Duron 1600 Overclock to 2.5GHz

TeaLeaf · August 25, 2004, 09:14:26 PM

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.

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Phog · August 25, 2004, 10:30:04 PM

Does anyone know what HSF they used there, cos that must have heated up a fair bit !

TeaLeaf · August 25, 2004, 11:05:02 PM

The article says the current standard Zalman HSF.

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Phog · August 25, 2004, 11:14:32 PM

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 !!!

TeaLeaf · August 25, 2004, 11:15:35 PM

:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

The article is actually pretty good - well worth the read.

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Phog · August 25, 2004, 11:58:27 PM

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?

Norm · August 26, 2004, 12:00:34 AM

Make a cheap folding farm with them. :dribble:

TeaLeaf · August 26, 2004, 12:02:18 AM

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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Phog · August 26, 2004, 12:13:39 AM

Ok, ill give it another go, if i can just get that Arctic silver off of dan (red) again

Anonymous · August 26, 2004, 09:17:55 AM

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:

Phog · August 26, 2004, 09:37:07 AM

:lmfao: :lmfao:
Its a family game :whistle: :norty:

Red_Thunder · August 26, 2004, 12:47:24 PM

oh god...

Phog · August 26, 2004, 01:12:37 PM

I think his avatar sums it up :lmfao:

Jamoe · August 26, 2004, 02:44:25 PM

:blink:

i hope he aint bringing any artic silver games to LAN, im sharing room with him

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)?

Phog · August 26, 2004, 03:00:14 PM

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