2 much thinking
11-04-2003, 12:01 AM
I know that these are poping up quite a bit but i just thought I would share a bit about my recent purchase and OC. This topic needs more threads anyway, it is Overclockers NZ for a reason :)
First off it's a XP2100+ TbredB, AIUHB, week 6 of this year. It is not unlocked
My house is quite cool which is goodness for temps :)
Im only running a Volcano 9 but I have reasonably good case air flow and I check the temp very often when OC/ing.
I had it sitting for a week just running at stock because I didn't see any point in OC as my hdd died just as i got the chip :( However with that replaced i bumped the FSB straight up to 166 (2158Mhz) and upped the core to 1.7V Ran fine, played some BF and did some benchies. Was happy with that for a while and just played around with the voltage and checking temps.
Left it downloading overnight with my V9 on lowest (1500rpm), put V down to 1.65 and case fans on low, woke up and CPU was at 37, case 29.
Then I got bored the other day and up the FSB to 170, can't remember V, and then eventually 177 @ 1.8V which gives me a grand speed of 2.3Ghz; I had the case side off, my V9 on full and CPU temp got to 34 degrees. I did a 3dmark test and then went back to 166 @ 1.65V
All I would like to do now is unlock it, up the FSB and bring the multi down so I can have the V at a reasonable level so the CPU will last me for at least a year :) Is 1.7 - 1.75 ok running continuosly?
Im looking at going W/C in the not too far future; couple of months maybe.
First off it's a XP2100+ TbredB, AIUHB, week 6 of this year. It is not unlocked
My house is quite cool which is goodness for temps :)
Im only running a Volcano 9 but I have reasonably good case air flow and I check the temp very often when OC/ing.
I had it sitting for a week just running at stock because I didn't see any point in OC as my hdd died just as i got the chip :( However with that replaced i bumped the FSB straight up to 166 (2158Mhz) and upped the core to 1.7V Ran fine, played some BF and did some benchies. Was happy with that for a while and just played around with the voltage and checking temps.
Left it downloading overnight with my V9 on lowest (1500rpm), put V down to 1.65 and case fans on low, woke up and CPU was at 37, case 29.
Then I got bored the other day and up the FSB to 170, can't remember V, and then eventually 177 @ 1.8V which gives me a grand speed of 2.3Ghz; I had the case side off, my V9 on full and CPU temp got to 34 degrees. I did a 3dmark test and then went back to 166 @ 1.65V
All I would like to do now is unlock it, up the FSB and bring the multi down so I can have the V at a reasonable level so the CPU will last me for at least a year :) Is 1.7 - 1.75 ok running continuosly?
Im looking at going W/C in the not too far future; couple of months maybe.