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To: Scumbria who wrote (107115)	8/6/2000 1:40:23 AM
From: reynoso	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Scumbria - You wrote <<. I was surprised to read that 1GHz Athlons are rated up to 90C, as opposed to the 85C I stated, or the 60C of the PIII 1GHz parts.>> These thermal differences between the AMD parts and the Intel parts are rather interesting. Normally, one would have to insure that the proper junction temperatures are maintained through appropriate system design with proper heat removal techniques, etc. In practice, it turns out that this is a rather moot point. Both AMD and Intel specify the type of heat sink and fan assembly that is required for their products - and generally furnish these with their boxed processors. These take care of the details of controlling junction temperature in most instances assuming the fan assemblies in the PC power supplies provide appropriate heat removal from the PC chassis - which they generally due. In other words, both AMD and Intel provide the necessary engineering solutions to use their parts in a fashion that conforms to their data sheets. They make it rather simple for the average user - again, assuming you aren't running these outdoors in a desert. reynoso