Originally posted by: Acanthus
Originally posted by: loki8481
it depends on the motherboard... I've used computers with no heatsink all the time. Not by choice, but sometimes, when all you need to do is see if a motherboard posts, finding and installing a heatsink is just too much of a pain in the ass. either way, were you to remove the CPU mid-operation, I'd expect to see an instant crash, and possibly a motherboard-frying power surge.
if you're talking about a PCI card... again, I've removed PCI cards when a computer is running. I've never had a problem because of it (thank god), but then again, it was only once and I had a total senior moment and forgot that the server I was working on was powered on. worst case scenario, you're looking at another possibly motherboard-frying power surge.
No modern CPU will post with no heatsink, and any AMD product would instantly burst into flame. Unless you are talking about Pre-Pentium hardware, you are lieing.
Originally posted by: AIWGuru
Originally posted by: Acanthus
Originally posted by: loki8481
it depends on the motherboard... I've used computers with no heatsink all the time. Not by choice, but sometimes, when all you need to do is see if a motherboard posts, finding and installing a heatsink is just too much of a pain in the ass. either way, were you to remove the CPU mid-operation, I'd expect to see an instant crash, and possibly a motherboard-frying power surge.
if you're talking about a PCI card... again, I've removed PCI cards when a computer is running. I've never had a problem because of it (thank god), but then again, it was only once and I had a total senior moment and forgot that the server I was working on was powered on. worst case scenario, you're looking at another possibly motherboard-frying power surge.
No modern CPU will post with no heatsink, and any AMD product would instantly burst into flame. Unless you are talking about Pre-Pentium hardware, you are lieing.
Sorry but you are wrong. the pentium 4 will run indefinitely without a heatsink. It is designed to do this. Remember tomshardware's thermal crisis video? It will clock itself down to only a few mhz but it will absolutely still run. Also, your comment about AMD is completely falacious. AMD now requires on die monitoring from its motherboard partners and has since the T-bred B introduction. The AMD cpu would most certainly not burst into flame. He may be lying but you need to stop spouting off when you are so ignorant on the subject matter.
Originally posted by: Special1Sauce
No the Processor will survive It will just throttle itself down. I remember watching that on a Tom's Hardware video. He yanked the HSF off while playing Quake 3 and it just slowed down That is the P4 I mean
Originally posted by: Acanthus
Originally posted by: Special1Sauce
No the Processor will survive It will just throttle itself down. I remember watching that on a Tom's Hardware video. He yanked the HSF off while playing Quake 3 and it just slowed down That is the P4 I mean
It throttled down then crashed. With no damage to the P4.