Core Voltage?

bugz · 06-August-03, 06:58 PM

Ok, so heres the deal: my athlon xp 2000+ was running at 46C on startup and would reach 50C at full load on a regular basis (my case temp hung around 27C). Like many others, im using a ThermalRight Sk-7 heatsink with Arctic Silver 3. The only difference was that others were getting temps significantly below mine. So what could've been the problem? I decided to play around in the BIOS after reapplying the AS3 and seeing no change in temp. What i did was lower my Core Voltage from 1.75V to 1.6V and it brought my temps down to 44C at full load.

Is this a safe solution in my case? do i risk damaging my processor? can i lower the voltage to maybe... 1.5 and run at even a lower temp?

Thanks

Kage · 06-August-03, 07:26 PM

What type is your 2000+? Palomino? T-Bred B?

bugz · 06-August-03, 07:40 PM

Its a Palomino

vladimir · 06-August-03, 07:40 PM

u do know the layer of AS3 has to be very very thin...right?

Buzz_4_20 · 06-August-03, 08:08 PM

what kind of fan are you running?

and with the lower voltage... it's safe for the equipment, but the cpu might not run stable.

bugz · 06-August-03, 08:14 PM

Yeh... the AS3 layer is pretty thin... its basically transparent. Im running a Thermaltake Smart case fan 2

neotheducky · 06-August-03, 08:28 PM

Have you updated your bios? Your bios might be showing your temps to be significantly higher than they really are. And I dont think that your AS3 should be transparent. That might be getting too thin.

06-August-03, 06:58 PM		#1 (permalink)
bugz Apex Techie Lite	Core Voltage? Ok, so heres the deal: my athlon xp 2000+ was running at 46C on startup and would reach 50C at full load on a regular basis (my case temp hung around 27C). Like many others, im using a ThermalRight Sk-7 heatsink with Arctic Silver 3. The only difference was that others were getting temps significantly below mine. So what could've been the problem? I decided to play around in the BIOS after reapplying the AS3 and seeing no change in temp. What i did was lower my Core Voltage from 1.75V to 1.6V and it brought my temps down to 44C at full load. Is this a safe solution in my case? do i risk damaging my processor? can i lower the voltage to maybe... 1.5 and run at even a lower temp? Thanks

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06-August-03, 07:26 PM		#2 (permalink)
Kage Lokie's Personal WU-Hoe	What type is your 2000+? Palomino? T-Bred B?

06-August-03, 07:40 PM		#3 (permalink)
bugz Apex Techie Lite	Its a Palomino

06-August-03, 07:40 PM		#4 (permalink)
vladimir Pimp PHP Pro	u do know the layer of AS3 has to be very very thin...right?

06-August-03, 08:08 PM		#5 (permalink)
Buzz_4_20 Apex Elite Tech	what kind of fan are you running? and with the lower voltage... it's safe for the equipment, but the cpu might not run stable.

06-August-03, 08:14 PM		#6 (permalink)
bugz Apex Techie Lite	Yeh... the AS3 layer is pretty thin... its basically transparent. Im running a Thermaltake Smart case fan 2

06-August-03, 08:28 PM		#7 (permalink)
neotheducky Rubber Duck-Hoe	Have you updated your bios? Your bios might be showing your temps to be significantly higher than they really are. And I dont think that your AS3 should be transparent. That might be getting too thin.