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Mr. $T$
08-20-02, 02:47 AM
As above:

I have a 866 pIII coppermine
cack01
08-20-02, 04:07 AM
At stock speeds, and stock HSF my 1Ghz compermines got as high as 54C and would run stable all day.
ZeroAquaduct
08-20-02, 04:49 AM
From what I could remember, the maximum temperature for that CPU is 80C.
Tebore
08-20-02, 08:42 AM
What i Remember was those CPUs Starting at 700Mhz could take 80Degress, but as it got faster the tolerance droped to like 60/70 degrees for the 1Ghz chip. At least i think it was for stability. My Friend's runs at 50 Max Load. Don't worry tho those CPUs would freeze up long b4 they fry but their lifespan goes way down when running near the limit.
craigiz1
08-20-02, 11:29 AM
My P3-500@562 runs full load, 24/7 with SETI and hit's 63*-65*c and has always been stable. Mine is a Katmai and they are known for running hot.
The Spyder
08-20-02, 04:38 PM
my 550 dell ran at about 70c- fan---- i finaly replaced it wih a slot gorb- the fan on that died it ran 60c stable----there great for office systems.
adamtekh
08-21-02, 01:24 AM
yeah im preety sure a low end pIII like 666 could be passively cooled
strokeside
08-21-02, 01:31 AM
I had a PIII 866 in my rig once, with my alph PEP66U and two fans, and I got the FSB up to 160 (Before AGP crapped out). I had to increase the voltage about 0.1V to get ti there, and the temps were in the low 40's. It was a damn fine chip. Only wish I could have pushed it to it's limits.