CPU burn-in does work

[batboy]

Previously, I could only run my computer at 1071 using 1.95v. Well, I realized that it's been several weeks since I tried lowering the voltage. Yippee! I now can do all the benchmarks and CPU torturing at a stable 1.9v. Wow! Just in time for my new SA6R motherboard that I have on order. Ok folks, 1.1 gig here I come (I hope). Any guess how high I can make this baby fly with the new mobo? I've also done some cooling tweaks since last time I tried this setting too, so I'm guess it's been a combination of cooling and CPU burn-in. Hehehe, I get to change my signature.

[DocClock aka MadClocker]

Kewl Batboy, just in time for summer...(overclocking isn't as sucessfull in the summer months).
I totaly know what you mean about the sig....I won't change mine for a while...1115 might make a few jealous....but I have "uped" my sig about three times.
I'm actualy thinking about deleting my sig, 'cause I'm here to help out..not brag, but a little self indulgence is healthy :-)

[Phil]

you can give the doubters as many examples of systems that seem to have succesfully been burned-in and they will still not believe you, probabally because they jumped to the conclusion that it was nonsense the moment they heard about it and refuse to change their mind (most scientists are like this, I was tought physics by someone who believed newtons theories over Einstiens), I my self am not convinced fully but have seen promising results on my own chips so keep an open mind.

[Spode]

I never put my specs in my sig, becuase my machine is alaways in peices. I mean today, I have changed my motherboard 3 times and used a duron and celeron. Can I really afford to update that often?? LOL

[Phil]

And I don't do it because the shame of listing a cirrus logic 5465 agp card and a voodoo2 is just too much, I only put ram sinks on my tnt2, poor little guy.

[Mr B]

DocClock aka MadClocker (Mar 26, 2001 10:58 p.m.):
I'm actualy thinking about deleting my sig, 'cause I'm here to help out..not brag, but a little self indulgence is healthy :-)

Naw, Doc, leave the "sig"....

When I first started coming around here, I used to read the "sigs", and it gave me an idea of what different people were running, and with what hardware. So, it kind of helped me with a "shopping list" for upgrading.

Gave me a bit of an idea as to who knew how to really "crank it up", too.

I wouldn't call it "bragging", just stating what you've been able to accomplish with the hardware choices you've made.

Mr B

[batboy]

Careful Phil, I'm a scientist, but thankfully not in the physics field. Personally, I like the signatures, some are quite unique and sometimes funny or even thought provoking. Mine is a little brag, I must admit, but it's also factual and posted to show people what I have, how I've modded it, and what level of overclocking I was able to achieve with this particular system. I've often wonder what kind of configuration others have that don't post a signature. I guess being a scientist, I'm always searching for more data.

[bdf24]

CPU burn in has not worked for me. I'm not saying I dont believe in it. But I have ran this 800 at 960 for as long as I have had it and a few months at 1000mhz. I can never seem to get the voltage under 1.85 @ 960mhz and 1.9 @ 1000mhz. It will lock up while doing anything cpu intensive for a while.

Now last year I was able to run this chip at 1000mhz for a while till it got really warm outside. Then I got lockups cause the temps were to high. But this year I'll have my 86w pelt in. So hopefully I can keep her overclocked when summer hits.

[Spacepiston]

Burn-in does work.

I have my Celeron 400@500, and originally , it needed the default 2.0volts to even post.

Now, after over a year, I run it at 1.9 volts, and its just fine. I could probably even lower it more. Sadly, it still wont do 600mhz. This Zm6 mobo is worthless, my BX133 is arriving today.

[batboy]

I'm convinced that CPU burn-in works quite well on many chips, but I'll bet there are also CPUs where the burn-in procedure has little if any improvement. I'm guessing It's probably just like overclocking. Some CPUs rise to amazing heights and others are plain dogs.

Doc, I have to wear a sweater in the winter, because I keep my house a bit on the cool side (good for overclocking). But, I have to wear a sweater in the summer too, because my big ol' Amana window air conditioner blows right towards my computer corner during the heat of summer (still good for overclocking). Honest, I didn't originally plan it that way, just lucked out that it was the only logical place to setup my desk.

[Phil]

I would say that burn-ins work best where you can get to a certain overclock but you need a high voltage, I usually set to the default speed with a high voltage and this does seem to let me lower my voltage but doesn't apear to let me run at speeds I couldn't achieve at any voltage as this is probabally becasue the transistors just can't switch fast enough