8.00 chrome ORB (Own a SocketA board? Or a Socket370 board? )

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72C = 162F :Q

 

[Vpham97]

bkdiem2
The Taisol is made the same way.
It's AMD approved.
It has a special power connector that can be monitored.
The bottom of it fit into the mobo like a piece of puzzle(some people still put it backward which is a no,no.)

Taisol is a square, it fit into the Abit better them the chrome orb(round, which make it tight against the capacitor around the cpu.)

 

[Spindler]

bkdiem,

lol you serious about the heatsink not mounting properly if you switch the chrome orb 'backwards' ? if so, i guess that accounts for my extremely high temperature readings. heh :Q just for the record, i'm using this in the meantime til i can get a taisol as otherwise, i'd use my fop38, but, try as i might, am unable to get the #*&$@ fop38 installed. for the love of god, how do you install the fop38?????!!!!

the temp for me usually fluctuates round 46-48.0C after playing diabloII for about an hour. otherwise at idle, its about 42-44.0C both instances are with the case off. i still need to figure out the best way to ventilate my case so i can have the case closed. if not, i guess i'll just run it w/ the case open like i've always done on my other systems.

also, just to test out the temp differences, i ran my system at default clock speed of 650mhz last night, and temp idle was about 37.0-39.0C and ran up to about 44-45.0C after playing diabloII for a while.

 

[Spindler]

bkdiem,

lol you serious about the heatsink not mounting properly if you switch the chrome orb 'backwards' ? if so, i guess that accounts for my extremely high temperature readings. heh :Q just for the record, i'm using this in the meantime til i can get a taisol as otherwise, i'd use my fop38, but, try as i might, am unable to get the #*&$@ fop38 installed. for the love of god, how do you install the fop38?????!!!!

the temp for me usually fluctuates round 46-48.0C after playing diabloII for about an hour. otherwise at idle, its about 42-44.0C both instances are with the case off. i still need to figure out the best way to ventilate my case so i can have the case closed. if not, i guess i'll just run it w/ the case open like i've always done on my other systems.

also, just to test out the temp differences, i ran my system at default clock speed of 650mhz last night, and temp idle was about 37.0-39.0C and ran up to about 44-45.0C after playing diabloII for a while.

 

[Spindler]

bkdiem,

lol you serious about the heatsink not mounting properly if you switch the chrome orb 'backwards' ? if so, i guess that accounts for my extremely high temperature readings. heh :Q just for the record, i'm using this in the meantime til i can get a taisol as otherwise, i'd use my fop38, but, try as i might, am unable to get the #*&$@ fop38 installed. for the love of god, how do you install the fop38?????!!!!

the temp for me usually fluctuates round 46-48.0C after playing diabloII for about an hour. otherwise at idle, its about 42-44.0C both instances are with the case off. i still need to figure out the best way to ventilate my case so i can have the case closed. if not, i guess i'll just run it w/ the case open like i've always done on my other systems.

also, just to test out the temp differences, i ran my system at default clock speed of 650mhz last night, and temp idle was about 37.0-39.0C and ran up to about 44-45.0C after playing diabloII for a while.

 

[Spindler]

holy crap... i did *NOT* mean to send it thru 3 times like that. it kept saying "requested file not found" so i kept hitting the REPLY button.

all apologies :frown:

EDIT - is there a way to delete the duplicate posts?

 

[popeye44]

I popped a hole in my heatsink and ran it dry for 25 miles... i got to the computer repair shop and put a patch over the whole and added "air" and thanks to SLICK 50 I didn't damage any parts..
i now use slick 50 in my motorhome "full tower" and all my smaller vehicles "mini mids"
sorry i just had to put my own litle TRUE STORY in there.. i do love my GORB.

 

[AirJames]

bkdiem2, you can get the abit settings here: KT7 FAQ
Road Runer, can you tell us where the deal is to the Taisols? BTW, I don't think the Vantec was that bad.
Spindler, I had to modify the clip on the Global Win FOP32. Pressed the clip against the side of the door and bent that sucker in. I really don't understand how this clip is not supposed to crack the core. Anybody have any probs with cracking or did I just waste my time and raise my temp?