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Old June 24th 03, 01:52 AM
fred.do
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Default quick questions regarding Athlon XP

Which of these are the best for a Athlon XP 2600+ then?

http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=23B1WS
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=2DHYWS
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=17Z6WS

"kony" wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 00:46:29 +0100, "fred.do"
wrote:

I intend to buy:
Athlon XP 2600+ 2.08Ghz SoA - 333FSB
& Cooler Master SoA XP 2600+
(http://www.coolermaster.com/products...dp5-6j31c.html)

1) What does the 'SoA' in the title of the processor mean?

2) Would I need any thermal paste? If so, will I get any included with

the
Cooler Master fan & heatsink kit?

3) Will the processor fit fine into this motherboard:
Gigabyte SoA VIA KT400 ATX A

TIA!


Reread the description of that 'sink on the link you gave, it's not
appropriate for an XP2600, and it's not very good even for an
XP2100... Coolermaster rates their products generously, sometimes
seemingly arbitrarily, and you need be more critical of the
construction of the 'sink in question.

In general it's highly recommended to use a 'sink with a copper-based
plate or entirely copper construction on any Thoroughbred Athlon XP,
including the XP2600.

I suggest something more like this (fan sold separately):
http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/thersk7socco.html


Dave




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Old June 24th 03, 03:24 AM
fred.do
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I think i'm gonna take the easy option and buy:
Athlon XP 2600+ 2.08Ghz SoA Box - 333FSB
since it includes the heatsink & fan.

"kony" wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 01:52:51 +0100, "fred.do"
wrote:

Which of these are the best for a Athlon XP 2600+ then?

http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=23B1WS
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=2DHYWS
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=17Z6WS


I've never seen a Volcano 11 in person, but that appears to be a
better choice.


Dave



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Old June 25th 03, 05:00 PM
Li'l ol' me
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I reckon that SoA could just mean the retail version that comes with a
really crap heatsink/fan.

I'm using a Coolermaster Globalwin (about £11 from ebuyer and similar to
that volcano 11 i.e. manual speed control). It keeps the temp on my XP2100
in the 40s even without thermal grease.

I'm trying to build a silent(ish) PC, so I've just paid £15 for an Arctic
cooler. What a waste of money! the reason they're 'silent' is cause your
PC wont last more than 5 minutes with one!

It worked OK with an old XP1500 (I put the 50 degrees down to the hot
weather), but when I put in my XP2100 (a t'bred, too) the machine would
freak out and shut down after a minute!. Even going in to the BIOS I could
see the temp climbing to 60 degrees within a minute. I guess this NEEDS
grease, but it'll still be no better (at best) than my globalwin WITHOUT
grease- just quieter. Just think what an AMD stock fan or cheap
collermaster will do to your XP2600!

BTW I heard volcanos are particularly LOUD!

"fred.do" wrote in message
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I think i'm gonna take the easy option and buy:
Athlon XP 2600+ 2.08Ghz SoA Box - 333FSB
since it includes the heatsink & fan.

"kony" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 01:52:51 +0100, "fred.do"
wrote:

Which of these are the best for a Athlon XP 2600+ then?

http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=23B1WS
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=2DHYWS
http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-in...icklinx=17Z6WS


I've never seen a Volcano 11 in person, but that appears to be a
better choice.


Dave





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Old June 25th 03, 06:07 PM
Li'l ol' me
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"Buffalo" wrote in message
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Why don't you use grease?
Hell, even a tiny amt of plain old ' white' grease is better than
non.(unless the mating surfaces are perfectly matched).


I never needed any with my old overclocked P3 and Golden Orb (remember
them?) and when I upgraded, I read this scare story about some guy frying
his chip by being a bit over generous with the grease.

My globalwin works great without the stuff so it's obviously a pretty good
match. The arctic cooler has a really rough surface, but I reckon putting
grease on just to get it as good as my globalwin WITHOUT grease doesn't say
much about the former, does it?

"Li'l ol' me"

SNIP,
. I guess this NEEDS
grease, but it'll still be no better (at best) than my globalwin WITHOUT
grease- just quieter. Just think what an AMD stock fan or cheap
collermaster will do to your XP2600!

BTW I heard volcanos are particularly LOUD!

"fred.do





 




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