[Gllug] Underclocking an Athlon
Nick Hill
nickhill at email.com
Tue Oct 2 14:16:12 UTC 2001
> > I would be pretty surprised if my processor fan fell off even if I threw my > > machine out of my upstairs window.
>
> I think the heatsink falling off is a complete improbability, but the fan
> failing is a distinct possibility.
I agree completely. I used the term fan (perhaps wrongly) interchangeably with heatsink/fan.
>
> Now I think a test of Athlons with heatsinks but no fan would be a better
> indicator of how likely they are to survive a fan failure.
Absolutely.
Fan failure is common.
As an aside, (all?) athlon motherboards have circuitry to shut down the CPU if the fan stops spinning.
I have a cheap 663AS mainboard. It has CPU over temperature and fan fail shutdown. The CPU over temperature sensor is mounted under the CPU. I am sure it will react in plenty of time in the event of fan failure.
Regards
Nick.
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