silly question about 68060 CPU

[Brian]

Don't forget the crystal, a 040 runs on half the speed of the crystal... if you got a 040/40 and just swap in the 060 for the 040 it will run at 80Mhz and probably fry on you right there and then. :-o

[Brian]

I got a DCE Blizzard 1260 at 50Mhz and it runs fairly hot without cooling. Nothing like the 040 though but at the time a 060 is as hot as a 040 it's probably fried and gone so I would be carefull with that if I where you.

I got a desctop with extra feets and a fan just to be safe.. will probably overclock it slightly (55Mhz or so as this system is extremly stable). As with all overclocking... better to be safe that sorry... get some cooling on that chip! :-D

[Brian]

060 doesn't exist in 25 or 40Mhz versions, just 50 and above. At 50Mhz the 060 is a bit over twice the speed of a 040/40 (and the FPU is about 2.5 times faster). 060 at 66Mhz is about 3 times faster than 040/40 (and FPU about 3.5 times faster). :-D