AMD Testimonial

[BC]

You guys are NOT going to believe this!!!!

My Clawhammer (A64 3200+) normally runs at 37C (99F) under full load.

While working with the BIOS, I accidentially enabled Q-fan without installing the driver.

The CPU temp rose to 130F and was running at that temp for at least 30 minutes without even flinching. I disabled Q-fan in the BIOS until I could find the driver (which turns the fan back up to normal speed) and the temp immediately came back to where it belongs...

I KNOW my P4 would FRY if it went that up 40+F for that long...


Thank God for AMD!

[em99010pepe]

Now you can fry some eggs on it.

[BC]

Now you can fry some eggs on it.

HA HA HA.... I could fry something else!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!


BC

[Ototero]

Yesterday my amd2000+ shutdown with a cpu temp of 77C. It normally runs at 69-71C.

I might just buy a new fan and some silver toothpaste.

[BC]

Yesterday my amd2000+ shutdown with a cpu temp of 77C. It normally runs at 69-71C.

I might just buy a new fan and some silver toothpaste.

Thermal-take coolers and Artic Silver-5... the ONLY way to go....

Trust me!

A1357 exhaust fan.
A1838 for A64 & Opteron, or whatever Volcano (?)# is the match for XP's (K7).

BC

[BC]

How many use the quiet-mode for the CPU fan?

I don't. I've found the T-takes are so quiet at full speed
I cannot hear them . The PC is in my room with me.
I hear the hard drive(s) or CD(s) before I hear the CPU fan... so I
let it run full speed all the time.

I have 550 watts of power from the supply. (Antec 550TruePower)
( 6 HD's, 2 burners, 5 PCI, and that 67C Radeon 9800 XT )

The chassis is 85F (31C) all the time. The CPU is 97-101F (40C-42C)

BC

[Ototero]

Thanks BC.

I was looking at an Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 2l. Some reviewers has said a 2gig ath would run at 40C. Then I've got room to OC.

BTW, my mobo is ecs k7vmm+ which is locked from doing any OC work?


Any thoughts on that ??

[BC]

Thanks BC.

I was looking at an Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 2l. Some reviewers has said a 2gig ath would run at 40C. Then I've got room to OC.

BTW, my mobo is ecs k7vmm+ which is locked from doing any OC work?


Any thoughts on that ??

My Athlon64 is a 2G, OC'd to 2.28 (it's max) on ASUS, even with Corsair 2-3-2-6 mem... AS-5 and the T-Take cooler (a lot of guys use Volcano I think... someone correct me if wrong).... and you should be good to go.

One suggestion... Cut out the exhaust fan holes and put the T-take cover in its place... The air flows much easier. ALso, always pull in cool air at the bottom and hot out the top back... best air flow.... fold cables nice and neatly if possible... You know, the usual tricks.

BC

[AMDave]

Aw you guys in the north-hemi are just trying to make the rest of us jealous ;) Hope you are enjoying your summer.

I have my Duron OCd 10% and it is still running at 30 C with the "stock" fan. Maybe that's because it's 7 C in my garage/office and -2 C in the evening - and I'm in Queensland for goodness sake ! "Beautiful one day, perfect the next"

Apparently I only have to upgrade to an Intel Prescott to warm up the room and forget about summer - I think I'll just keep my jumper on, thanks and keep using my AMD *all* year round. :D

On a serious note - same as what BC said about airflow...
double check the flow of the fans - especially if they are the ones that came already in the case - others have found them going in opposite directions - more "contra" cool than "anti" cool but not very helpful.

Also you can make sure you have your box in a well shaded spot in the room and at least 10cm airflow gap around the outside of your case and never have anything hanging out over the back air vents so that the warm is not likely to flow/be pulled back around the case and into any side or bottom fans. If your case is in a compartmented desk / cupboard which may be restricting the air then it may be time for a move...

Here's a trick if you are not accident prone, or if you are (like me) then get someone else to do it :-) ... It might sound silly, but you can grab a "joss" stick or something that smolders a little and hold it near to the outside of the case and watch where the air flow goes - it can tell you volumes.
* obligatory safety disclamer *
note I am definitely not suggesting that you light papers and matches and then blame me for burning your house down - try it at your own risk

-- Dave --

[Ototero]

The machine was running at 70C without side panels, when they were fitted, bang, 77C & shutdown.

I've already got round ide cables to improve airflow. I've got some time off soon then I'll replace the fan, install 2 @ 120 gig hard drives, 2 @ 512 ddr ram.