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20040619/socket_775-58.html

Also, in an unusually heated moment, Toms has the audacity to say that Intel's older technology is better:

Using more efficient coolers will reduce tcase to ~60 °C under high CPU loads, but one thing is for sure: Forget about overclocking the 560; while the aqazs effort is tremendous, its result rather pathetic. In addition, Intel's chipset overclocking limitation will foil your intentions. And there is another fact which we could hardly believe: While the P4 560 broils at 60 °C, the P4 Extreme Edition at 3.4 GHz runs at only 35 °C tcase.

http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20040619/socket_775-03.html

 

[Kroz]

That entire review was overkill! But is was funny to actually see some intel queezieness at toms!

 

[TesTeeCuL]

I just can't read tom's anymore. Everytime I do I get upset for some reason...

 

[GavinJCD]

I go there now and again only to get annoyed at silly statements the reviewers make. It's weird the way they come up with conclusions that don't make sense.

Gav

 

[Grim Incarnation]

Sorry for the offtopicness, but Tomshardware always makes me think of Michaelscomputers

www.Michaelscomputers.com , the only computer with Integrated Click Instant Technology!

 

[FreiDOg]

58 pages, must be getting per view ad revenue.

But yea, It seems anyone who expected immediate gratification from LGA775 is dissapointed.
We'll have to see if they can keep the heat dissipation under control well enough to scale any meaningful amount. Until then, back to your 2.4As, nothing to see here....