>On my NeXTstation, which also has a 68040 on it, and a heatsink, the >heatsink only covers the middle portion of the chip. That's because I think >the outer portion of the chip is just pins and such, and no real >heat-generating components. The inner section of the chip is the hot part.
even so, i guess that I am just used to heatsinks that cover the entire chip (i.e: athlons) even if they dont touch it all but I guess that is just so they can clip on correctly or have enought surface area to dissapate the heat and also the way its designed seems so un-heatsink-like because its only a flat plate if metal withs bent tabs on the side and modern heatsinks have ribs or panes of metal (if you want to see some crazy use of silent heatsink only cooling, check out the zalman heatpipe vga coolers...) -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
