how to cool my CPU

Savage1 · Feb 17, 2002

I'm going to buy a new XP 1800+, a Soltek SL-75DRV4, and 2 256 MB sticks of PC2100. I may overclock this thing a little, but not to extremes. What kind of cooling do I need for the CPU? For the chipset? Can I run my older ATA 33 HD with this for a while?
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cjlax5 · Feb 17, 2002

if you only want to overclock a little, the retail HSF may be okay, if not read the heatsink reviews on the front page.

Running that ATA 33 HDD will really crush your system preformance, i recomend you go with something better

WyrmMaster · Feb 17, 2002

That harddrive will slow it down like you wouldnt believe. You should look into a new harddrive as soon as possible.

Savage1 · Feb 17, 2002

cjlax5 said:
if you only want to overclock a little, the retail HSF may be okay, if not read the heatsink reviews on the front page.

Running that ATA 33 HDD will really crush your system preformance, i recomend you go with something better

I'm sure it will, but after $412 for the components listed, I'm not going to have $100+ for a new HD just yet, or anything else for that matter.
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Yodums · Feb 17, 2002

ATA33 is really old technology and it won't do ya good.

The 40gig 7200 RPM are 85 dollars or around there.

Batman@ · Feb 17, 2002

ya trust me ata 33 will kill your systems overall performance. Trust me , i had to run my 1.2ghz athlon with an ata 33 for like 2 months, and it lagged so much, and stalled sooo much, once i got my 100 gig 7200, it was soooooo much faster. I reccomend you get a 7200 rpm hd. Go with what yodums suggested, 40 gig 7200 @ $85. or around $85.

Savage1 · Feb 17, 2002

I know it won't be fast

I just needed to know if it would run at all. If a new HD cost $30, I still couldn't afford it. I priced what I listed at $412, and that's $100 more than I can afford to spend. I'll HAVE to run the ATA 33 for now, okay?
Savage1

Batman@ · Feb 17, 2002

ok no prob, do with what you have, get extras later on

Savage1 · Feb 17, 2002

don't get me wrong

I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just have a very limited budget. I'm going to get a new HD, and a decent video card, but they'll have to wait.
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Batman@ · Feb 17, 2002

trust me i understand completely, I was in the same boat not too long ago. So just do with what you can afford, and just get the luxuries when you have the cash. Thats exactly what i did.

Yodums · Feb 17, 2002

Re: don't get me wrong

Savage1 said:
I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just have a very limited budget. I'm going to get a new HD, and a decent video card, but they'll have to wait.
Savage1

Whats your budjet?

Probably can get something like a GeForce 4 MX440 and a 40gig ATA100 Drive for 200.00 on the dot basically.

bigfoot · Feb 18, 2002

I think he's already given you a hint what his budget, he's in the exact same boat that i'm in right now. I have a $380 +/-$20 plan in mind and I'm cutting my budget by the skin of my teath. so I have to live with some old crud for a little while too, like a GeForce and an ATA66 20Gb HD for now. So get off his case.

Sonny · Feb 18, 2002

Only spend what you can afford

Savage1 said:
I'm not trying to be a jerk, I just have a very limited budget. I'm going to get a new HD, and a decent video card, but they'll have to wait.
Savage1

Actually your just being honest in my opinion. Don't worry about it too much. Not all of us have a ton of cash to blow on parts. Some of us even like to eat once in a while or ist it just me

bigfoot - Remove all the links in your sig & shorten it. The only ones allowed are to Folding & Seti.

PS Nobody should buy an GF4 MX xxx. It is not a smart way to go.

nkennedy · Feb 18, 2002

I have the same setup for the Mobo and CPU. I just got the Koolance case and am running the 1800+ chip @ 1725MHZ 1.8V and a 138FSB. It is very stable and the CPU temo is 30C. Koolance puts a thermoprobe in the CPU block so this temp should be accurate.

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