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- Apr 25, 2001
I started overclocking my processor last week. I was able to get 850 Mhz without using the default core voltage (no change). However, I was unable to get 900 Mhz and stability at the same time. At 850 Mhz, my CPU ran at 35 degrees Celcius idle and 38.8 degrees Celcius under a full CPU load (United Devices). My computer ran perfectly fine at 850 Mhz all last week. It never crashed once, the temperature stayed mostly the same. Today, I tried to overclock to 900 Mhz. I got 900 Mhz, but I had to bump the voltage to 1.89. The system has been stable for the last two hours. Under a full CPU load the CPU temperature is 44.9 degrees Celcius and the motherboard temperature is 35 degrees Celcius. First of all, are these settings safe? I am trying to burn in the chip, after a few days of 24 hour full CPU load, I plan to decrease the voltage until the comptuer boots up OK. Note, I am only using two fans to cool my system. A GlobalWin CPU cooler (not sure about the model, but it has a huge aluminum heatsink) and the exhaust fan on the powersupply. That is it, no other fans in my system. I plan to add a chasis fan. Any comments? I realize that this will probably shorten the CPU's life, but by the time it dies, the heatsink/fan will be worth more than the CPU itself.
