There's a nice article describing the very overclockable recent Durons (essentially Thoroughbred-B cores with less L2 cache enabled or working) and a number of very simple mods you can do to improve its performance. Marry the cheap as chips chip with a cheap as chips motherboard et voila = 2.5GHz system for peanuts.
Read the article here (http://www.ocworkbench.com/2004/articles/ocduron/p1.htm).
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Does anyone know what HSF they used there, cos that must have heated up a fair bit !
The article says the current standard Zalman HSF.
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lol soz, i was a COMPLETE noob there and failed to see the Next link. Probably one reason why i thought the article was a bit short !!!
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The article is actually pretty good - well worth the read.
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I dont understand that actually. I also have that HSF (it is quiet but not REALLY quiet). I was reading some reviews on it because i was suspicious of my cpu temp. Under load for a while its averaging about 47 C. I also used Arctic Silver 5 which is meant to be very good at dropping temps. When i used my stock HSF, under load the temp was about 35. Even though this zalman isnt designed for cooling, it is still meant to be good. My cpu is a 2600+ AMD Barton running at stock speeds. I dont understand why the temps would be so high considering that in this article, the temps are not that much higher than mine even though its on a highly OC'd machine...
Any ideas? Maybe when i was seating the HSF, it slipped and most of the proxy is no longer in the correct place?
Make a cheap folding farm with them. :dribble:
I guarantee the stock HSF is not going to be as effective as that Zalman. Therefore it can't have been mounted correctly. You should use a lot less thermal goop than you think - over application of goop is a common mistake and will lead to higher temperatures. You need only enough to 'just' cover the core - it is a micro-thin layer, not a sandwich filling ;)
Also, remember that different types of CPU will run at different voltages and temps, so comparing a Duron to a Barton is difficult.
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Ok, ill give it another go, if i can just get that Arctic silver off of dan (red) again ;)
QuoteOriginally posted by Phog@Aug 26 2004, 12:13 AM
Ok, ill give it another go, if i can just get that Arctic silver off of dan (red) again ;)
Why did you cover him in Arctic Silver in the first place? :narnar:
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Its a family game :whistle: :norty:
oh god...
I think his avatar sums it up :lmfao:
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i hope he aint bringing any artic silver games to LAN, im sharing room with him :D
how easy is it to get the artic silver off, i used thermal compund on mine but i think i may have not spread it evenly/too much. Also, what happens if you spill over and it ends up on the chips legs (technical term that is)?
Its not the arctic silver u should be worried about :blink:
I think they're called pins aswell :)
Well if u pc didnt boot when it first happened u can have a good guess as to why not. Aslong as its not bridging a gap from one pin to another i dont think there is a huge problem but its advised u r careful when spreading it.
I think im right in saying that some compunds "set" and go hard whereas others stay as it originally was. I dunno whihc arctic silver does though :P
mine stays well lubed :)
Thats enough about your personal life please.
You'll set Benny off :devil: :taz: :rumpy: