ok so i figure this could go in my motherboard section as well, but its not fully specific to my motherboard and i figure it will get a lot more exposure here, so anyways...
i have a epox 8k3a+ and i used to have a palomino 1800+ and could get that to run any where up to 147 fsb, but then at 148 or so it just didnt work... so i took my losses and just figured that it was my processor since i didnt get too good a stepping (kind of a dumb way to do it) but then i just got a 1700+ tbred which is just beautiful, the best part about it is that its factory unlocked (i had actually set aside my evening the day i was getting it to unlock it) and so i then went through and tryed all the multiplier settings and see what i could do, well i hit 1.85 at default voltage but the thing is that that is only up to 147 fsb. now then i put my hand on my northbridge passive cooler and found out its quite hot (huh who would have ever dreamed) and so then my questions...
can i go to my local computer store and buy an active cooler very similar to this one here and then have it work better and then still have the ability to sit back with no worries of it not being good enough
i have a epox 8k3a+ and i used to have a palomino 1800+ and could get that to run any where up to 147 fsb, but then at 148 or so it just didnt work... so i took my losses and just figured that it was my processor since i didnt get too good a stepping (kind of a dumb way to do it) but then i just got a 1700+ tbred which is just beautiful, the best part about it is that its factory unlocked (i had actually set aside my evening the day i was getting it to unlock it) and so i then went through and tryed all the multiplier settings and see what i could do, well i hit 1.85 at default voltage but the thing is that that is only up to 147 fsb. now then i put my hand on my northbridge passive cooler and found out its quite hot (huh who would have ever dreamed) and so then my questions...
can i go to my local computer store and buy an active cooler very similar to this one here and then have it work better and then still have the ability to sit back with no worries of it not being good enough