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    HELP ME!!!! S7020 vs S7010 concerning noise

    Discussion in 'Fujitsu' started by Mambjorn, Oct 10, 2005.

  1. Mambjorn

    Mambjorn Newbie

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    Hey.

    I will soon buy an S7020 or a S7010 labtop. I have heard some rumours about S7020 making some noise. I am very sensitive on this topic and will therefore prefer the S7010 model if the other one is making more noise. If anyone could offer an inside into this problem I would really appreciate it, since it is hard to come by these computers in a store and see for yourself.

    Best regards and thanks for the tip...

    Mambjorn
     
    Mambjorn, Oct 10, 2005
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  2. sutheep

    sutheep Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    i have S7011, very quiet :)
     
    sutheep, Oct 10, 2005
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    The Sonoma Pentium Ms in the s7020 run hotter which require more fan useage.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 10, 2005
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    ivanleg Newbie

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    I recently bought my S7021 with processor PM740 (1.73GHz) although I had the choice of a PM730 (1.6GHz) processor instead.
    My fan runs most of the time.

    1) are you saying if I had bought the S7021 with the PM730 processor instead my fan would not run so much? I find it hard to believe the PM740 processor is much hotter than the PM730.

    2) I am thinking of undervolting my S7021. Has anyone had any experience undervolting a PM740 and did it make your fan run a lot less?

    thanks
     
    ivanleg, Oct 12, 2005
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  5. noahsark

    noahsark Notebook Evangelist

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    I think Zazonz means that the change in chipset (alviso -> Sonoma), not CPU, is what gives rise to the extra heat.
     
    noahsark, Oct 12, 2005
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  6. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Dothan chipsets are very low power. They don't support all the good stuff like SATA and such.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 12, 2005
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  7. ivanleg

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    So given that the PM740 (1.73GHz) is the start of the Sonoma range (915 chipset), I would have been better off with the 855 chipset in the PM730? I wish I'd known! I'm hoping undervolting will help.
     
    ivanleg, Oct 12, 2005
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  8. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    NO the 730 is also a Sonoma. All CPUs running at a 533FSB are Sonomas. The old platform CPUs also used to go up to the 2GHz range, so speed is not the way to tell what platform you have.

    Intel's naming system:
    7x5: old dothan with 400FSB, 855 chipset, 24W max power consumption for CPU
    7x0: new sonoma, 533FSB, 915 chipset, 27W max power consumption for CPU
     
    qwester, Oct 12, 2005
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