DEC Alpha 21-43918-10 in socket 499

[Glory_Cloud]

Here is something you don't see everyday.
A nice DEC Alpha 21164-P6 433Mhz processor
in a 499 socket.

Well, at least, it's the first one I've seen with the
lift arm to help retrieve the CPU from the socket.
All the others that I have had you have to "gently"
pry the Alpha chip out of the socket with a flat head
screwdriver using the patience of Job lest you
"chip the chip".

[Neon_WA]

aghhh.. so it was you that bought the board.. thought hard about getting it

seen about 4 over the last 3 years.. nice board to have

[mavroxur]

That looks like a motherboard out of a Fiery print server.

[Glory_Cloud]

Stu - shame on you! Attenpting to poach on DEC Alpha boards.

[liudr]

Nice chip and board! I have a few similar chips in my collection. I acquired them maybe around 2005 but I don't see them around any more. Here's mine. Not the best picture of the year Don't want to take over too much forum space either

[jaydee1445]

I have 3 in complete workstations. Cool chip.

[jaydee1445]

Here are some pics of one of my Alphas on a 24767 board out of a Compaq


Between the chip and heat sink was a graphite sheet to promote heat xfer.

Here she is in all here glory resting in the 499 socket