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fog
03-26-01, 04:46 PM
i burnt my celery and my motherboard and i'm buying this moment a7v133+duron 750,
damm, the celery suckt got 600@990, even then it suckt!

anyways, i got my goldern orb from the celery here, would it mount on the duron? or it could damage it?
please feedback!
Wega!
03-26-01, 05:01 PM
The golden orb can provide ok cooling, but I think u should get some other cooler, because what I've heard the orbs are CPU killers, if u aren't VERY careful when installing and removing this cooler.
If u want to hit the gig, u will need to get something like an Alpha, or a FOP38.
SickBoy
03-26-01, 05:08 PM
I wouldn't recommend trying the gorb on the duron, after the horror stories I have heard about crushed cores on cpu's....

Good coolers are cheap anyway.... you can get a Globalwin or a Taisol for like $22 if you look in the right place. Even a PEP66 will only set you back $33 or so.... it's worth the investment to protect your CPU.

SickBoy
Tachyon
03-26-01, 05:38 PM
coolme! (Mar 26, 2001 04:46 p.m.):
i burnt my celery and my motherboard and i'm buying this moment a7v133+duron 750,
damm, the celery suckt got 600@990, even then it suckt!

anyways, i got my goldern orb from the celery here, would it mount on the duron? or it could damage it?
please feedback!

Your GORB is for socket 370 boards only. Please don't put it on the socket A board. :)

Terry
fog
03-26-01, 05:39 PM
thanx dudes,
wont try it, i dont really want to hurt the defensless duron,

i will see how far my cpu will post, then if it will post at gig then i'll buy a new hsf, because there is no point on buying a hsf if the duron wont post giga ;)
AZZKICKER
03-26-01, 07:56 PM
the FOP38, Hedge Hog, Swifttech, thermoengine, and torsol heatsinks are all good
Thelemac
03-26-01, 08:23 PM
coolme! (Mar 26, 2001 05:39 p.m.):
thanx dudes,
wont try it, i dont really want to hurt the defensless duron,

i will see how far my cpu will post, then if it will post at gig then i'll buy a new hsf, because there is no point on buying a hsf if the duron wont post giga ;)

The better cooling might actually allow you to post and run at a gig. The difference in better cooling really makes the overclock.