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"fredrickson" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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> I have this old Alpha PAL6053 Heatsink and fan I've been using for years
> first on an Athlon 800, now an Athlon 1800. Can it handle a 3000 or is it
> too old?
Here is what Alpha sent me:
Thank you for your email.
According to AMD's specifications, the
3000+ Athlon XP puts out 74.3 Watts at
Max Power. The chip is rated for 85C Max
Die temperature.
If we assume a Max local ambient of 45C,
a 40C max temperature rise is allowed.
So 40/74.3 = .54 DegC/Watt or lower target
thermal resistance.
The PAL6035, with the slow/quiet Sanyo Denki
60x25mm fan is rated at .37 DegC/Watt, so it
would be OK. However, at Max power, it would be
running at ~27 Deg C above ambient. If this is
an issue with you, you may want to think about
upgrading to our new S-PAL8055, which wold keep the
temperature rise under 20 Deg C:
http://www.alphanovatech.com/cat_pfe.html#spec_s-pal8045
I hope I have answered your questions.
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