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- Mar 12, 2002
Ok guys I know that time and time again I have told people NOT to even consider putting an FX 8core onto one of these budget, old chipset motherboards, but I acquired this cheap and was hoping to swap the CPU out for something with a lower TDP...
Anyway I used this motherboard to bench the 8120 previously while in my garage on a very cold night with tons of giant fans and oversized WC gear @ 5.4Ghz. Now its in the case, the WB is mounted, and were on normal ambient temps. I have modified the VRM with a heatsink and fan to keep it cool since its only rated for 95W. The temps on the VRM do not get out of hand at all and stay at ~50C now.
Ok so heres the issue, at 3.8Ghz if I fire up P95 or F@H the system goes into OCP within 1 minute. There appears to be an option to disable OCP but its tied in with "Anti Surge Protection". So the question becomes if I disable this option so I can circumvent OCP how likely is it that the mosfets can send a voltage surge down the pipe and kill it? If the odds are good then Ill leave it on and just downclock this chip until I find either a more suitable CPU or MOBO.
Anyway I used this motherboard to bench the 8120 previously while in my garage on a very cold night with tons of giant fans and oversized WC gear @ 5.4Ghz. Now its in the case, the WB is mounted, and were on normal ambient temps. I have modified the VRM with a heatsink and fan to keep it cool since its only rated for 95W. The temps on the VRM do not get out of hand at all and stay at ~50C now.
Ok so heres the issue, at 3.8Ghz if I fire up P95 or F@H the system goes into OCP within 1 minute. There appears to be an option to disable OCP but its tied in with "Anti Surge Protection". So the question becomes if I disable this option so I can circumvent OCP how likely is it that the mosfets can send a voltage surge down the pipe and kill it? If the odds are good then Ill leave it on and just downclock this chip until I find either a more suitable CPU or MOBO.