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Originally posted by unregistered
Joe
re the die simulators
the better they are made, the closer they will read
good = accurate
any simulator uses a source which are all instrumented exactly the same (I use HP and Fluke stuff), and the wb is the sink
as the level of sophistication increases, the differences will decrease; got to be
a 'problem' is the die face, the silicon chips (per the Big Boys) are the std, but out of my league
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I agree, but hardly any site that CAN afford to buy a few grand in testing gear would, and all the sites can cant, wont. I mean setting a "standard" testing level to the point that its unrealistic to 90% of the sites out there to buy is a bit impractical and would do an injustice to the readers just as much as not having a standard does.
What needs to come out is a "standard" that is economical, yet effective and accurate to a tight tolerance. I mean do readers really need .01 or .001 Accuracy? Will .02 C make a HSF that much better or worse than the other one? Not saying the more accuracy is not better, but I am saying is it really needed/practical for the hardware that’s being tested on the web?
I think a "standard" is a pipe dream that in all reality will never happen between more than 2 or 3 sites on the web... For the simple reason that any time a website posts numbers that are different from the norm, instantly readers think the review is bunk and not considered correct. Hell the owner of KDComputers questioned my testing for weeks after I showed that POS CPC 370 HSF sucked! he even bough a Extech thermometer, to duplicate the test on his side ( since it was the first time I did a test with a T/C under a core like that it gave numbers far different than the oh so wonderful under the core thermistors. ) Many of the Bigger websites are afraid of that, damn afraid, and are also afraid of being found out that they have no clue what they are doing. Also the time it takes to REALLY test a handful of HSF's and blocks is not a day thing, its weeks of work, this is another aspect they don’t seem to gather.
I am just off on a rant at this point so I am going to go to bed... I would just like to remind everyone.. I freaking HATE doing reviews... by far the most thankless part of doing anything on the web.