Tom's Fan Failure Test

[Dazed and Confused]

Thats nothing, look at some of the results here

 

[PetNorth]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003
BE-2300 is 1.9GHz
Core Voltage:
1.15- 1.20 V

E2160 is 1.8GHz
Core voltage:
1.225-1.325 V

So this statement: "If they undervolted and underclocked the rest of the CPU's to a E2160's frequency I am pretty sure that all would accomplished the same tasks." Is out the window.
Are you still pretty sure?

So, you can underclock the BE-2300 100MHz, but you'd have to increase the voltage to 1.225 or higher to equal the E2160. Or did you just want to underclock?

No. BE-2350 and BE-2300 Stock voltage is 1.25v

http://products.amd.com/en-us/...opCPUDetail.aspx?id=69
http://products.amd.com/en-us/...opCPUDetail.aspx?id=70

and E2160, 1.162V-1.312V

http://processorfinder.intel.c...tails.aspx?sSpec=SLA8Z

 

[Techno Pride]

Tom's article is only good for telling you what happens if your stock cooler fan fails. Anyone really interested to build a quiet PC would be using big heatsinks like the Scythe Ninja or Thermalright Ultra120. There're people running Q6600 with fanless Scythe Ninja.

 

[21stHermit]

Originally posted by: Techno Pride
There're people running Q6600 with fanless Scythe Ninja.

In the open for sure, but not in a fanless case. Or at least not for long.

 

[Techno Pride]

Originally posted by: 21stHermit

Originally posted by: Techno Pride
There're people running Q6600 with fanless Scythe Ninja.

In the open for sure, but not in a fanless case. Or at least not for long.

Not sure about that. The dude was having the rear fan as an intake, so the Ninja always gets cool air. I think the processor was undervolted as well.

 

[wwswimming]

you know, i tried that once with a 3 GHz P4, the generation that used DDR-400.
i was about a half hour into installing XP, and noticed that the CPU was REAL
hot.

it helps if you can see the fan connector !

that system has run fine since then. it's my "learn Pro-E" system.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
FWIW I have a BE-2300 system running fanless on a GeminII.

The only fan in the system is the 120mm in the Seasonic S12II.

It runs quite toasty (I need to loosen the mount on the GeminII as I may have over-tightened it) but it's orthos stable for hours on end. Needless to say it is one quiet system.

Viper GTS

How do you like the Geminii cooler? I picked one up, debating on whether or not to use it for my upcoming quad-core build or whether I should use my Freezer 7 Pro.

 

[JEDIYoda]

The Gemeni 2 is a nice heatsink...albeit CM`s take on the ThermalRight series of XP and SI120 the CM Gemini2 does a real fine job!

The Only drawback I see it that ThermalRight uses thicker aliminum fins for heat dissipation.

yet the Gemini2 is a real fine heatsink.

Is it comparable to the thermalRight XP120 or the SI120? Mosy definately!!

Peace!!!

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: nyker96
that's pretty impressive for E2160! now let's see if a fanless setup works for this guy, maybe a TR 120 UX can cool this guy fanlessly.

uhhh i have a E6300 cooled by an Ultra120EX passively. >.<


It doesnt do tons of encoding. Its a media center that basically plays movies, and streams off my NAS. But i havent had any problems with it yet.

I had an X2 4000+ running at default clocks for several weeks on a Zalman 9500 with no fan & it was rock-solid stable, in fact it ran cooler under load then it did with the included HS running the fan on high ... the THG article is more a test of the OEM HS's ability to cool passively then anything else.

As I recall in the original test they actually REMOVED the HS/fan from the cpu while running under load.