Re: cpu temp

IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIANCE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN YOUR RIG AT THE HIGHER CORE VOLTAGES.
I HAVE AN ATHLON 1.4 266FSB AND IT RUNS JUST FINE AND DANDY AT 1.69.
I HAVE NO STAB. PROBS.
MY TEMPS ARE LOWER AS A RESULT. MY 3.3V VALUE =3.38.
I FIND THAT I NEVER HAVE TO SET MY VOLTS PAST THESE FIGURES AND HAVE HAD GOOD SUCCESS EVEN WHEN I O.C.
ALSO I WOULD SUGGEST A NUMBER OF COOLING MODS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUN OF WORK BUT BIG DIVIDENDS.
TAKE AN 80mm STEEL CASE FAN GRILL AND MOUNT IT ON THE HS WITH SCREWS THAT ARE LONG ENOUGH TO HOLD IT TIGHT. YOU WOULDN'T WANT IT TO FALL OFF. A GOOD SOLID HS CORE IS PREFERED AS THEY ARE STURDIER CONSTRUCTION AND CAN HANDLE THE EXTRA WEIGHT. THEN MOUNT YOUR FAN USING NUTS AND BOLT TO THE GRILL AS THIS MAKES FOR EASIER CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE THAN STANDARD CASE FAN SCREWS.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE HS OFF TO CLEAN THE FAN IF YOU USE THE FAN SCREWS.
THIS IS A SIMPLE FIX I GOT OFF THE WEB, SO THANX TO WHOM EVER THOUGHT OF IT.
NEXT THERE IS A COMPANY WHOSE NAME ESCAPES ME WHO MAKES A MODULE THAT FITS INTO A 5 1/4 DRIVE BAY WITH TWO CASE FANS THAT EXHAUST AN IMPRESSIVE 80CFM.
AS MY CASE IS A MILLENIUM UNIT, IT HAS TWO GROUPS OF HOLES ON EACH SIDE PANEL,UPPER AND LOWER, THAT ALLOW FOR A GREAT DEAL OF INTAKE OF AIR SO THE
CFM BALANCE, INTAKE VS EXHAUST IS PRETTY EQUAL.
THESE COOLING SUGGESTIONS AND A FEW OTHERS THAT I DO HAVE BOUGHT MY TEMPS DOWN TO A VERY LIVABLE LEVEL.
ALSO DO YOU HAVE A PS THAT HAS AT LEAST 300 WATTS WITH AN INTAKE FAN AND EXHAUST FAN. AMD STRONGLY RECOMENDS THIS AND HAS AN APPROVED LIST AT THEIR WEB SIGHT. I PREFER ENERMAX.
ALSO I JUST FOUND AN ADAPTER THAT I AM GOING TO TRY THAT ADAPTS THE 80mm TO ALMOST ANY HEAT SINK.
IT IS CALLED FAN REV.2 FROM HIGH SPEED PC.
I WILL TRY ONE OF THESE. MY SUGGESTION IS LESS ELEGANT BUT DOES A GREAT JOB OF LOWERING TEMPS.
I HOPE THIS ADAPTER LOWERS THEM EVEN MORE.
GOOD LUCK AND UNTIL NEXT TIME!
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