Ok I just got prime95 and it errors!

[XP1800]

If you're OC'ing, and we all know you are, I'd stay away from Thermaltake. Your best bet is to go with the SK-7 and slap on the highest cfm fan you can find, depending on how much noise you will be able to tolerate.

[Thade]

Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
Thermal paste:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/arsil36gram.html

at $11 for 6 grams but it can cause short circuits.


http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/aral35gram.html

at $3 for 3.5 grams and it is nonconductive......


http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thervol9.html

only $19 for hsf with copper base and free thermal paste


http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thvo11xaed.html


$30 but improved verson with speed adjust


http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thersk7.html


nice heatsink for $18 but no fan


also theres several fans. How does rpm adjustment work? Ill need an external knob

Both of the Thermaltake combos are decent BUT get the SK-7 and buy the TT smart fanII seperate:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ther80smarfa1.html

It's a great combo. The fan can be set to:
Full time full speeed
Temp controlled
Manually controlled by included dial controller

True AS paste is conductive but I just put a small squirt on the core & fingerprint it evenly. It can be messy but if yer careful, it's difficult to mess up. If conductivity is a huge concern, alumina works fine too.

I have sk-7/TT combo hooked up to a Vantec fan speed controller...works great! I have a volcano 9 on my other PC & it gets the job done but the SK-7 is better.

BTW, Prime95 is one of the most brutal stress tests. I don't consider the OC completely stable until she can run Prime 95 forever BUT if Prime is the only thing that aint 100% but everything else runs fine, no biggie. :P

J

[lonewolfroger]

Get the artic alumina, don`t use the thermal compound that comes with the heatsink.

[Thunderbird1GHz]

ok the SK-7 for $18 and the arctic aluminia 3.5 grams for $3
and the Vantec 80x38 Tornado for $16 thats $37 plus shipping

[OutKlast]

I got prime running on my computer right now, 2.2ghz @ 1.54 vcore, stable so far, load temp of 47*C. How do you guys time how long its been running? Just watch the clock?

[XP1800]

I guess you could. I use HotCPU which times the tests individually and gives you an overall time. Just let it cook over night

[OutKlast]

It was going slow now its flying through these 8K FFT tests, up to Test 500 and averaging around 1 test a second, maybe less. How in the world can Prime be taxing the CPU so much? I'm listening to mp3s and my mouse and nice and smooth. With sandra burn in CPU tests you cant do anything on your computer, much less play Mp3s or similar.

[Thade]

Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
ok the SK-7 for $18 and the arctic aluminia 3.5 grams for $3
and the Vantec 80x38 Tornado for $16 thats $37 plus shipping

nice! you won't regret it

[FaTs]

Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
2.14GHz at 1.75v errors so fast, like 5 seconds. 1.91GHz at 1.6v takes like a min to error. im at 1.8GHz and no errors yet and its been 15 min you guys with xp1700s, 2100s, etc at 2GHz+ run prime95. Games are much less stressing than that even 3dmark can tolerate a higher overclock

I have 2 2100+'s they can prime at apprrox 2.45ghz and 2.5ghz.

[Thunderbird1GHz]

I will buy that sk7 copper heatsink and tornado fan and use their aluminia thermal paste and see how much it helps overclocking. I say ill get prime stable up to 2.1GHz

[DI9ITAL]

i have an AX-7 for my 1700+ @ 2.4 Ghz with an EPOX board. and it rums at 53 max load. i have no A/C!!

i should reaply paste.

[Daywalker]

Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
I will buy that sk7 copper heatsink and tornado fan and use their aluminia thermal paste and see how much it helps overclocking. I say ill get prime stable up to 2.1GHz

You will regret the Tornado unless you get a fan controller.

[bldegle2]

i have a Toronado fan hangin here.

i have an Swiftech MC462 hangin' too. it will bolt on nicely to your motherboard.

i have no use for them anymore.

i can sell both on the cheap.

i will match your $37 figure, plus shipping, but yer gonna have to get yer own Arctic Alumina (this is the best stuff, non conductive, cools like mad).

heck the new version of the MC462 sells for $46 without fannage and this heatsink cost $70+ back when.

so, it is up to you now.

just passing stuffs along.

baldy