P4 question...read

[OuiKikUrAzz]

OK my question is how many dead p4 cores do you know of due to overheats or chipped cores since the p4's are known to power/throttle down when it's too hot and there is a protective layer preventing access to the core therefore it's nearly impossible to chip the core.

We'll be watching this one carefully, so keep it cool.

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[WarCon]

Only way to chip the core that I can think of is to remove the heat spreader. Also haven't heard of any heat related deaths of P4's.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Well done OuiKikUrAzz, That is the most subtly disguised "Flame bait" I've seen to date However, your point has some validity none the less.

 

[AndyHui]

You can't chip a Pentium 4 core, unless you remove the IHS.

I've never heard of any overheated Pentium 4. The only time I heard of a "dead Pentium 4" was one that was over-volted.....but then it seemed to come back to life later.

 

[OuiKikUrAzz]

<< Well done OuiKikUrAzz, That is the most subtly disguised "Flame bait" I've seen to date However, your point has some validity none the less. >>



i knew someone would try to flame this post but i was really aiming for a real non-flaming answer. which might i add has been answered. Thanks all!

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Edit: The mods have spoken

 

[wlp]

Due to the fact that the P4 has built in thermal protection, a fried P4 will never happen unless the chip is defective from the start.

When the CPU detects an increase in heat it slows itself down to prevent its demise.

This was demonstrated at Tom's Hardware. They even have a video of their tests. Both the P4 and PIII protected themselves - P4 by slowing down - the PIII by shutting down (system freeze).

Both AMD processors continued on full bore and summarily burned up.

Its a quite interesting experiment.

Here is the link:

Hot Spot - How Modern Processors Cope With Heat Emergencies

Best regards,

wlp

 

[DavemanUT]

I don't think I'm stupid, but what's the problem with his question? Sounds valid to me.

D.C.

 

[DavemanUT]

Anyone can answer my question?

D.C.

 

[jamesbond007]

Dave, I can answer your question. No, you're not stupid and I too think this is a very valid question. I have been wondering the same thing for quite some time now. I have done lots of reading, but have yet to come across what is an overheated or chipped P4. Anyone who takes off the IHS to get more cooling is a moron because I'm running my 1.6A at 2128Mhz and have yet to breach the 40C mark...on full load with the stock Intel HSF. I run RC5 on this sucker all day long and it just does not get hot at all. I can run all my games with RC5 and it still won't go over 40C.

OuiKikUrAzz, no, I have not seen or read about any dead P4s.

Have a nice day!