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[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Per Jessen wrote:
> Basil Chupin wrote:
<snip>
> > > Also, I would have thought the heatsink supplied by AMD for the
> > > Phenom would be sufficient for 4 cores - but maybe not.
> > >   
> > Nope. They provide the minimum required but it is really up to you to
> > ensure that the correct heatsink is installed to suit your local
> > conditions.
>
> Well, unless my "local conditions" are very, very different from "normal
> conditions", I'd expect the supplied heatsink+fan to provide adequate
> cooling.  The machine is a desktop, operating in a desktop/miditower
> cabinet and at room temperature.  Besides, the CPU isn't overheating. 

I'm thinking that right now, AMD considers their primary
market for the Phenom to be server rooms, with nice big
air-conditioning units which create lots of air flow
throughout the entire room.

> Anyway, the board is going back now - I'm wondering if Gigabyte knows
> that this board might be a little flaky.  Otherwise I don't think they
> would have agreed to a return so quickly. 

That's possible.



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