athlon xp OCing

[ruiner_066]

sup guys? i was just OCing my 2000+ athlong XP & i was wondering, what is a safe temperature, and at what temperatyure should i stop overclocking, or turn it down at?

ps sorry for grammer im a little drunk

 

[[CpK]Bastid]

i'd definitely stop at 60c idle

i'd say a safe high temp would be 50~55c under load

of course there are gonna be alot of differing opinions......

 

[[CpK]Bastid]

Originally posted by ruiner_066

ps sorry for grammer im a little drunk

im gettin there

 

[ruiner_066]

ok, cool, well i have been meaning to get a better heat sink & fan for a while.im using a dragon orb 3 right now & it runs at upper 40's idle & low 50's under load.

so what's a good cooler if i'm going to be OCing? i dont wanna spend like $200 on water cooling or something =P just something that will keep it cool enough to push it a ways...i was thinkin a volcano9...would that be good?

 

[jkipk]

I'm using a volcano 7+ in one of my systems and from what I hear they're better than the 9. One thing I like (aside from the all copper construction) is that the fan has 3 settings (on mine I think some have a dial adjustment(??)) I use the low setting most of the time and I've found it to be as quiet as a vantec aeroflow, w temps @42-46c (remember I'm in cool Seattle). If I want to play and clock it up I just click the switch and will drop to 39c at high setting. I think I paid less than $30us for mine.

kip

 

[G-Money]

Get a water cooling system....

http://www.koolance.com/

http://www.frozencpu.com

 

[Temperal]

For what it is worth I have a Volcano 9 and I think it is pretty much junk compared to what else is out there. Most of the recent comparison reviews I have read support this as well. Here are a couple of good articles...

65 AMD coolers reviewed

Interesting looking Coolermaster HSF, Cheap

Hope this helps,
Temperal

 

[Sazar]

thermaltake are nice in terms of looks... and their CFM is pretty good...

but if you want a nice cooler... thats quiet... consider vantec/swiftech adn others... thermaltake is not really that queit... or cool...

of course this is for air-cooled..

watercooling is the way to go for even more cooling...

 

[[CpK]Bastid]

Originally posted by G-Money
Get a water cooling system....

http://www.koolance.com/

http://www.frozencpu.com

i wouldnt push koolance on anyone.....bleh

 

[mbunny]

The Ultimate HSF Guide

http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp.htm

You should find every single damned HSF on this page.

Volcano 7+ is better than a Volcano 9