adz wrote:
U sure all those fans are needed? If thats the case, one would assume your running a Palmino core, cause I have my 2500+ running at 212 x 11 on air with 4 low rpm case fans, system is pretty quiet overall and I am yet to see the diode record above 50°C at 100% utilisation. You might wanna try and pick up a T'bred 1700+, you can get em real cheap now.
@mikeymike
Are you sure your temps are right? Did you drop the vcore at all?
Yes those fans are needed, the cpu operates between 25C and 45C depending on ambent temperature and is totally stable (I ran this system non stop with each OS installed running non stop for 2 weeks each and used it heavily with each one - not one freeze or crash), but the main hassle is running 133Mhz SD Ram at 154Mhz, which is about as fast as you'll ever push it (Which is the real achilies heal of the system, and did occationally get so hot as to lock up - hence the extra fans). Sadly, the board although utterly reliable, is limited in what overclocking you can do with it, you can't for instance adjust the clock multiplier, only the FSB, which is now at the boards absolute maximum.
Another problem is the case, because the front of it has no facility to accept a large size fan at the bottom, airflow has to come through the back, and out of the front via a couple of 90mm fans in a 5 1/2 ins bay at the top. The two 40mm fans help blow cool air onto the ram, with another 90mm on the back to help reduce the vacuam in the case and cool the motherboard.
But before anyone says it, I'm not adding or changing anything more on this system as it stands, its an end of line system, which means when it dies thats it, end of story.
What I am pondering is to what to do after this system goes. TBH PC's bore me, the OS's available do indeed work, and work well, but are utterly uninspiring to use (Even BeOS, with all it has going for it, has so few apps in key areas as to make it an annoying experience). I gotta be honest I'm looking for a change, something different. Does that make sence?
