Recent content by badaphooko

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    How do I get my CPU to be hotter than hell?

    my temps were just as bad as yours, even with 6 case fans i was still getting 57c at full load. it wasnt my heatsink it was the fan that comes on these areo 7 combo. i was so concerned that i almost went with watrecooling. but instead of spending the money, i decided to try a diffrent fan, i...
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    please settle this argument

    my friend has a xp2500 unlocked along side an abit nforce board.. he claims lowering the fsb and raising the multiplier is faster than upping the fsb and lowering the multiplier.. I always thought the higher the fsb the faster it went. can someone please tell wich is faster? and why .. so i can...
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    2nd post.. no reply the first time

    ok just tried to up the fsb to 220 and got a black screen.. took it down to 215 and xp started but rebooted itself after a minute. so im now at 210fsb should i relax my timmings some? if so to what ? im at 2-2-2-6 my cpu voltage is at 1.75 (cpuz says its at 1.72) and memory is at 2.8
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    2nd post.. no reply the first time

    actually i meant cpu voltage ... whats safest highest voltage for a xp2500
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    2nd post.. no reply the first time

    thanx guys .. will try 2-2-2-6 and whats the highest safest voltage i should go up too?
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    2nd post.. no reply the first time

    I currently have my xp2500 o/c to 2.25ghz (11x205)stable. my cpu voltage is at 1.75 and my ram volatge is 2.8. my ram timmings are at 2.5-4-4-7. i have corsiar xms 3200 cl2 ram. My questions is i want to squeeze the most out of this setup, what would be the most agressive timmings to get the...
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    ram timmings advice!!!

    I currently have my xp2500 o/c to 2.25ghz (11x205)stable. my cpu voltage is at 1.75 and my ram volatge is 2.8. my ram timmings are at 2.5-4-4-7. i have corsiar xms 3200 cl2 ram. My questions is i want to squeeze the most out of this setup, what would be the most agressive timmings to get the...
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    Post photos of your buff towers!!!

    click on sig
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    quiet fan with high rpm and speed control ?

    i have a xp2500 overclocked with my fbs set to 204 and it is running stable. but i think i should be getting better temps. As of now im at 46 idle and 56-57 under load. i currently have a coolermaster aero 7+ im thinking of just changing the fan only. Any suggestions on what a good fan...
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    quiet fan with high rpm and speed control ?

    i have a xp2500 overclocked with my fbs set to 204 and it is running stable. but i think i should be getting better temps. As of now im at 46 idle and 56-57 under load. i currently have a coolermaster aero 7+ im thinking of just changing the fan only. Any suggestions on what a good fan...
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    out of heat sink compound!!

    i heard toothpaste works just as well...
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    Barton 2500+ and Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe

    yes most likely.. mine did anywase and mine never failed prime after 14 hours. try raising the voltage a noch or 2.
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    Athlon xp2500+ temperature too high

    sounds like you dont have suffient cooling. how many fans u have? and if when you open your case your temps go way down then you must not have enough airflow. or you mabye you may be right by your mb monitor not giving you accurate readings.
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    Wanted: cheap, but solid N force2 MB

    my board (look at sig) has been solid for two months now...it went from 166 to 200 mhz before i even installed windows. You can pick it up for under $70.