unlocked barton 2500 with stock heatsink/fan?

[dadeef]

how hot will it get if i overclock it at xp 3200+. im running at pc3200, what voltage should i put it at for stability? my temps now are 44 cpu and 33 case.

 

[TRUMPHENT]

I would leave the voltage alone and just set the FSB to 200mhz. Enter the computer BIOS and watch the tempertures there for a while. If there is no dramatic increases, start up your OS and run a test like Prime95.

My XP2500+ went straight to 2.2ghz with the original voltage. A lot of the XP2500+'s were underrated XP3200's.

 

[Lonyo]

SuperPi is a quick and easy test of CPU.
If you can't get to 2M (and get a SQR RT error) then your CPU needs more juice (up the voltage).
If you get a not exact in round error, then your RAM is messed up.

If Super Pi is stable (should take 2 mins max to run the test), you can go from there. If it's not stable, then you will know quickly.
SuperPi can work and the system can still have issues though, so you do need further testing.

I have my mobile Barton 2500+ at 2500MHz @ 1.85v, but it's not 100% stable. Games crash part way through to desktop, so I need to up the voltage a bit more.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
SuperPi is a quick and easy test of CPU.
If you can't get to 2M (and get a SQR RT error) then your CPU needs more juice (up the voltage).
If you get a not exact in round error, then your RAM is messed up.

I have my CPU oc'd to 2300, and my RAM (Kingston) at stock, yet the blend torture test will usually kick out a rounding error after 3-4 hours. Should I RMA my ram? I shouldn't have to bump the voltage if it's at stock.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: Lonyo
SuperPi is a quick and easy test of CPU.
If you can't get to 2M (and get a SQR RT error) then your CPU needs more juice (up the voltage).
If you get a not exact in round error, then your RAM is messed up.

I have my CPU oc'd to 2300, and my RAM (Kingston) at stock, yet the blend torture test will usually kick out a rounding error after 3-4 hours. Should I RMA my ram? I shouldn't have to bump the voltage if it's at stock.

B4 you RMA the ram, I suggest you run Memtest86. A free proggie for testing ram. I'm not sure you can blame ram exclusively for a failure in P95. But you can if it fails Memetest.

 

[dadeef]

i have corsair value ram at pc3200. do i need to tweak them?whats a good temperture with a stock fan/heatsink?

 

[fireontheway]

My 2500 Barton @2.2ghz (1.65v) idles at 40C with the retail hsf (AN35N mobo reading).Corsair VS is system memory.

 

[Jeff7181]

It should have zero problem running 2.2 GHz on 1.65 volts since that's what a normal XP3200 runs at and it uses the same heatsink as an XP2500.

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
It should have zero problem running 2.2 GHz on 1.65 volts since that's what a normal XP3200 runs at and it uses the same heatsink as an XP2500.

but the reason it's sold as XP 2500+ is because they test it and see if it can operate 2.2GHz with the stock voltage, and only then they will mark it as 3200+. but many 2500+ are capable of 3200+ performance, just the odds are they may need a little more juice.

or to put it another way: a cpu sold as 3200+ is tested and verified to be able to run at 2.2GHz with stock voltage, while a 2500+ can probably get to 2.2GHz but is not guaranteed to do so (it may also need higher voltage). From this you can deduce that a 3200+ has a better chance of achieving higher clock speeds that a 2500+, but that's not always the case since neither was tested at higher speeds.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: user1234

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
It should have zero problem running 2.2 GHz on 1.65 volts since that's what a normal XP3200 runs at and it uses the same heatsink as an XP2500.

but the reason it's sold as XP 2500+ is because they test it and see if it can operate 2.2GHz with the stock voltage, and only then they will mark it as 3200+. but many 2500+ are capable of 3200+ performance, just the odds are they may need a little more juice.

or to put it another way: a cpu sold as 3200+ is tested and verified to be able to run at 2.2GHz with stock voltage, while a 2500+ can probably get to 2.2GHz but is not guaranteed to do so (it may also need higher voltage). From this you can deduce that a 3200+ has a better chance of achieving higher clock speeds that a 2500+, but that's not always the case since neither was tested at higher speeds.

I had an XP2500 that did 2.2 on default voltage... then I had a mobile XP2500 that did 2.3 on 1.65... my uncle's XP2500 will do 2.2 on default voltage.

Even if it does need more voltage it'll still be fine. XP3200's aren't on the verge of overheating with retail heatsinks.