I don't think any of those recommending Prime95 really uses it for detecting instability. I've used it once but have found much better "tools" for that matter. Simply those which crash fastest is a good thumb rule. All 3D benchmarks are a good start. An instability might just be a short drop in...
Too much is not good. When mounting the heat sink some of the stuff will always get squeezed aside. I usually wiggle the heat sink a couple times to make sure that the stuff gets as thin as possible. The idea is to have a heat conducting fluid film between the CPU and the sink instead of two...
I know these questions have been posted over and over again, however do I not find any satisfying answers to them. Maybe most people are just clueless about them (like me).
I'm trying to unlock a Sempron 3000+. That should be like unlocking a Barton. Now there are many methods - paint...
I was only having fun with your response ...
Talking about the Sempron (and since I got one): How do you change its multiplier? If I do it from the BIOS it doesn't boot at all. Some it ignores, but otherwise has no effect. It must be locked and from what I've read just now there are locked...
Why do you give such an answer? I cannot see any help in it or information that is not commonly known. I mean everybody _knows_ that a larger cache is better, an on-board memory controller is better and more MHz are better (what striking news that must be ...). Or was there ever a processor from...
When you change the multiplier and cannot even decrease it, then you have a locked CPU for sure. I also recommend you to OC the FSB as first thing. Idea is to find a maximum and then check what limits it.
I.e. you found a maximum for your FSB. You then also have a maximum for your core...
I got a Thermaltake Volcano 12. Solid copper bottom (square) with large copper fins and on top a fan with three blades. I didn't use the thermal RPM control but rather the manual and set it to its lowest setting, which is 2000 rounds per minute. It is then quieter than my power supply...
I bought me a Sempron 3000+ for my socket A mainboard. I was looking for info on that processor, too. However there was a lot of rumours about it and too little coming from AMD. But since it is a processor and a rather cheap one, what could have gone wrong? It comes with a fixed multplier of 12...
You are asking the wrong question (sorry if that disappoints you). Both values are theoretically independent. So you should try to get the highest core _and_ highest memory speed. In paractice however you usually start with overclocking the FSB to find a first limit. You will then have two...
Spikesoldier: AMD would have sold you that surprise anyways. If it wouldn't have been for the on-die memory controller, they would have increased the caches like Intel. However, the on-die memory controller really is a good thing. The bad thing about it were the two sockets it created (for...
A brand new AMD Athlon64 including a board for only $50 is the best deal you can get. I wouldn't even ask what brand of board that would be since he takes back the old hardware. Much easier than selling it through eBay or storing it in a box. Going from an XP2600+ to a 3200+ is only making sense...
Yes, the FSB will be running at 200MHz. The CPU however will be running at 2300MHz since the multipier of your CPU defaults to 11.5 (1916.66/166.66=11.5). You will then have a PC:
- that doesn't boot
- boots, beeps and stops
- boots but resets during Windows startup
- boots and runs stable...
There is no real problem with the voltage regulators. As I said, check what the output really results in rather than trusting the labels. I believe the board makers give it a slightly higher voltage since they know they can do that and that it drops under high load. So make sure to read a...
Well, if the board is so old that it still makes a lot of use of jumpers you might want to fry it, uhm, overclock it since you will then need to buy a new one. You will then have a faster PC than before since a new PC is faster than a broken one. But seriously, if you want to look at...
It is so hard because it is easier to suggest the trivial instead of understanding what someone is asking ...
I had hoped people would be looking at facts before they post but not many really have done that. At Spikesoldier: What does that information help? I have not proved xSnowblindx wrong...
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