That's not competely true. While it is true that Sonnet was selling CPU upgrades that were running higher than their rated speed, the chips that were being used in that product were rated for a temperature extreme that is not reached under normal desktop use. As I remember, they were selling 433MHz chips that were rated for under 120oC useage as 500MHz under 60oC chips. Why is this important, you may ask?
Anyone with some background in EE/CEG can confirm that semiconductors run stabally at a certain frequency given a certain operating temperature and voltage. As a typical rule, lowering the operating temperature or raising the voltage will cause the chip to become stable at a higher frequency. I think that 66MHz for 1/2 the operating temperature was fairly conservative on Sonnet's part. Overclocked is a often overused and misunderstood term. Terry > They've been known to overclock > these chips in an effort to win the "megahertz number game" as > you call it. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
