I Need help with an AXIA 1.2GHz and cooling

[captainsquirlypatrol]

I just got an OEM 1.2GHz processor. With a coolermaster fan cause that was all they had. It is comparable to a retail box fan. After reading all this about the AXIA are easy to OC i decided to look at mine and i definatly do have an AXIA core.
It reads:
AMD Athlon
A1200AMS3C
AXIA0107GPAW
Y6042550573
Made in Malaysia

I know it is a 1.2 and has a AXIA core but what do the other #'s mean and how high can I overclock it?

Next question is, i threw a delta black label fan on the heatsink. Do you think I should get a new one? I was looking at the Thermosonic Thermoengine because I am short on cash. What do you think

 

[Biggs]

Look under here.

 

[captainsquirlypatrol]

i know i saw that, that is what sparked my attention. But like how do i find the week? and what about heatsink?

 

[Sharpstick]

>>>>>>>>AXIA0107GPAW<<<<<<<<<

week 7 i do believe

 

[Biggs]

AXIA0107GPAW -> the bold characters means 01 = year 2001 and 07 = week 7

For the HSF, try looking into this.

 

[captainsquirlypatrol]

thank you thank you

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

CPU should be unlocked from the factory. I like the Thermaltake Volcano II, but replace the fan with something better. Pull off the 4 cushions on the CPU and mount the HS directly on the core. Be careful not to rock it back and forth or crush it. The Volcano is one of the easiest K7 heatsinks to put on! Good luck.

 

[captainsquirlypatrol]

should i use copper shim?

 

[DoctorBooze]

You could use a shim but it's only worth it if you're really cack-handed. Some are well-made, some are not; the problem is that some are too thick and leave an air gap between the CPU core and the HSF, which is of course fatal to your CPU. I'd say if you're worried, leave the pads on the CPU (they help while mounting and there's no reason to remove them, honestly Hamburgerpimp, they do compress), and after you've put some Arctic Silver on the CPU core(really not much), make sure you've got the whole HSF in exactly the right place (you don't want to adjust it once you've got the clip on), then just be real gentle pushing the HSF clip in; use a flat-blade screwdriver to apply the pressure.

While some firms suggest shims as if they allow extra heat dissipation into the HSF, it's not true. Nobody can make them well enough to be exactly the right thickness as the CPU core, because there is a slight variance between different CPUs from the factory, and anyway you want to extract heat from the core not the surrounding ceramic.

If you do buy a shim, tack it down with a tiny bit of glue if you must, but for God's sake don't smear it in thermal paste, because you'll end up accidentally covering the golden bridges with gunk (shorting them if you use non-glue thermal paste), or have the damn thing stuck in the wrong place forever (if you use the electrically-insulating thermal glue), either of which is a Bad Thing and will certainly invalidate any warranty you might have had.

 

[Anaconda]

i just wanna know, where did you get that processor? were you lucky or did u get an AXIA specially?

 

[captainsquirlypatrol]

actually it was a local reseller in NJ ive been buying from for years. I planne don getting a retail but they sold out so i got OEM. After all the stepping info at AthlonOC i decided to check mine out. Luckily it was a AXIA