XP 2400+ OCing

Simonmckenny · Jun 30, 2003, 10:43 AM

lo every 1.

i'm trying to get my cpu to the highest it can get.but i'm always resticted by the 60C mark. when i reach 2250mhz the voltage has to be increased causing temp to rise dramatically. causing instibility. ive tried cpuidle and thats fairly effective but only on the desktop. games cause the temp to increase even more approaching 70C i thought my cooler was good enough becasue it can handle upto a 3400+.
but b4 i go out and by a SLK900 cooler. How effective is it. will it dramatically lower the temp? cos it would be £50 wasted. aslo i noticed that i dont have any holes in the motherboard. will this cause a probelm or is there and adapter available.

FSB 154

FM 15 (LOCKED)

thanks alot.

Si

Zardon · Jun 30, 2003, 11:07 AM

hi there, welcome to the forum.

Firstly have you got decent case cooling? what are your case temps? buying a better cpu cooler will not help considerably if your case temps are high as it will be circulating warm air inside the case over the cpu anyway.

As for the SLK900 it is the best heatsink out there and I was able to get my cpu to 1.95core under 50c temps with this heatsink, but I have good case air circulation.

Kgentatszu] · Jun 30, 2003, 11:09 AM

Simonmckennym, try opening both sides of your case first to see if it helps....

Simonmckenny · Jun 30, 2003, 12:15 PM

ok. ive just taken my sides of pc off and have been studying temps in bios.

system 36C

cpu 67C

5 case fans. 1 pci heat remover.

ram cooler. and memory heatsinc on graghics card mem. aslo gfx card has Outside Thermal Exaust System.
also ive got a hardcano 5 copper hard drive cooler.

~~craig588~~ · Jun 30, 2003, 12:26 PM

Just wanna make sure, your using AS3 or at least some form of TIM other than a pad right?

Simonmckenny · Jun 30, 2003, 12:32 PM

i use arctic silver .

~~craig588~~ · Jun 30, 2003, 12:40 PM

Ok, how are your fans aligned? Do you have the front lower ones taking air in, the rear top ones blowing air out, and the side fans blowing air in?

Simonmckenny · Jun 30, 2003, 12:53 PM

yeah the exact setup. thanks

dipstick · Jun 30, 2003, 10:20 PM

You seem to have a very nice case and a decent hsf so I would first try to reseat the heatsink. Use very thin layer of AS and try not to slide/move the hsf once it has touched the core. I have done the same mistake so I'm hoping it's something simple like that for you too

Simonmckenny · Jun 30, 2003, 10:37 PM

ok thanks for suggestions every1. i'll try your idea Kakarot and let u know what happens. thanks

Jun 30, 2003, 10:43 AM	#1
Simonmckenny DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cumbria, UK Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	XP 2400+ OCing lo every 1. i'm trying to get my cpu to the highest it can get.but i'm always resticted by the 60C mark. when i reach 2250mhz the voltage has to be increased causing temp to rise dramatically. causing instibility. ive tried cpuidle and thats fairly effective but only on the desktop. games cause the temp to increase even more approaching 70C i thought my cooler was good enough becasue it can handle upto a 3400+. but b4 i go out and by a SLK900 cooler. How effective is it. will it dramatically lower the temp? cos it would be £50 wasted. aslo i noticed that i dont have any holes in the motherboard. will this cause a probelm or is there and adapter available. FSB 154 FM 15 (LOCKED) thanks alot. Si __________________ ATHLON XP 2400+ @ 2300MHZ GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP 768MB PC 2700 DDR ABIT GF4 4200 OTES 8X 128MB 320/630 MHZ 80GB WD 8MB CACHE 7200RPM THERMALTAKE XASER II 5000A THERMLTAKE HARDCANO 5 THERMALTAKE VOLCANO 11 WINXP PRO

Jun 30, 2003, 12:15 PM	Thread Starter #4
Simonmckenny DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cumbria, UK Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	ok. ive just taken my sides of pc off and have been studying temps in bios. system 36C cpu 67C 5 case fans. 1 pci heat remover. ram cooler. and memory heatsinc on graghics card mem. aslo gfx card has Outside Thermal Exaust System. also ive got a hardcano 5 copper hard drive cooler. __________________ ATHLON XP 2400+ @ 2300MHZ GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP 768MB PC 2700 DDR ABIT GF4 4200 OTES 8X 128MB 320/630 MHZ 80GB WD 8MB CACHE 7200RPM THERMALTAKE XASER II 5000A THERMLTAKE HARDCANO 5 THERMALTAKE VOLCANO 11 WINXP PRO

Jun 30, 2003, 12:32 PM	Thread Starter #6
Simonmckenny DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cumbria, UK Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	i use arctic silver . __________________ ATHLON XP 2400+ @ 2300MHZ GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP 768MB PC 2700 DDR ABIT GF4 4200 OTES 8X 128MB 320/630 MHZ 80GB WD 8MB CACHE 7200RPM THERMALTAKE XASER II 5000A THERMLTAKE HARDCANO 5 THERMALTAKE VOLCANO 11 WINXP PRO

Jun 30, 2003, 12:53 PM	Thread Starter #8
Simonmckenny DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cumbria, UK Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	yeah the exact setup. thanks __________________ ATHLON XP 2400+ @ 2300MHZ GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP 768MB PC 2700 DDR ABIT GF4 4200 OTES 8X 128MB 320/630 MHZ 80GB WD 8MB CACHE 7200RPM THERMALTAKE XASER II 5000A THERMLTAKE HARDCANO 5 THERMALTAKE VOLCANO 11 WINXP PRO

Jun 30, 2003, 10:37 PM	Thread Starter #10
Simonmckenny DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cumbria, UK Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	ok thanks for suggestions every1. i'll try your idea Kakarot and let u know what happens. thanks __________________ ATHLON XP 2400+ @ 2300MHZ GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP 768MB PC 2700 DDR ABIT GF4 4200 OTES 8X 128MB 320/630 MHZ 80GB WD 8MB CACHE 7200RPM THERMALTAKE XASER II 5000A THERMLTAKE HARDCANO 5 THERMALTAKE VOLCANO 11 WINXP PRO

Jun 30, 2003, 11:07 AM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	hi there, welcome to the forum. Firstly have you got decent case cooling? what are your case temps? buying a better cpu cooler will not help considerably if your case temps are high as it will be circulating warm air inside the case over the cpu anyway. As for the SLK900 it is the best heatsink out there and I was able to get my cpu to 1.95core under 50c temps with this heatsink, but I have good case air circulation.

Jun 30, 2003, 11:09 AM	#3
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	Simonmckennym, try opening both sides of your case first to see if it helps....

Jun 30, 2003, 12:26 PM	#5
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Just wanna make sure, your using AS3 or at least some form of TIM other than a pad right?

Jun 30, 2003, 12:40 PM	#7
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Ok, how are your fans aligned? Do you have the front lower ones taking air in, the rear top ones blowing air out, and the side fans blowing air in?

Jun 30, 2003, 10:20 PM	#9
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	You seem to have a very nice case and a decent hsf so I would first try to reseat the heatsink. Use very thin layer of AS and try not to slide/move the hsf once it has touched the core. I have done the same mistake so I'm hoping it's something simple like that for you too