is the volcano 7 good enough for barton 3000

cswaim · Jul 28, 2003

I am just wondering if my thermaltake volcano 7 will cool my barton 3000 without me worrying. I looked at thermaltake's website and they said it is certified up to a 2800.

JerkasaurusRex · Jul 28, 2003

It would cool it but not very good. Dont expect to get tempertures much lower than 45C.

DipStickTony · Jul 28, 2003

I wouldnt use the volcano 7 on anything past like a 2100+....if you use it id underclock and try to undervolt your processor until you get a different heatsink.

im sure it would work but id guess the idle temp would be like 45-50c and the load would be about 10c higher

james.miller · Jul 28, 2003

NOOOO. bascially lol.

thermaltakes heatsinks are cheap for a very good reason - they really arnt that good. Knowing what i know now, i wouldnt use anything less than a thermalright sk-7.

Oh and, WELCOME TO THE FORUMS!

cswaim · Jul 28, 2003

What is the hottest I shouldhave the processor running at temp wise?

james.miller · Jul 28, 2003

generally under 55c at full load is fine. But really, motherboard sensors are so inaccurate that most people dont bother with tempreatures anymore.

good rule of thumb: stay under 55c.

JerkasaurusRex · Jul 28, 2003

Well barton cores die at 85C or higher as it says in the AMD data sheets and i am pretty sure dmage starts at around 67C so try and keep you temps under 60C at all times. I personnaly shut off my computer when temperature reach 55C just as a pre-caution.

cswaim · Jul 28, 2003

so I should probably clear the cmos and gradually take the fsb up to see if it will run ok with my volcano 7. And if I don't like the temps run it and the voltage under until I get another one?

JerkasaurusRex · Jul 28, 2003

Yes , exactly. We dont want your cpu to burn or get damaged so keep it under 55C at all times.

cswaim · Jul 28, 2003

Thanks. I have never had this sort of a problem before when I have built a computer because I have never really jumped this high from my current chip to my new chip before. I just want to make sure I don't melt the chip.

james.miller · Jul 28, 2003

sk-7, or slk800 - trust me

cswaim · Jul 30, 2003

I did some thinking and decided that the volcano 7 will work fine for the 3000. If you take a look the 2800 it is certified for to cool actually runs a faster clock speed than the 3000. We all know that the 3000 was slowed down from what the 2800 is. This in sense makes the 3000 a cooler chip. My volcano 7 is cooling it at about 47 degrees Celcius right now. And I am going to try and find something cooler because I would like to OC a little bit. I am also going to put 2 80mm fans in the roof of my case to get rid of hot air. My case is poorly cooled just so you know. I think that could be some of the problem with heat and the processor. Because my 1600 I had before ran around the same temp I have now. Thanks for all the help guys.

Lord_Zoltan · Jul 30, 2003

james.miller said:
sk-7, or slk800 - trust me

Exactly right! MAYBE even a slk900! dont go with a volcano.

DipStickTony · Jul 30, 2003

i didnt know the volcano 7 was even around when the xp 2800+ came out.

james.miller · Jul 30, 2003

it wasnt - my v7 is only rated for xp1800's

cswaim · Jul 30, 2003

It is certified up to a 2800+.

http://www.thermaltake.com/products/k7&370MenuR.htm

james.miller · Jul 30, 2003

well, whatever they say, it isnt true. trust me - i have a volcano 7. it run in the low 50c's on an xp1800+, so there is no way on earth it will sufficiantly cool an xp2800+

DipStickTony · Jul 30, 2003

yeah look at thermaltakes little chart.....when the fan is at 5000 rpm the c/w is .52....that is horrid. Go ahead and use it but....i wouldnt.....

Buhammot · Jul 31, 2003

I guess that most people dont realise the barton cores have a slower clock speed, as well as a lower voltage than their tbred brothers. ratings are just a safe suggestion possibly to make up for dust collection and so forth. but as long as you have good case airflow and a decent cpu temp, around 55C max as other have suggested, somethin better would be nice, but not completely needed

james.miller · Jul 31, 2003

Buhammot said:
I guess that most people dont realise the barton cores have a slower clock speed, as well as a lower voltage than their tbred brothers.

no they dont.

1) they run slower
2) the voltage is the same. i.e:1.65volts
3) they might be slower, but they run hotter.

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