imported_PrinceGaz
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- May 11, 2004
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Yeah, I was really pleased that the XP-90C overhung the memory modules on my DFI board too, it's a free bonus on top of the already excellent cooling it provides the CPU. Of course the air being blown down onto the modules is probably warmer than the rest of the air in the case, but having some real airflow past the modules rather than them just sitting hot in what little case airflow reaches them more than makes up for that I'm sure, and makes the modules cooler overall.Originally posted by: Duvie
I agree but coming from my winnie where it wasn't flaky memory but a picky memory controller...I really think they have dialed the memory controller in much better...
yep I am going to take a shot at the AS5....may still look at getting a different fan...perhaps a 90 to 120mm converter and a 120mm fan....I can tell you it has done wonders for my memory...I believe I was overheating at 2.85v with my gskills but with the huge overhang of the XP90 and the downdraft of air I am running this memory much better...It may have something to do with those lack of BSOD as well....
You definitely got a nice chip...The last place I could use 1.44v was at like 2.5ghz and 1.34-1.35v was at 2.4xghz...
Why would you want to stick a 120mm fan on the XP-90C through a converter? A 50cfm (2500rpm) 92mm fan is pretty quiet and any more airflow can at best only lower temps by a degree or two. Even the 92mm 4800rpm 120cfm screaming Vantec Tornado won't make much difference to the temperatures, though your eardrums will suffer
Yeah it seems like I have got a somewhat above average 4400+ judging from overclocking reports on various sites, which is nice as my last box dated from late 2001 (an XP 1700+) and I hope this will last at least three years as well so anything extra I get from it buys extra time. It's worth noting that the speeds and voltages I mentioned were those I set in the BIOS, the voltages reported for them both in the BIOS and by MBM5 were about 0.02V lower so it might really have been 2.55GHz with 1.33V, 2.60GHz with 1.38V, 2.65GHz with 1.43V, and 2.68GHz with 1.48V. Unless the voltage sensor was giving duff readings Either way I'm happy with a rock-solid 2.6GHz as that is to all intents and purposes an X2 5200+ which is quite a monster!