I have xp 2500+
biostar m7ncd pro
kingston hyper x pc-3000(256x2)
western digital 80 gig 8 meg cache
amd stock hsf
antec full tower with antec 400watt power supply
ati radeon 9700np.
and please tell me how to overclock this machine.
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I have xp 2500+
biostar m7ncd pro
kingston hyper x pc-3000(256x2)
western digital 80 gig 8 meg cache
amd stock hsf
antec full tower with antec 400watt power supply
ati radeon 9700np.
and please tell me how to overclock this machine.
I don't you can do it with the stock AMD heatsink, unless you don't mind soaring temps. Some guys have done it on stock vcore, but then again they have SLK-800's and SLK-900's with Smartfan's and Tornado's.
If you plan on OC'ing, don't use the stock heatsink. Check out Thermalright's products and think about getting one of them:)
Even a cheap SK-7 would be good enough for the job and they run quite cheap ~$20. Slap a nice 80mm fan (TTSFII is good) and you should be able to do 3200+ speeds easily! :D
Look here. You won't be dissapointed. The SK-7 is a steal for that price, just wait for the Smart Fan 2 to get in stock.:) Buy yourself some Arctic Ceramique too. The TIM that comes with the heatsink is some silicone crap.:(Quote:
Even a cheap SK-7 would be good enough for the job and they run quite cheap ~$20. Slap a nice 80mm fan (TTSFII is good) and you should be able to do 3200+ speeds easily!
*edit-2630Goon, maybe you should make a sig now with your system specs.:)*
how do you save your system specs in your posts?
Go up to "user cp" at the top of the webpage on the right hand side.Quote:
how do you save your system specs in your posts?
From there, go to the Edit Profile tab. Enjoy.:)
I think I fixed it now:cool:
Welcome to the club!:D
I disagree... :).
If the cpu can handle 2.2GHz at stock Voltage... then a stock AMD heatsink will be fine. Temps will rise alittle bit... but not much. Most of the temp increases are due to a bump in the Vcore... therefore, if your chip can handle 3200+ at stock Vcore (which Im sure it can)... the stock AMD heatsink willl suffice.
My friend OC'ed his 2100+ to 2800+ on stock Vcore... and stuck with the same OLDER Amd stock heatsink model... and his temps were right at about 48*C under load ;) :).+
No said that he couldn't do it, but why not invest in better cooling anyway?:confused:
You're both right. Lost correctly answered the question in the thread title. The answer is yes the stock cooler of the Barton 25 is adequate per se for 32Speeds especially if vcore is unchanged. But as speedstream5621 alluded to when do OCers go for adequate?
I think most 2500's will boot at 3200 speed, especially the newer steppings. That's 200 fsb and 11 multiplier. HOWEVER, will they run stable without upping the vcore and vdimm? I doubt it. I have an older 2500 I bought in may. From mysig you can see I run it at 202FSB and 11 multiplier. To get it rock solid under prime95(ran 48 hrs straight without errors!;) I upped the vcore to 1.775 and the vdimm to 2.7. About two weeks ago got a newer stepping Barton from newegg and it did NOT overclock as well even with upped vcore and vdimm.
Lostlilchild6, I respect your commentary; however statements like "therefore, if your chip can handle 3200+ at stock Vcore (which Im sure it can)... the stock AMD heatsink willl suffice." can mislead newbe overclockers. They may automatically think that booting a 2500 o/c to 3200 means all is fine. I say most 2500's may BOOT at 3200 but are not stable at 3200 without tweaking the vcore and or vdimm. PLUS, alot depends on the motherboard. Clearly the Abit appears king of the overclockers, with Epox nipping on it's tail. My Asus is not bad. Also cooling is critical. I have a great Antec server case with Panasonic Panaflo fans and a good Vantec Aeroflow heatsink. Plenty of airflow etc. Some are trying to overclock in small cases with poor airflow. Heat can be a killer.
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No said that he couldn't do it, but why not invest in better cooling anyway?:confused:
Well... I was just basically answering his question :). Apperently, he ISN'T looking to invest on better cooling, especially since he doesn't need it. If he want's 3200+... what he has will do the job fine. :)
Assuming that he doesn't have crappy case cooling or something else that might break the bank as far as temps go.Quote:
Well... I was just basically answering his question . Apperently, he ISN'T looking to invest on better cooling, especially since he doesn't need it. If he want's 3200+... what he has will do the job fine.
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Lostlilchild6, I respect your commentary; however statements like "therefore, if your chip can handle 3200+ at stock Vcore (which Im sure it can)... the stock AMD heatsink willl suffice." can mislead newbe overclockers. They may automatically think that booting a 2500 o/c to 3200 means all is fine. I say most 2500's may BOOT at 3200 but are not stable at 3200 without tweaking the vcore and or vdimm.
Ummm... that's why I said "IF your chip can handle..." ;) :). That's the starting point when overclocking one of these 2500+'s IMO, especially with the way things are going now a days. You install the chip, and go for 200x11 off the bat... instead of 166x11. If it works, it works... and if it doesn't, back to the drawing board. That's why we're here... he'll tell us if he has issues :). He'll never know unless he tries.... and I say he tries 200x11 for 3200+ right off the bat. Given his board is NF2 (400mhz fsb support) based of course :).