Shayd
11-02-2004, 07:55 AM
(wasn't sure where to put this, but I found it interesting)
Ever wonder what would happen if you pop off your heatsink, or ithe retainer fails and it falls off? Here are some older processors, but you can see the results :yikes:
Excerpt:
Hot Spot: How Modern Processors Cope With Heat Emergencies
You need to go far back in time to remember a CPU microprocessor that was able to operate completely without a heat sink. Intel's first Pentium CPUs were already producing a considerable amount of heat, but the specifications allowed operation without any special heat removal. A little bit later processors required at least a passive heat sink for trouble free operation. However, for the last three years is has become state of the art that a CPU requires a heat sink as well as a fan that ensures reasonable air flow through the cooling fins....
Link (http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20010917/index.html)
Ever wonder what would happen if you pop off your heatsink, or ithe retainer fails and it falls off? Here are some older processors, but you can see the results :yikes:
Excerpt:
Hot Spot: How Modern Processors Cope With Heat Emergencies
You need to go far back in time to remember a CPU microprocessor that was able to operate completely without a heat sink. Intel's first Pentium CPUs were already producing a considerable amount of heat, but the specifications allowed operation without any special heat removal. A little bit later processors required at least a passive heat sink for trouble free operation. However, for the last three years is has become state of the art that a CPU requires a heat sink as well as a fan that ensures reasonable air flow through the cooling fins....
Link (http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20010917/index.html)