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- Jul 24, 2003
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- Biochemistry lab.
So I just applied the stock themal paste to my Athlon XP 3200+. It is about 8-10 degrees cooler but it's still hot (40c idle, 50-52 working). Plus my themaltake volcano 11+ heatsink is running at about 3/4 capacity to get thoes temps, and it's a little loud like that too.
So what I am wondering is, if I were to overclock it. Should I worry about temperature on the case/mother board sensor. Or just worry about the stablity of the system.
And what happens if it get up to 70c on the case temp (it reads about 10c hotter than the MB sensor)? Should I shut it down? It has gotten to 65c before on the case themometer, but that was with the fan turned pretty low.
I'm just a little nervous since my system is running a little hot, and I don't want to mess it up. What is the average temp increase for overclocking 200-300mhz more???
So what I am wondering is, if I were to overclock it. Should I worry about temperature on the case/mother board sensor. Or just worry about the stablity of the system.
And what happens if it get up to 70c on the case temp (it reads about 10c hotter than the MB sensor)? Should I shut it down? It has gotten to 65c before on the case themometer, but that was with the fan turned pretty low.
I'm just a little nervous since my system is running a little hot, and I don't want to mess it up. What is the average temp increase for overclocking 200-300mhz more???