dick balaska <dic### [at] buckosoftcom> wrote:
> I've noticed a Ghz decrease in my last couple of boxes.  From 3.4Ghz to
> 3.0Ghz and now 2.8Ghz.  Certainly that will run "cooler".
> The box is in the living room and is silent, as opposed to my i7 which
> has dual fans that have a teeth-floating harmonic.

Dual fans?  Does it overclock?  Overclocking is a disqualifier for me; it
increases the risk of frying the CPU without providing any long term advantages
for a ray tracer.

But I can't live without my hyper-threading, so my next box will surely be
another i7.

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