Posts by neonmarlin27

It could be even better...

Swim, plenty of it, if you have the😉 and don't go too deep🙂, plus running, obviously

My mother is 43 and doesn't have a single gray hair. My husband is 46 and only recently started seeing a few. So, tell me—is there any chance I can make it to 35 without dealing with this? I really don't want to deal with gray hair on my head. My hair looks too good right now...🙂 😛 😬

By the way, I’m not high-strung, and I wouldn't say I'm stressed out either...

MISL@V said:Found something interesting... worth a look...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KglgLwBE4mY

Seen this a long time ago. As I stated before, NO2 is only used for short-term testing by enthusiasts with too much money and time on their hands.🙂>

Honestly, I didn't even bother looking. I already know every CPU cooler on the market, so I don't care what's in that link. Maybe Vappoch?

Besides, this isn't a forum for extreme overclocking. I have no idea why you're posting such nonsense. You have access to XS, so just go join them and try to act smart there. Let's see how long they put up with you.😉

By the way, why replace half the rig or the whole thing? This setup will easily serve its purpose for more than two years. Just check the system requirements; nowadays, even P3 builds get decent upgrades, so there won't be an issue.

Look, I’m not interested in arguing with someone like you, so I’m out. If anyone else needs advice, I'm around, but this is just too much.

William Wood5 said:Look, you clearly didn't catch my point. I know exactly how overclocking works—how clocks scale and how voltage behaves. You don't need to lecture me. You're talking about minimal voltage increases, but I'm telling this guy that we aren't just bumping it up by a single volt on a whim. You know what I mean? Just look at how people cool processors; from submerging components in oil to using liquid nitrogen for extreme overclocking. It's all out there.

You spend too much time reading Yahoo! and similar garbage. Liquid nitrogen is used for tests that last a few minutes. Please stop talking nonsense. If you actually understood overclocking, you wouldn't be saying this; it's an embarrassment to those of us who actually take this seriously, myself included. 😛

It’s nauseating to read stuff like this. Seriously, people, just because this is Reddit doesn't mean you can peddle such nonsense here.😕

William Wood5 said:You can't just crank up the voltage without decent cooling. Even if you do, you have to go extremely slow. Every processor has its own specific voltage tolerance limits. If you push it to 1V, it might not look like much, but it could still kill the chip. Every single one will fail if you don't cool it down properly—you'd basically need to keep it on life support.

Unbelievable. Are you actually serious right now? Where on earth did you even come from?😕

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Forget 3.8 GHz. You won't get stability with a Zalman7000 or any other air cooler here.
The limit for an E6400 on air is 3.6-3.7 GHz at 1.55V. You’ll need a lot of luck and high-end memory to hit that. Anything higher requires water cooling.
Any decent power supply rated at 350W or more will do the job.

Gary Hernandez26 said:Just so you know, saying it "lies" is nonsense. It can be malfunctioning, but it can't lie!!!

Try downloading a BIOS from a different board of the same brand and attempt to install it.

The issue lies in how the temperature is read, not the sensor itself. If you had ever encountered this specific problem and solved it, you would know the answer.
I am not an electrical engineer and I don't understand motherboard architecture, but I have worked in repair shops. It is not uncommon for a motherboard to report incorrect temperatures, and because of
statements like yours, people think there is no solution and waste money buying Zalman coolers from $100 for no reason.
I have no interest in arguing; I just wanted to offer useful advice.

Good grief! I was referring to the BIOS on identical motherboard models. When I say it "lies," I believe my meaning is clear.

Regarding the technical issue: if it is a reading error, then the fault lies either with the sensor or with inaccurate calibration of the reading scale. In mass production, it is impossible to verify that every single sensor is perfectly accurate.
Don't assume I haven't dealt with this. I certainly have, on my old Pentium 4 motherboard. The only solution is to measure the temperature with precise instruments, determine the deviation from what the BIOS displays, and then mod the BIOS so the readings are calibrated accordingly.
The other option is installing a new sensor and a separate panel on the case to show the true temperature, but both options are far too complicated for 99.99% of users. If you have another solution, feel free to share, but in my experience—and I'm not bragging, I've been working in this field for five years since middle school—these are the only ways.

As for your comment about wasting money on $50 coolers (if it really is a Zalman, you might be right), I find it hard to believe a technician would say something like that.
First off, tell me which stock cooler could handle a Prescott overclocked by 40-50% with increased voltages, not to mention the noise levels involved. I have years of experience with this, so you don't need to explain it to me, even though you likely have experience yourself as a technician.

Personally, I have never suggested buying a new cooler if we are talking about a CPU at stock settings. I know exactly how the temps run on certain
processors with stock cooling, which allows me to recognize when a motherboard is "lying."

In the end, I have no desire to argue either.👍 Everything I am writing is based on personal experience, not reading garbage about "bugs" and such.

I believe I have explained the problem clearly now, as very little can be gathered from your posts. I admit my previous post was rushed and poorly written, but you haven't provided anything concrete either.😉

Moderators, my apologies for this massive off-topic tangent, but I had to write it.🙂

Gary Hernandez26 said:Sensors don't lie; they just aren't calibrated properly. This isn't rare, and you can usually fix it by updating the BIOS.

😬 Typical ignorance. That's just not how this works. If they aren't calibrated correctly, then they are lying, right?
A single BIOS update covers an entire line of motherboards, yet individual boards from the same series can report different temperatures. You could have two identical CPUs where one shows accurate readings and the other shows 15 degrees higher. No BIOS update is going to solve that discrepancy for me.

It doesn't matter which software you use to monitor temperatures; your motherboard sensors are lying to you. No program can fix that. Honestly, the best way is to just feel if it's running too hot. If it isn't, go ahead and bump up the alarm threshold, but make sure you know what you're doing...

Gregory Lewis41 said:P4 3.2; 478, Prescott. I read somewhere his operating temp is around 73.2 or 72.3, which is basically a furnace.
I'm wondering at what temperature this processor would actually melt?
I occasionally use it to grill food, so I need to know..

That’s pretty high even for a Prescott. Thermal protection should kick in around 70-72. How is it hitting those temps? Extreme overclocking, or what?

Austin Cruz69 said:Can I overclock an Intel Core Duo?
For example, if I have a 2.4 GHz Core Duo, how high could I push it on a standard ASUS motherboard?

thanks..

A Core Duo isn't a Pentium. There is only the Pentium dual core (though even some of those aren't technically Pentiums, stores just label them that way), Core 2 Duo is an entirely new processor line. The "Pentium" name belongs to the past.
And yes, I'd say it's a mistake not to overclock a C2D. These chips have massive potential, regardless of which model you pick.

That motherboard isn't exactly built for overclocking. It might be the culprit here. I noticed it's using GoodRAM with CL3 chips, which should technically perform better, but I think you've just hit the ceiling with that CPU. Even though it's known for being a cheap little beast when it comes to overclocking, it simply won't go any further.

P4 2.4 FSB533 box 512 k, ASUS P4S533-X
Is overclocking possible here, and if so, what's the method?