Totally agree, Cyrix always had problems being the HOTTEST chips on the
market, Once again it may not be your cpu causing the problem. Alot of the
time it could be the motherboard. It doesn't help using
a PC Chips motherboard nor is it helpful to use a motherboard that has built
in graphics sound etc. you are only asking for trouble.

One thing i will mention is that YES I had a cyrix PR166+ on a gigabyte
motherboard with nothing built in and it was trouble free is still is to
this day it runs 24/7 in a restaurant. As soon as i went to the PR233MMX I
had troubles with over heating, it crashed often. So much to say i sold it
fast. And bought a PROPER CPU, an Intel.

REgards,
D


>From: Herbert Graf <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] "UnderClocking"
>Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 14:24:40 -0400
>
> > A friend asked me to fix her Cyrix computer which continued to overheat
> > even with 2 fans in the case, though it ran better if she left the cover
> > off. I'm a newbie myself but said I'd try.
> > So I reduced the speed from pr166+ to pr90+ and also lowered
> > the voltage from 3.3 to 2.8 coz I couldn't think of what else to do.
> > It now runs beautifully even with the case closed but I keep worrying
> > that by doing this I may damage the processor or worse. I need
>reassurance
> > from you experienced guys out there or alternatively can someone
> > suggest another solution? Thanks.
>
>         Unfortunately P166 processors prior to revision 2.7 were known for
>their
>extreme heat production. What you have do is perfectly safe, if the
>performance is satisfactory. I would say that the reason it can't run well
>at P166 is you're heatsink. You should be using thermal grease, I'm willing
>to bet that the heatsink is just sitting on the processor without any
>grease. Also note that it MIGHT not be the processor that is crashing, it
>is
>possible that the processor simply gets so hot that another component
>overheats, video cards are known to suffer this from time to time.
>         I say if she is happy with it's current performance then stick
>with it, no
>reason to tempt fate. TTYL
>
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