User`s manual

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Intel Pentium 4 Processor Family
Cooling Solutions
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes
increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is
key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the proper thermal
environment is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case temperature. Heatsinks induce
improved processor heat dissipation through increased surface area and concentrated airflow from
attached fans. In addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the
heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, Intel recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to
attach the heatsink to the processor.
When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for collection of
heatsinks evaluated and recommended by Intel for use with Intel processors. Note, those heatsinks are
recommended for maintaining the specified Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this collection is
not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support Intel processors.
For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit :
http://developer.intel.com/design/Pentium4/components/index