<p>Which is better for college laptops? AMD Turion 64 X2 or Intel Core2Duo. The AMD runs at 1.8ghz while the intel runs at 1.66ghz.</p>
<p>I heard that AMD processors dont have good cooling technology and can die out sooner O_O…</p>
<p>which is better</p>
<p>where’d ya hear that from?</p>
<p>One of my friend’s brothers. He’s a computer science major who’s interning at Broadcom - a company that tries to make cpu’s run cooler.</p>
<p>Which is better for college laptops?</p>
<p>Dude…whatever.</p>
<p>I just bought a Toshiba laptop with an AMD Turion 64 X2. with 1.8 ghz, it’s fast, the performance is great, and the cooling is decent. i’m very contented. my sister has a MacBook with 1.83 ghz Intel Core2Duo. they seems to be both pretty fast and works kinda the same.</p>
<p>i did some research before i bought my laptop. technically, you’re right, the Intel Core2Duo is better than the AMD Turion 64. but with only 1.66 ghz, i would say it’s not enough.</p>
<p>UCSD resnet’s recommended computer specification for 07-08 is “Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0 Ghz, Dual Core) or compatible”. So UCSD prefers Intel Core2Duo, but at 2.0 ghz. </p>
<p>you have to take account of many other things to say one laptop is better than another. but i would choose the 1.88 ghz AMD Turion 64 X2. 1.8 ghz is better than 1.66 ghz.</p>
<p>the AMD Turion 64 X2 might die out sooner. but i think with a 1.66 ghz laptop, you would wish yours to die sooner.</p>
<p>There is really no ‘better for college’ criterion when considering laptops, except maybe cheapness, due to the high occurrence of thefts on campus. Just choose one you like and it will do. As for Intel vs AMD, the main thing to consider is that AMD can produce more heat and use up more battery power; 1.66 vs 1.8 is negligible. Also, I wouldn’t worry about the cpu dying out… unless you plan to use the computer for many many years.</p>
<p>Remember, clock speed is only one component of CPU performance, let alone computer performance.</p>
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W T F?!
Broadcom makes network chips and devices.</p>
<p>^ummm exactly. They make chips, but on top of that they’re also researching ways to make their own chips run cooler.</p>
<p>Even though most of you guys are saying that AMD will last through college, i am pretty worried about the heat problem. What do you mean by “many, many years”. Do you mean 4, 8, 10?</p>
<p>The AMD laptop i saw was toshiba - the exact same one cupoftea has - so i wonder if the one i saw will have good cooling as well.</p>
<p>get one of those laptop coolers where u put it at the bottom, they plug into a USB slot and I’ve seen some as low as 10 dollars.</p>
<p>Heat doesn’t effect chip lifespan unless it goes above like 55C constantly. A chip running at 25C will live as long as one running at 40C (assuming everything about them is the same).</p>
<p>By many years I mean well beyond your undergraduate career, when you’ll probably have upgraded to a newer computer anyways. More heat from the AMD may cause the fan to run more often, but doesn’t translate to shorter chip lifespan, as john9222 said.</p>
<p>A high CPU temperature shouldn’t shorten the life of the processor, but it may shorten the life of parts nearby. I wouldn’t worry about it.</p>
<p>On a related note, if I have a gfx card goin at say… 90 degrees… how bad is that?</p>
<p>That’s probably bad if it’s Celsius.</p>
<p>markodarko, the heat that your average network chip emits is nothing compared to the heat emitted by a CPU. Just for a reference - a Turion emits a bit more heat than a soldering iron. So the research they do is no more than a research to prolong elephant’s life span.</p>
<p>CPU can run at temps close to 60, it’s ok. P4 Prescotts run higher than that for most of their life and are fine after 6-7 years. The component that really suffers from temperatures close to and over 45C is the hard drive</p>
<p>Just thought I would mention it in this thread. I have an AMD laptop and for the past few weeks it was running really hot. I decided to open it and look at my fan. I found a block of dust blocking the exit of the airflow. After it was removed, my computer is cold it seems. The easiest way for a laptop to die is non-maintenance of the airflow inside. Dust will kill your laptop.</p>
<p>Where exactly did you open it? Was it just the bottom faceplate or did you dig a bit deeper?</p>
<p>I guess it is the faceplate. It is the plastic cover on the bottom of my laptop.</p>