Author Topic: Chipset melting temperatures (Read 361 times)

AtmkRstr · « **on:** May 09, 2003, 07:05:10 PM »

Anyone know a website with max rated temperatures for chipsets? I've only been able to find such stats for CPUs.

I'm particularly interested in the melting temperature of a VIA KT266A.

Mini D · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2003, 12:05:10 AM »

Melting temperatures? Is this a real stat? Seems you'd have quite a bit of problems long before you got to the melting point of any of the components.

MiniD

AtmkRstr · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2003, 10:13:54 AM »

It's not normally called the melting temperature, it's normally called somthing like the highest rated temperature.
Some components are stable right up to their melting temperatures leaving little room for error.

For example, my Athlon XP is stable at 83 degrees and beyond, and AMD says the Palomino core melts at a little over 90. I found that stat in a whitepaper on the AMD site. I can't seem to find a compilation of those stats anywhere.

bloom25 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2003, 01:57:05 AM »

Silicon itself doesn't actually melt until just over 1400C (around 2500 F) if memory serves.

I don't know of any particular datasheets on the KT266A chipset as to maximum allowable die temperature. Typically though, most ICs will work up to around 70 - 85C. Some parts can function at temperatures as high as 125C.

I'm not sure I want to know why you wanted to know this...

Tyro48 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2003, 12:46:47 AM »

125 deg C is storage temp. survivability

AtmkRstr · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2003, 09:04:39 PM »

Thanks for the info Bloom and Tyro.

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I'm not sure I want to know why you wanted to know this...

Anyone know how well duct tape sticks at those temperatures? No, you don't want to know why I want to know this.