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Offline JoseTopic starter

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060's and cooling requirements
« on: December 20, 2003, 08:40:26 PM »
I'm tempted to buy one of those recycled 060's but would like to hear from you what cooling does it need when overclocked?  What's the threshold from wich it needs colling ? Is it different with the more recent mask ?
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2003, 09:03:11 PM »
No cooling is required. Even overclocked to 66Mhz extra cooling is not really needed.
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2003, 09:39:07 PM »
Thx. Is that true for all masks? Or with what version did you have that experience?
THere are also RC50, RC50A RC60A versions also, confusing...
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2003, 09:41:16 PM »
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depends on the revision.

The 060s used on the CS-MK1 do have a cooler+fan for a reason you know.

my blizzard 2060 on the other was cool enough to touch without any cooling
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2003, 09:41:48 PM »
not really needed but i advice you to use a fan anyway , atleast if your tower aint properly vemtilated...oh and for desktop users... USE A FAN + COOLING RIB NO MATTER WHAT!...

its not as hot as 030 or 040 , its just that u dont want to blow yer 060 ... :)

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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2003, 09:54:44 PM »
@ Jose

I stuck a heatsink fan assy on my GVP 2060 accelerator because heat is the enemy.
May not need it, but it sure runs cool.

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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2003, 10:02:24 PM »
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Thx. Is that true for all masks? Or with what version did you have that experience?
THere are also RC50, RC50A RC60A versions also, confusing...


Honestly I don't know if that applies to all masks. My experience was with a XC68060RC50
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2003, 11:43:42 PM »
@lempkee

Does that mean that you would recommend cooling for any desktop 030 or 040?  My blizzard 1230IV gets pretty hot; so I leave the trapdoor off and raise the computer above the desk.  Is this enough or should I try and incorporate some form of cooling device?

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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2003, 12:55:41 AM »
Has anyone ever had any experience with one of those solid state cooling devices such as are for sale by Jameco?  Sounds like all you do is connect them to a power source and they get cold, pretty cold too, from the specs in the catalog.
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2003, 02:32:53 AM »
Like others have said, it all depends on your
specific chip, ambient temp, ventilation and
other factors...mine will eventually begin to
malfunction if I don't cool it (older mask
revision 60mhz clocked to 66mhz).

Unless you wildly overclock it, you will have
plenty of warning in the form of crashes/lockups
before any damage is done. If it's overclocked
at all though I would seriously consider added
cooling...even if it seems to work well for
extended periods.

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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2003, 02:44:44 AM »
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not really needed but i advice you to use a fan anyway , atleast if your tower aint properly vemtilated...oh and for desktop users... USE A FAN + COOLING RIB NO MATTER WHAT!...

its not as hot as 030 or 040 , its just that u dont want to blow yer 060 ... :)



The desktop A1200  8-)  ;-)
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2003, 03:17:07 AM »
I guess there's nothing like trying it out...

What I don't like about cooling is the noise.
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2003, 10:31:37 AM »
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Has anyone ever had any experience with one of those solid state cooling devices such as are for sale by Jameco?  Sounds like all you do is connect them to a power source and they get cold, pretty cold too, from the specs in the catalog.

Peltiers go down to freezing temperatures, but the heat doesn't disappear - it goes to the other side of the peltier!

You need a beefy heatsink + fan to dissipate the transferred heat, or else the peltier will break.

So basically this method will cool (freeze :-) the CPU quite well, but in the end it'll be hotter than the bare 060. (depending on revision, of course..)

Both my 060s run just fine without heatsinks, they've only gotten warm a few times, but usually they run cool to the touch.

Edit: I just googled up a little info on peltier elements..

Basically these might aid in getting the CPU clocked higher.. I don't know if anyone has ever used this method in Amiga overclocking.
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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2003, 01:18:18 PM »
abou27: yes i do, though its not needed really but its a shame if it dies (overtime) just because u didnt cool it...

but since you are in a desktop, well...there might be toomany reasons for you to not mount a fan on it, also it wont be as quiet any more;(

but then again i never seen a 030 getting blow due to heat, but 040's i have seen bucket loads of..., and only seen 1 060...

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Re: 060's and cooling requirements
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2003, 12:07:10 AM »
@lempkee

  I'm not bothered about noise; but, yeah, space may be a problem!  Was considering a couple of fans beneath  raised A1200.  Thing is, I'm not too sure how hot is too hot!  With mine, can hold finger on it, but quite uncomfortable - too hot?

What do you reckon about glueing home-made heatsinks to the chip?  Good cheap solution or oops, hope you didn't like your chip!?

Cheers for your feedback once again- hopefully one day I shall be able to help you out with a problem!


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