Need Advice-New HSF (ST462A) or Wait & buy cpu Nxt yr.

calpha

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Mar 7, 2001
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Hello,

I got a simple question for some overclockers. DUH!!!

All I want to know is this:

I've read that the ATHLON SocketA has a lower yield as far as plausible overclock numbers. My stressed temp gets up to about 45C.

Athlon 800 @ 1.85Volts @ 900 Mhz
2 80 MM Case Fans
1 Vid HSF
Alpha Pep66 w/Big Daddy Fan
One waste of space card-slot (42 CFM, YAH RIGHT!)

It's rock stable @ 900, and I can get the FSB to 105. What I'm wondering is if anyone thinks it's worth it to upgrade to the Swiftech 462A?
If I get the 462A, does that mean that I'm looking at $70 for 100Mhz? Is that what the most realistic yield on this cpu is? And don't quote me Overclockers.com CPU-DB specs please.

Thanks for advice.
 

eLiu

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Jun 4, 2001
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I don't think it's worth getting the swiftech unit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the early athlons (pre-1ghz units) didn't usually make it too near 1ghz...900 sounds about right.