tbird voltage on ECS K7S5A

[novalogic88]

is there anyway to choose a desired voltage, i cant adjust the voltage in the cmos, it restarts it self sometimes when i put it on default voltage (no L7 Pencil), but when i bump it to 1.85 everything is fine, its just that sometimes its 55c under load, its a bit high, no BSODs, doesnt freeze but im just scared that it might damage my chip.

my fan is rated up to amd xp 2000, 5000rpm and a copper base volcano 6cu

 

[lsman]

not in BIOS, if u good at mod, may be, or may be the pencil trick u said.
55c under load is a bit high but ok, you have a copper base HSF and should be on the range of mid 40. may be air in your case is not moving well, conside adding case fans.

 

[Dabappa]

I'm having similar problems with my Athlon 1.4 & K7S5A. Memory test program shows errors at 133/133, but its fine at 100/133.

I was wondering if 1.85 core Voltage would solve the problem.

What kind of Power Supply are you using? I am also wondering if my Enlight 300 Watt is too small and causing the problem.


Later,

 

[Buz2b]

The 300 watt Enlight is not rated for a 1.4 Athlon. You can check it here. Not saying that is the entire cause of your problem, but it is something to look at.

 

[Dabappa]

I know, that was the cause of my concern.

I wanted to buy the 340 Watt, but it was out of stock when I built my computer.

The 300 Watt is rated for the Athlon XP 1600 (1.4 GHz, if I'm not mistaken). The question now is $50 for a new Power Supply, $100 for a new Processor, live with it, or try something else like up the voltage, underclock, etc.

Thanks,

 

[Buz2b]

Just for clarification's sake, the Enlight 300 watt is rated for an Athlon XP 1600, but not an Athlon 1.4 GHz. There is a difference in the two. Even at that, you are pushing the limits when using it with an XP 1600.