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To: Marc who wrote (9562)	12/13/1998 4:31:00 AM
From: Joseph Hoane	Respond to of 16960

<<The Rage GL has a very even temperature profile across the chip allowing it to run with higher surface temperatures with less no chance of local hot spotting issues >> The issue is not the reliability of the part. The issue is the reliability of the system or (mother) board when the part is present. The primary cause of failure in a computer is open cicuits caused by heating/cooling stress. Boards are designed with themal models. A hot part may be designed around, but if it is hot enough, well ... I think the article is rhetoric which is true but which misdirects from the important points. <<Most gasoline powered cars have a surface temperature well over the boiling point of water.>> That's important. NOT. Joe Hoane