Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 14:46:22 -0700 (PDT) From: patl@Phoenix.Volant.ORG To: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov> Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: overheating AMD K6-2 400 Message-ID: <ML-3.4.967239982.3010.patl@asimov.phoenix.volant.org> In-Reply-To: <20000825104639.A51927@node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>
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On 25-Aug-00 at 08:46, Glenn Johnson (gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov) wrote: > My questions are: Does it sound like the AMD chip is shot or can I try > to enhance the cooling somehow and still use it? Or would I be better > off getting another CPU? If I get another CPU should I get another AMD > or should I go with one of the Cyrix MII models? I would want to put in > a CPU that was at least 400 MHz. I'd replace the on-chip fan/heat sink; and make sure it made good contact via thermal grease. Then I'd add additional cooling to the case - probably one of the fan modules that fit in a PCI/ISA slot; and one that fits in a drive bay with a front-panel slot. (Assuming that you have both free.) The advantage of this is that even if you do wind up replacing the CPU, they are still helpful for the replacement system. I've been happy with my AMD based systems (ranging from a 133MHz 5x86 upgrade in a 486 socket to an Athlon 550); so I see no reason to change. Possibly someone with more in-depth knowlege of the heating characteristics of various chips might disagree. -Pat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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