Poll: How many heatsinks have fallen off for yea?

NOP, used mc370s coolermaster dp5-6Ills I think the # is(the 80mm x 60mm)? wbk38s um, and I think thats it. I have some other random slot1 hs and none of them have ever come loose.

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Dual PIII 550Mhz @ 617
SOYO SY-D6IBA
256MB PC100 @ 3-2-2 112mhz
ATI Rage Fury Pro
SB 64
IBM 9GB Ultra2 scsi 7200 RPM
Maxtor ata100 20.4gig
32x CDROM
Gateway GP7 Case modded, 4 80mm and 1 120mm
Enermax 285w PS

Antec sx1040b (Modded to have glossy black finish and holds 4 92mm and 2 120mm fans)
Athlon Tbird 1ghz 200fsb @ 1.318ghz w/ 310mhz fsb
IWill KK266Plus (6ch kinda sucks)
256mb pc150 corsair 2-2-2 @ 155
adaptec 2940u2w
Quantum atlas II 10k 18gig
Quantum viking II 9GB
Gefore2 Pro (w/ Massive hsf mod =) ) @ 240/460
19" Gateway VX900
10/100 NIC
12x DVDrom
8x4x32x burner
250mb Zip drive
Floppy!!

Nope it hasn't happen to me but it would make sense if more hsf makers used the clip Like Taisols hsf used that clip to all six cleats on bothside of a socket a/370 (Taisols rumored sadly out of bussiness). I heve heard people who move there pc around alot (lan party goers etc...) suffer the greatest problems. The taisol had a good rep with the Lan crowd for not falling off, so it wouldnt be a bad Idea to have better hsf retention clips. That my 2 cents

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A: You'll never know.

system Amd xp 1800
esc k7s5a stock bios
gainward geforce 3 64ddr
512 2100 ddr ram run'n cas 2
two 7200 hds ibm 46.1 wd 80
Windoze Xtra Pee Pro, DSL
Kick But!

No, but witht the horror stories out there, I made a mount to attach mine to the frame of the case (2 gamma 28s) and before that I used tiestraps to mount an 80mm w/ a funnel adapter to the frame as well. Both worked quite well. Secret is to make sure that the fan is touching the HS and is centered.

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1.4G T-bird 266 FSB
Win2k SP2
512M PC133
Promise FT100 at RAID0
Matrox Marvel G400 TV
MX300 SC
3Com NIC
Ricoh 9120a combo DVD/CD burner
Wacomn Graphire tablet

Just wanted to say thanks for all the replies guys. This raw "data" will be quite useful. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/08/2.gif

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Nope..never happened to me.

Does the SK6 have clips, or does it screw in? I'm thinking of getting one, and I don't want to lose a 1Ghz tbird..heh

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Originally posted by CadetLee:
Nope..never happened to me.

Does the SK6 have clips, or does it screw in? I'm thinking of getting one, and I don't want to lose a 1Ghz tbird..heh

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It's got a pretty crappy clip, good luck! https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif

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I have.

*All the members of the crowd turn to face him*

Sadly enough, it did. I was in the middle of a Rocket Arena 3 session, and the stock HSF popped off my Thunderbird. It was a loud CLANG, and it landed on my Radeon. Strangely enough, my Radeon is still plenty alive. However, my Thunderbird was burned alive. Had to get a new one from a different retailer, since I didn't have a lot of cash on me.
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my friend had one fall off....happened just last night infact....he built his new 8kha+/xp1700 system, had it running for like 15 minutes, went upstairs for like 5 minutes and came back down to a very awful smell...turns out his volcano5 popped right off, and now he's short 1 athlon xp1700....i believe he's gonna go swear at thermaltake tomorrow....

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Aopen H600a case w/300W Aopen psu
Athlon XP 1800 @ 1656 (fsb@144)
Epox 8kha+
512MB Micron PC2100 @2-2-2 timings
PNY Geforce3 Ti500
SB Live MP3+
HP 10x4x32
Acer 50x
Maxtor D740x 40GB
WD 5400rpm 30GB
Win2k Pro

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Originally posted by thebove:
my friend had one fall off....happened just last night infact....he built his new 8kha+/xp1700 system, had it running for like 15 minutes, went upstairs for like 5 minutes and came back down to a very awful smell...turns out his volcano5 popped right off, and now he's short 1 athlon xp1700....i believe he's gonna go swear at thermaltake tomorrow....

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Uhh... If he had set the Shutdown Temp in the BIOS to like 50c, he'd have his Athlon still...

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My Rig:

Antec SX1030b W/ Enermax 330w PSU - Epox 8KHA+ -Athlon XP 1600+ - Crucial 256 Mb Stick DDR - MSI Geforce3 Ti200 - Thermaltake Volcano 6cu - IBM Deskstar 9 Gig HD - WD 30 Gig HD - HP 8100 Burner - Creative 52x CD-ROM - Altec Lansing ACS45.1 Speakers

Temps :

Idle: 36 c
Full Load:39-40c

Benchmark
3D Mark 2001 : 6397

nop

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Desktop:
PIII 600
256MB 133MHz SDRAM
22.6GB HD
75GB IBM 75GXP HD
Geforce3 4XAGP
Sound Blaster Live!
Altec Lansing ADA880 Speakers
19" Dell FD Trinitron
4X CDRW Drive
8X DVD Drive

Laptop:
Dell Inspiron 7500
PIII 750 MHz
256MB 100MHz SDRAM
30 GB HD
8MB ATi Rage- Mobility
8X DVD Drive

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Originally posted by hex21cc:
Mine is sitting pretty. Well its just there it's not pretty.

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Hehe, how's it sitting again hex?
NoP, mine's been on and has stayed on.

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Help! Help! Help!

My Main Machine:

1.2 @1.26 ghz w/ Antec Premium hsf | | 2 x 256 mb crucial PC2100 ddram @ CL2
MSI K7T266 Pro2-RU (love this board - works on first try and runs like a charm)
ATI Radeon 8500 | | Hercules Game Theater XP soundcard
Altec Lansing ADA880 Speakers | | 3com Nic with 3xp | | 40 GB IBM Deskstar 60gxp
pioneer 16x dvd | | 19" Hitachi CM721F monitor | | Win2k, Win XP Pro

Sorry Amd ol pal. Looks like I've foiled you on this one. I'm sure you will return to fight for the title once more. Signed 5 Star Pentium General. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif

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Sorry Amd ol pal. Looks like I've foiled you on this one. I'm sure you will return to fight for the title once more. Signed 5 Star Pentium General. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif

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Hehe well looks like I was wrong about 1 out of a million. Never realized that this could be a serious issue, hmm I wonder if this ever happens to OEM systems.. LOL I can see it now..

New Dell P4 Commerical

People walk into the store, and little Jimmy sees an AXP system, but the annoying Dell kid says, "Dude don't trust AMD there, 1 out of every 10 of there computers start a fire. Best thing to do is a get a safe good performing Dell system, and it's only for $899 (SDRAM, 1.5ghz, 128mb PC100 cas3;, 20gb hd 5400rpm, etc https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif)."

Intel because we care, and don't start fires like some people.

The End

Okay that was my little rattle of the moment. Good night. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/08/2.gif

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[This message has been edited by AMD Soldier (edited December 30, 2001).]

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Originally posted by Wolf-ZR2:
Uhh... If he had set the Shutdown Temp in the BIOS to like 50c, he'd have his Athlon still...

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I highly doubt that. The in-socket thermistors (that 99% of socketA motherboards use) react VERY slowly to temperature changes.

Case in point - when my fan shorted out, my comp-u-nurse reported temps of 90c+, whereas the socket thermistor in the motherboard had just barely topped 50c. This was with about 5-10min of use (after turning on the comp). [edit] And mind you, this was with a heatsink ON - with the heatsink popped off I'd say the CPU would burn up within seconds (way to implement thermal protection AMD https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif) - you'd need a thermal diode in the CPU, a motherboard that supported it, and a BIOS that read values from the diode fast enough to shut down the comp within, say, 1-2 seconds.

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[This message has been edited by tu2thepoo (edited December 30, 2001).]