That's a great use for the silicone thermal pads and small heat sinks. I appreciated your explanation on the changes between the NMOS and HMOS and the C64/C64c. I find it interesting that many people think this process was done only to cut costs. While it is true this eventually led to cost reduction at first the C64C, at least here in the USA, when it was released had a price increase for a while. Moving to the 8XXX series chips led to a drastic increase in reliability so that was another factor. The 64C is still my favorite model. Keep up the good work, I think your channel is going to grow big time...
Thank you, Racer X! I'm with you on the 64C being my favourite (both aesthetically and technologically), although a breadbox is fun to use every so often. I wonder if the chip shortage of the late '80s had anything to do with that price increase, or if it was just coincidental. -- JC
Thanks so much for the explanation. my 64c has cardboard cover, should i put the heatsinks? sorry for the translation I'm Italian and I'm using google translator.
My pleasure! Personally, if I had the cardboard shield, I would probably heatsink those 3 chips on the main 64C that I use all the time, just because it's cheap & easy and might help that computer enjoy a longer life. If in doubt, the next time you have your 64C open, I would suggest letting a game or demo run with graphics & sound for about an hour to see first-hand what the heat output is like. :) -- JC
I have the same model as the C64c; very useful this method to fix the shield. 👍🏻
Glad it helped! -- JC
That's a great use for the silicone thermal pads and small heat sinks. I appreciated your explanation on the changes between the NMOS and HMOS and the C64/C64c. I find it interesting that many people think this process was done only to cut costs. While it is true this eventually led to cost reduction at first the C64C, at least here in the USA, when it was released had a price increase for a while. Moving to the 8XXX series chips led to a drastic increase in reliability so that was another factor. The 64C is still my favorite model. Keep up the good work, I think your channel is going to grow big time...
Thank you, Racer X! I'm with you on the 64C being my favourite (both aesthetically and technologically), although a breadbox is fun to use every so often. I wonder if the chip shortage of the late '80s had anything to do with that price increase, or if it was just coincidental. -- JC
Thanks so much for the explanation. my 64c has cardboard cover, should i put the heatsinks? sorry for the translation I'm Italian and I'm using google translator.
My pleasure! Personally, if I had the cardboard shield, I would probably heatsink those 3 chips on the main 64C that I use all the time, just because it's cheap & easy and might help that computer enjoy a longer life. If in doubt, the next time you have your 64C open, I would suggest letting a game or demo run with graphics & sound for about an hour to see first-hand what the heat output is like. :) -- JC
SID must have heat-sink :)
6581, definitely! 8580... debatable. 😉 For the latter, it's more of a "sound" recommendation (hardy har har). -- JC
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