*Added Pictures- Pentium III Slot 1 550 mhz with heatsink, but no fan- Bad?

[alanhall4]

I just was installing a PIII 550 mhz chip in my PC, and it seemed to work fine, but I only kept it on for a few minutes because I was afraid of it overheating. The chip has a pretty good size heatsink, but there's no fan. Will that be a problem? Should I replace it? If so, how do I take off the heatsink that is already there? I'm not thinking of overclocking or anything, but I just don't want to burn something up. Thanks a lot fan any help or advice.

Here are some pictures of the heatsink on the P3. I don't know how to remove the heatsink, so if you think that I need to do it, let me know how. Thanks a lot.

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[Athlon4all]

Hmmm, thats a Katmai correct? Well, my inclination is that you'll be ok, but I'd wait for someone more knowledgeable. If its a Coppermine tho, I'd say you're definaately alright

 

[alanhall4]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's a Katmai. Thanks for your advice. Hopefuly everyone else sees it the same way.

 

[dude8604]

Try leaving it turned on and monitor the temperature. If it gets too high (I'm not sure exactly how high is too high), then you know it won't work. Also check the temperature when you're using the processor at 100%, like with distributed.net or something like it.

 

[alanhall4]

How do I check the temperature? Thanks for your advice.

 

[dude8604]

Some motherboards have a temperature sensor built in, with others you just need to use a thermometer against the CPU. I don't know of any other ways.

 

[Zukatah]

I am running a P3 500 Katmai (Slot 1 processor) and when my CPU fan died on me, the temps went up to 70c at which point the motherboard reached its temp warning and shut down the computer. I didn't knew what was happening until I watched the temps. So basically: put a fan in there dude!

 

[Windogg]

If you have an oversized OEM heatsink like those from Dell, Gateway, or Compaq you are fine as long as you have some sort of air going across the the fins. I've worked with Coppermine P3s at 933Mhz with just a dinky Foxconn heatsink and no fan.

If you are talking about the stock Intel heatsink, then a fan of some sort is needed.

Windogg

 

[Zukatah]

Where are the pictures???

 

[alanhall4]

Sorry I edited before I put them on there. They should be working now though. Thanks again.

 

[Windogg]

Those look like the exact same heatsinks used on HP Vectra workstations. You'll be fine.

Windogg

 

[Sunner]

That heatsink is fairly similar to the ones used in the Compaq DeskPro's we use at work.
None of the Slot1's have any fans on the heatsink, and they're running fine, and very quiet

 

[alanhall4]

Good, I'm going to give it a shot. I'll let you all know if something catches on fire.

 

[chevelle396]

yea that looks exactly like an OEM heatsink. had one on a dell we had a few years back. thing is, dell used a fat duct over the heatsink with a 92mm fan sucking air out the back of the case. but i THINK that processor will shut down if the processor gets too hot, so you might as well give it a shot and keep an eye on it.