First, it is quite normal for a processor to run hot enough to prevent one
from being able to touch it for over 2 secs or so. When Intel first
introduced the PII, a common joke in computer science circles was that Intel
had successfully marketed the most expensive egg frier to date ;-) To find
the specific temp info you need to go to http://www.cyrix.com and look up
your processor. Alot of manufacturers produce several versions of a
specific processor that have different heat tolerances. I know that AMD
K6-2's had a copule different versions per clock speed (atleast at 500MHz)
that had about a 10 degree C difference in their tolerance. If I remember
right, the average safe (or sometimes called normal) max. is arround 70C
which is arround 158F, BUT this varies alot!
Secondly, One *should* use some sort of thermally conductively compound
between your processor and heatsink. The truth of the matter is that the
joint made between the bare heat disapator on the processor (Using the
Socket7 type example since we are talking about the Cyrix MII 233 processor)
and your heat sink is a very poor conductor of heat. The use of the
thermal conductor compound remedies this. Again.. check
http://www.cyrix.com for the technical documents that will give you the
thermal mesurements and such that will help you in designing a proper
cooling arrangement to keep your processor running.
REMEMBER that since you have OC'd your processor you need to be esp.
careful and factor that in to the equation.
Hope this helps,
Jeramy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Last-Name" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:56 AM
Subject: Mersenne: CPU operating temps
> Seeing all of this information on spontaneous rebooting, I am beginnin to
> wonder why my computer works. I am running a Cyrix 233 OC'ed to ~266 by
a
> faster bus speed. I cannot touch the processor heat sink for more than
two
> or three seconds without pain, and the voltage regulators are even hotter.
> It has been running trial testing for over two years without many
"issues".
> I havent even been using frag tape or heat conducting grease.
> What is the maximum operating temperature (recommended) for a
processor?
> I will measure the temp. at the bottom of the heat sink while operating.
>
> Brian
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