- Joined
- May 18, 2001
I just received my GoldenGate. I run a pIII700cbo at 933 on abitbx6rev2 and abit slotket!!!. First of all if you're puttin one of these big copper daddies on a slotket you better have some phat brackets. First boot after install got black screen. Cleared cmos and nothing again. Really jammed the slotket in and that was it. (I'm gettin rid of that slotket!!! anyway from what I read it may be keepin me from 966 or higher.) Anyway my prior hs was a gorb and despite what folks say it did ok. With the Gorb load temps were consistantly 12-14degrees F over my mobo temp. With the GGate temps are 9-10 degrees over mobo temp. It also takes longer to get hot and cools rapidly at idle. My gorb kept me within 2 degrees of the mobo temp at idle, sometimes even, usually a bit over. With the GGate for the first time I see idle 1-2 degrees COOLER than the mobo but usually the exact same.
I haven't lapped the GGate yet and it has the 27cfm PowerCooler fan which is crap we all know. Next comes lapping and a TT 31cfm. Right now my mobo is 89F and the cpu is 95 runnin Seti. (Sorry kids I don't buy 10+$ paste so save your breath. Radio shack paste is used.) The GGate is a good buy and svcompucycle got it from Cali to NC in 4 days in one piece. Oh, it came unassembled, as of now the fan is blowing on the sink and all gaps are covered with 'lectric tape.
I haven't lapped the GGate yet and it has the 27cfm PowerCooler fan which is crap we all know. Next comes lapping and a TT 31cfm. Right now my mobo is 89F and the cpu is 95 runnin Seti. (Sorry kids I don't buy 10+$ paste so save your breath. Radio shack paste is used.) The GGate is a good buy and svcompucycle got it from Cali to NC in 4 days in one piece. Oh, it came unassembled, as of now the fan is blowing on the sink and all gaps are covered with 'lectric tape.