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[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Per Jessen wrote:
> Dave Plater wrote:
>
> > It seems the cpus are outpacing heatsinks 60c is a very unstable
> > temperature, think about it, you almost have 4 cpus in one chip
> > carrier, except for the interface with the outside world. All this in
> > a package smaller than a P4. The heatsink supplied is most probably
> > made for a single or dual core anyway. Heat is the enemy of electronic
> > reliability. Dave
>
> I've tried to find some recommendations on the CPU-temperature, but I'm
> not having much luck.  The warning levels in the BIOS are 60/70/80.  
>
> Also, I would have thought the heatsink supplied by AMD for the Phenom
> would be sufficient for 4 cores - but maybe not.  

You would think, but I'm not wild about the fan-speeds neeed on
the manufacturer-supplied heatsink with its dinky little fan.

I started using after-market fans several years ago for both
better cooling and lower (quieter) fan-speeds that result from
using larger-diameter fans.
> /Per Jessen, Zürich




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