DigitalQuirk wrote:Here's a technical FACT for you: This Vic was working fine before and after your recommended heat sync installed (or heat sink, if you prefer), and the chip that your recommended heat sink (or sync) was supposed to save seems to be the one that has failed.
So what you're saying is people should not put heat sinks on their 6560? Right?
Since you have never seen my Vic 20 outside of the pictures I have posted, I'd say it's you who's making assumptions and drawing conclusions without knowing all the facts.
What conclusions did I draw exactly? YOU said it failed because of the power supply.
I have no clue why YOUR chip failed and even if it actually is the 6560 that failed in your VIC and make no claims whatsoever about that.
All I am saying is, putting a heat sink on top of your 6560 can contribute to stretch its life considerably. However, just like a seat belt or airbag is not absolutely guaranteed to save your life in an accident a heat sink cannot protect your video chip no matter what.
I know it can help because unlike you, I did verify the running temperature of my video chip and I know what that can do to ANY chip which uses that type of technology. It's been documented... long ago, by both Intel and Motorola and I trust these people are smarter and better equipped than me...
For instance, how do you know I never checked the voltage coming out of the PSU? I do possess a multimeter, the skill, and other similar PSU's...then again, you assumed that I wasn't using a heat sink (or sync), in the first place, didn't you?
You also assumed this was my original Vic 20...
I base my replies on what you post. Considering what you posted, I think its quite natural to assume that... unless, of course you're a dishonest person.
When you say nothing, its normal to assume you did nothing. You didn't check the voltage of your PSU because if you did you would have posted the results of your measurements...unless, of course, you're bullshitting people.
You specifically said you base your conclusions, not on specific technical information but on where you bought the machine and the previous owner's claimed use of it as well as the subjectively observed parameters of its operating environment. That doesn't seem to be information you can clearly draw scientifically valid conclusions from...
My mistake: I assumed what you say is true and non-contradictory...
Also, you said you found PLENTY of information about the 6567 or TED chip failing because of heat... how the f*ck do these people KNOW for sure these chips failed because of heat?
Do you really think they can be ABSOLUTELY sure? NO G077d4mn f*ck1n6 way!!
The ONLY way that I know of to be absolutely sure a chip failed because of excessive operating temperature is to dissolve the package with special chemicals and then observe the chip with an electron microscope.
I assume wrong if I think the vast majority of the people claiming their old computer chip failed because of overheating DID NOT do that? Yeah right!
These people simply touched the chip and suddenly felt... "Weuw! That's burning hot!", very often forgetting the fact that most chips become considerably hotter when they fail because many transistors inside which normally act as switches go into resistive operating mode.
Come on, DQ, bring me another 18 wheeler of prime grade pseudoscience and technical bullshit. I need to do some neural iron pumping against crap like that.
P.S.:BTW, do you know what the absolute maximum operating voltage for a 6560 is in order to claim your PSU blew it?
Be normal.