im new 2 ocing but how would u go about doing it

[turbo876]

i have a 2500+xp processor with evercool hs and fan A7V8X-X mobo a 512 pc3200 memory chip a fx 5200 video card right now i got it at 1833 but it reads that u can go up 2 2200how would i go about doing that i getting doom 3 and ut2004 so i would like the most i can get out of it my temps 4 the mobo and the cpu r 45 cpu 32 mobo idle and full is 52 and 40 ty 4 ur time

[warlock110]

those are some high temp u got, u probably can't hit much more than that change the heatsink and it'll be better.

[turbo876]

my room stays at 82 degress constantly i have a fan but i can get the room any cooler so i think thats one reason 4 the high tempsbecause before i put the evercool hs on it was reading 58 cpu and 46mobo in the same room

[dead_man311]

Do your temp's drop with the side off ? if so then you need more air curculation.

if thats not the case, id get a Thermalright SLK-900A with a nice fan and some Arctic Silver that will help you out

ya id say so to with your room that hot doesnt help, im in my basement and its like 60'f something here

Good luck

Welcome To the Forum

[turbo876]

with the side off i drop about 4- 6 degrees

[dead_man311]

how many case fans do you have, where are they in the case, and which ones are intake and exhaust ?

[turbo876]

i have 1intake 1 exhuast intake is at the lower front and the exhuast is near the psu at the top

[dead_man311]

fans are located right and are blowing in the right direction.

are there factory fan grill's on them. if so you can remove those, with either a tin snip, dremil, or any kind of cutting divice. then more air will be able to flow and lil less noise too

try that

sorry it took so long to get back with you i went out for a smoke had a brain fart and couldnt find the tread back

[turbo876]

thats ok how would i go about cutting the fan grillswith tin snips also could it be that they r the factory fans from when i had a 2000+ in here

[dead_man311]

tin snips will work fine ive used them many of times

[Cobra]

I have the same chip and board. It was very eazy for me to get to 3200+ (2.2ghz)

I uped the FSB to 200 and then the voltage to 1.7 using a volcano 11+

My temps are

Idel cpu 37 MB 25
Full load CPU 41 MB 30

Now my other cooling is as follows

4 front 80mm intakes
1 side 80mm intake

2 rear 80mm ex

and 1 PCI slot fac EX

[turbo876]

on cliping the fan grills r thoses the ones that r built in 2 the case it self or the ones u see on the fans itself

[dead_man311]

the ones build in to the case

[turbo876]

ok thanks

[turbo876]

well i cut the fan grills but no inprovement on temp

[dead_man311]

hmm, id say you could try higher CFM fans, or try to add more fans. and maybe a better heatsink and some arctic silver


the best thing would be to get some better air flow in to your case.

[turbo876]

well i am useing artic silver and how would i know what i need 2 go from on the fans is there a number or something that indcates what size and cfm it is

[dead_man311]

wright down the name on the fans and any number's, there probly 80mm's. then you can figure out the fans from there

[turbo876]

ok thanks

[turbo876]

well i was able 2 drop my temps by haveing the window open and a fan blowing air in but the thing is i have no screen 2 keep things out but my temps so far is 45 cpu and 30 mobo and still seams like its dropping 4 being over clocked at 180 X11

[turbo876]

up date the idle temps r at 42 cpu and 25 mobo 46 and 29 at full