Hello all,
Just sharing something that i did this past weekend.
I recently purchased a sempron 2800+ (E6 core) to replace my A64 3200+ (NC). Just want to see what kind of OC i can do with this CPU, i was able to get the sempron up to 2.6ghz but had to increase the vcore to 1.55v. Not where i want it, but temps are 32c idle and 49c load so it's not so bad. So here's the deal.
TOPIC:
How can i cool my HTPC setup with what i had in hand.
PARTS:
- Antec Aria SFF case
- A64 3200+ w/stock HSF from the sempron 2800+ and of course AS5
- 2x1gb corsair VS (2.6v)
- Biostar TForce 6100 (s754)
At stock speeds of 2.2ghz and stock voltage 1.5v
IDLE 45c and LOAD 59c (not what i had in mind) Because of the tight fit in the Antec Aria case, heat was a problem. Although this would probably be ok, i thought it would be nice if it ran a little cooler.
So since the Sempy's stock vcore was 1.4v, i thought why don't i try undervolting my A64 3200+, since i'm not overclocking it.
And so the test begans.
1) 1.5v STOCK (45c IDLE/59c LOAD)
2) 1.45v PRIME stable over 4hrs (45c IDLE/58c LOAD)
3) 1.425v PRIME stable over 4hrs (44c IDLE/57c LOAD)
4) 1.4v PRIME stable over 4hrs (44c IDEL/55c LOAD)
5) * 1.35v PRIME stable over 12hrs (42c IDLE/52c LOAD) *
6) 1.325 PRIME FAILED after 5mins, so 1.35v is the magic number for me.
Some will argue that you need to run PRIME for over 24hrs, but from my testing i've had no issues so far with system.
Because of the tight fit for this case, had to use a stock cooling (only one i had was from the sempron i just got) Not sure if the stock HSF for the A64 3200+ is the same or not.
But in any case, the system is running rock solid.
Just sharing my experience, for those who don't oveclock and would like to run a little cooler. Would like to see it under 50c, maybe with some more tweaks i may be able to pull that off. But for those who has the Antec Aria case, i thought i would share this with you as an option, and as alwaya YMMV.
Also note, when trying to even OC this CPU by upping the FSB by 2mhz, system wouldn't even boot, but it does run solid on stock speed. I can't complain being able to runt his bad boy at 1.35v and getting 7c cooler in temps at LOAD.
Maybe this will help some of you, maybe it won't. But i thought it was pretty interesting and fun.
-D
Just sharing something that i did this past weekend.
I recently purchased a sempron 2800+ (E6 core) to replace my A64 3200+ (NC). Just want to see what kind of OC i can do with this CPU, i was able to get the sempron up to 2.6ghz but had to increase the vcore to 1.55v. Not where i want it, but temps are 32c idle and 49c load so it's not so bad. So here's the deal.
TOPIC:
How can i cool my HTPC setup with what i had in hand.
PARTS:
- Antec Aria SFF case
- A64 3200+ w/stock HSF from the sempron 2800+ and of course AS5
- 2x1gb corsair VS (2.6v)
- Biostar TForce 6100 (s754)
At stock speeds of 2.2ghz and stock voltage 1.5v
IDLE 45c and LOAD 59c (not what i had in mind) Because of the tight fit in the Antec Aria case, heat was a problem. Although this would probably be ok, i thought it would be nice if it ran a little cooler.
So since the Sempy's stock vcore was 1.4v, i thought why don't i try undervolting my A64 3200+, since i'm not overclocking it.
And so the test begans.
1) 1.5v STOCK (45c IDLE/59c LOAD)
2) 1.45v PRIME stable over 4hrs (45c IDLE/58c LOAD)
3) 1.425v PRIME stable over 4hrs (44c IDLE/57c LOAD)
4) 1.4v PRIME stable over 4hrs (44c IDEL/55c LOAD)
5) * 1.35v PRIME stable over 12hrs (42c IDLE/52c LOAD) *
6) 1.325 PRIME FAILED after 5mins, so 1.35v is the magic number for me.
Some will argue that you need to run PRIME for over 24hrs, but from my testing i've had no issues so far with system.
Because of the tight fit for this case, had to use a stock cooling (only one i had was from the sempron i just got) Not sure if the stock HSF for the A64 3200+ is the same or not.
But in any case, the system is running rock solid.
Just sharing my experience, for those who don't oveclock and would like to run a little cooler. Would like to see it under 50c, maybe with some more tweaks i may be able to pull that off. But for those who has the Antec Aria case, i thought i would share this with you as an option, and as alwaya YMMV.
Also note, when trying to even OC this CPU by upping the FSB by 2mhz, system wouldn't even boot, but it does run solid on stock speed. I can't complain being able to runt his bad boy at 1.35v and getting 7c cooler in temps at LOAD.
Maybe this will help some of you, maybe it won't. But i thought it was pretty interesting and fun.
-D
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