William (Jun 15, 2001 12:08 a.m.):
hmm, is that the orb look a like they have?
I'm not sure I fully understand the question, but here's what it looks like.
[img="[URL]http://www.n2.net/tginther/compusahsf.jpg[/URL]"]
It seems to work ok, too. Using this nifty thermistor/termometer I picked up at fry's, I measure cpu core temp stabilizing at 33.2C , and that on a go of 1000 runs of SANDRA's 2 cpu benchmarks, in the burn-in wizard.
I didn't modify the thing to fit the thermistor in there, but someone else on the forums measured the probe thickness at .018 (or was it .0018) anyway the thing's pretty thin, and it didn't feel like it was displacing the mating surfaces much, and if it keeps it that cool with the probe stuck in there i'm guessing it'll cool it pretty well with it removed.
bear in mind, it's just a k6-2 500 @ 523, fsb 95mhz, pci @ 1/3, spec volts (2.2). not much of an OC, agreed.
I'd like to push further, without spending much money- I realize the limited potential of an FIC pa2013 & k6-2 500 combo.
I'd like to hear suggestions for fitting that thermistor probe properly to the core, so I can count on accurate measurments in which the "observer doesn't affect the subject", if you take my meaning.