OCCASIONAL FREEZE-UPS - should i increase voltage or get a better hsf???

[rbownes]

Here is my basic setup:
celeron 633 fc-pga
Asus CUSL2-C
Thermaltake super orb hsf
pc133 sdram 128mb
antec sx 830 case
one 80mm intake fan in front of case
two 80mm outtake fans in rear
ati fury video
diamond mx300 sound
maxtor 20gb hd ata-66 7200

I can overclock it to 950mhz with vcore@1.80, but it will freeze up sometimes when I play Q3Arena or Thief2 or sometimes just when surfing the net. The cpu temp is about 31C at idle and the mb temp is about 23C. After full load the cpu temp goes up to about 47-49C. I would like my computer to be more stable.........should I increase the voltage to 1.85 or get a better hsf (I have read here that the orbs are not that good).

Thanks for any help.

 

[Alfred]

both

 

[rbownes]

bump

 

[CEO]

Do you have a good quality RAM?

 

[linster]

Well he has PC133 RAM and he's not running anywhere close to 133 so RAM shouldn't be a problem. I agree with the first reply, get both. The load temperature is getting up there already so I would get better cooling before you bump up the voltage. In fact, it may be the heat locking it up so better cooling may solve the problem.

 

[Kaiser__Sose]

yes.. do both.

 

[rbownes]

Which heat sink and fan would u recommend? I've heard that the Alpha 6035 is good. I would need one that fits on my CUSL2-C because some dont fit, so I've heard.

 

[Tschaft]

Ive got an alpha pep66 on my cusl2-c. I was having the same problems, everyonce in a while it would crash or giver me an error in q3, i just uped the voltage a little and it hasnt done it since.

 

[Tschaft]

Also I just noticed the big difference in the idle and loads temps, what do u have between the heatsink/cpu?

 

[linster]

I have a PEP66 on my CUSL2 also. However, I modified it so the fan is on top instead of sideways.

 

[Tschaft]

Thats how mine came, on top.