2500+...able to hit 2.2?

[edmundoab]

it should be cool at 200 X 11,
especially with a PCB 2.0 Asus board

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: BuckMaster
Whats the default voltage of a 2500+ CPU, since in the bios it just says default.
Then the safest max temp you think is ok to go?

The default voltage of Bartons is 1.65V. But different motherboards probably will not be exact, but have a variance of +/- 0.05V.

My idea of the safest max temp is 60C under full load. But each motherboard does get their temperatures differently.

Originally posted by: Evdawg
2500 @ 2.2 is about as common as....... i dunno,.... its common

Mine was about as easy as it gets, stable too

But are you able to run Prime95 for 12+ hours straight with no errors? That's my definition of stable

Sure, lots of 2500s will hit 2.2GHz and boot Windows, run mostly without errors, but I don't think the probablilty of hitting 2.2GHz and being Prime95 error-free is even close to as high.

 

[namux]

But are you able to run Prime95 for 12+ hours straight with no errors? That's my definition of stable

Sure, lots of 2500s will hit 2.2GHz and boot Windows, run mostly without errors, but I don't think the probablilty of hitting 2.2GHz and being Prime95 error-free is even close to as high.

I was able to get my system to hit 2.2GHZ (11x200 @ 1.8v). I have a Abit NF7-S with a Thermalright SLK-900(A) with Vantec Tornado 92x38mm for cooling. I was able to run Prime95 for 24 hours and 20 minutes before I stopped without any errors or warnings. CPU stayed at 33C idle, and around 44-46C when under the Prime95 load. I will probably deem the system stable until a meltdown occurs.

I am not sure what the success rate is on getting the CPU to 2.2 but I am pretty happy that I was able to get there. It seems others are more fortunate than this. Others can hit or surpass this benchmark with even less tweaking.

 

[BuckMaster]

WobbleWobble thanks for the reply.

I can run prim95 for days no problem and still can. But for some reason latley on bootup it doesnt come up all the time then I hit the reset and it comes right up and can run prime95 anything I want and stays stable from that point on. Almost like a PS issue. But dont think it is with a Antec 430 True Watt PS.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: BuckMaster
WobbleWobble thanks for the reply.

I can run prim95 for days no problem and still can. But for some reason latley on bootup it doesnt come up all the time then I hit the reset and it comes right up and can run prime95 anything I want and stays stable from that point on. Almost like a PS issue. But dont think it is with a Antec 430 True Watt PS.

Even good components can fail... it could be your motherboard too. I hope you get that fixed, but I don't want to hijack this thread