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AMD Athlon 1GHz To 1.2 GHz, 1.3GHz (Overclocking And Cooling)
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2002 10:58 pm
by ze2o
Hey guys I have a 1 Ghz AMD Athlon, planning to overclock to 1.2 Ghz or 1.3 ghz, do you think using the Thermaltake DRAGON ORB 3 will be sufficeint enough cooling for the cpu? I have 2 Case Fans+ Exahst Fan From Enermax PSU (I dont think case cooling will be a problem) Please post your oppinions on cooling and safe cpu temperatures.
- Thank you
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2002 11:39 pm
by SLK
What are your Idle and Full load temps right now?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2002 11:43 pm
by LT-73
No. If you're gonna oc and wanna save money, get the Volcano7 or 7+. If you really wanna go big and have the money, go for the Thermalright AX7 with a 68cfm Delta fan. The Dragon orb ain't gonna do much. You wanna stay in the 37-43c temps @ full load. I have my XP1700 oc'ed and my temps with a Volcano7 is 34c idle,37-39c full load.
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2002 12:53 am
by SLK
Originally posted by LT-73
No. If you're gonna oc and wanna save money, get the Volcano7 or 7+. If you really wanna go big and have the money, go for the Thermalright AX7 with a 68cfm Delta fan. The Dragon orb ain't gonna do much. You wanna stay in the 37-43c temps @ full load. I have my XP1700 oc'ed and my temps with a Volcano7 is 34c idle,37-39c full load.
Heh , im buying a Volcano 7 with a delta 45cfm fan for $8, cant beat that eh.
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2002 1:50 pm
by LT-73
Originally posted by SlicKsTufF2355
Heh , im buying a Volcano 7 with a delta 45cfm fan for $8, cant beat that eh.
Kewl !
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2002 1:57 pm
by tHE_0ne
sounds good make sure your temps are under about 50-55c on full load
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2002 6:27 pm
by MikeyMan
The Dragon Orb wouldn't cool my 300mhz celeron, if I ever owned one.
Temperature is important, but not by standard means.
You want a (CPU - Ambient) temp under 15C at full load.