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Pentium 3 500/550 without backplate

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I've recently bought 2 Pentium 3 cpu's for a slot 1 gaming pc and now that they've got here I noticed both didnt have a "backplate", without any heatsink for the die. Is this problematic? And should I buy heatsinks for those cpu's? Thanks 

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7 minutes ago, Ace Guy said:

I've recently bought 2 Pentium 3 cpu's for a slot 1 gaming pc and now that they've got here I noticed both didnt have a "backplate", without any heatsink for the die. Is this problematic? And should I buy heatsinks for those cpu's? Thanks 

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Will a stand-alone heatsink be enough or should I get one with an attached fan?

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39 minutes ago, Ace Guy said:

Will a stand-alone heatsink be enough or should I get one with an attached fan?

You'll realistically need heatsinks with fans. The "passive" PII/PIII/Celerons of the era needed what boils down to direct airflow, so if you got the passive style you'd have to jank in some fans which isn't worth the hassle.

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