On Tue, 2003-06-03 at 10:08, David Phillips wrote: > Tom Marble writes: > > 2. Any alternative recommendations (caveats) for dual athlon mobos? > > Caveat: It will get really hot and if a fan dies or a heat sink falls off, > your processor could fry. Heh, another one of these people ;-) Yes, there is that unfortunate risk with many AMD systems. Newer motherboards generally have the capability to slow down the processor when it appears to be overheating, just like Intel systems. Buyers should check for this, though, as it isn't always there. Of course, Minnesota isn't known for it's earthquakes, and I've never seen a heatsink have problems that weren't operator-induced. -- _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ I've got a mind like a.. / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ a.. what's that thing \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) called? [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20030603/a74ec616/attachment.pgp