AMD bruning continues

[Uther]

i use a golden orb cooler @ 5200 rpm and thermal paste but my mobo (A7V) shows a very high temp ! i'm worried i haven't clocked my athlon nor will i clock it for at least 1 year (at the topic I meant "burning")

[AZZKICKER]

OH MY Fing GOD

DONT USE A ORB OF ANY KIND ON A AMD CHIP MUCH LESS A GOLDEN ORB

IT CANT HANDEL A AMD CHIP AT ALL

get you a FOP32 or a FOP38 or a thermoengine

DONT RUN YOUR MACHINE ONE MORE SECOND with that ORB

ORB = AMD DEATH !!!!!!!!!!!!

[FRANK]

Two problems there.

First, the Golden Orbs are not considered to be an acceptable hsf for even a default socket "A", much less an overclocked one.

The second problem is with the A7V motherboard monitor. I have read that it is not uncommon for them to read temps as much as 10C higher than actual. I have two ASUS boards, one A7V and an A7V133 and although the temps read on the high side, mid 50's, they both run stable with DURON 600's @ 1100MHz+

[Megahurtz]

Problem#3 No one ever really knows what their die temperature is. At best a bios writer uses the known tolerances of a thermistor, its location in the socket, and uses an algorithm to compensate for compressive results. Worst case scenario..a blind dart shoot? Nah.

A linear equation that errs to the side of danger. I.E. Reports temps. low.

Cheers,

Todd

[Tachyon]

Uther (Mar 29, 2001 06:58 p.m.):
i use a golden orb cooler @ 5200 rpm and thermal paste but my mobo (A7V) shows a very high temp ! i'm worried i haven't clocked my athlon nor will i clock it for at least 1 year (at the topic I meant "burning")

The golden orb is a socket 370 heat sink. You should get a good socket A model. :)

[clock-n-roll]

I have a silver orb on my duron 650 that runs at 900 and my max temp under full load is 48c, So I know the orb works. Maybe my case being big allows better coolimg, or maybe im just lucky

[Hoot]

It may be "working", but how well? My 600 Duron at 900 holds 27C with my air cooled heatsink, running Prime95. It's relative to your expectations.

Hoot