Tbird 750 only to 800 w/FOP 32?

[Syndicate]

Hey guys,
I just got me a Tbird 750 socket a from upgradeplanet.com. Popped her in to a fresh MSI KT7Pro2a, tossed on a FOP32-1, I do not have *any* thermal greese on hand and there was no thermal pad so its running to just the bare heatsink, and made sure it was fine there. No problems, perfectly stable. I whipped out the lead .7mm mechanical pencil and connected some L1 bridges to enable multiplier switching. Worked fine. I started for 8x100, default voltage (BIOS recognizes it as around 1.77). Booted up to 800 no problem, ran some benchmarks, perfectly stable. Restart. Bumped her up to 8.5x100 default voltage, posted, started booting windows, bam blue screen. OK. Restart, bump voltage up .025 sequentially getting windows problems all the way up to max of 1.850. Could not even get past the intial windows desktop loading screen (just a mouse pointer). Now I know I have no greese on there or even a pad but is this the problem or did I simply get a dud. I believe it's a (green?) core with A stepping. I'm at 800 right now, have ran 3dmark a couple times. TEMPS are: CASE - 75F, CPU - 120F

FOR REFERENCE: CASE is enlight 7237 w/300 Watt ps AMD APPROVED w/1 intake 80mm and 1 exhaust 80mm. TNT2 Ultra AGP. 256MB RAM (1 micron rated PC100 cas2, 1 NEC rated PC133 cas2). Both RAM pieces are in running 133 CAS2 with no problems at 800. (I am not changing FSB anyways...)

 

[PsyNinja]

Thermal Grease is a MUST
if you want to OC it then get some arctic silver...or at least some cheapo radio shack stuff.
you will be amazed at the difference it makes.

 

[kylebisme]

was it oem?

 

[Jarhead]

If you can't find thermal grease, hard to believe, even Radio Shack
carries it, you can use Vaseline in a pinch, but not for any sort
of serious overclocking. Thermal grease is a special base with
zinc oxide added for better heat transfer. A more special grease
has micronized silver particles, and is a little bit more efficient
at heat transfer, if you buy the right stuff. In either case, use
a very thin layer.

 

[smp]

yeah.. from what I hear you really shouldn't mount HSF's without some sort of compound in there.. someone in this forum was selling Arctic Silver II for five bucks.. shipped I believe..

 

[Syndicate]

yup, i ordered me some artic silver II. Ill let ya'll know how it turns out once I apply it!

 

[Viperoni]

You have no thermal paste and you're wondering why you can't overclock?
Anybody else see something wrong?

 

[annick]

Must agree with the rest, fella. Thermal goo is essential! It is literally the truest bridge for cpu and HSF. Just imagine all those microscopic gaps!

 

[AAjax]

DOOD turn off the pc now b4 you fry that puppy, no grease=death no kidding, friends dont let friends OC wo/thermal grease.