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Re:Windows NT for GameCube/Wii by mc32 on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @07:33AM (#43253711)
500Mzh vs 233Mhz, if you could afford the cooling. Maybe exaggerating the gap, but I think it was pretty big which contributed to the enthusiasm for DEC alpha.
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Re:Windows NT for GameCube/Wii by zdw on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @10:11AM (#43255682)
That or more was the gap.

Also, "cooling" is relative - the highest power draw of a 21164 Alpha is around 40-60w, which is normal to low these days, but was huge back then.

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