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Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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![]() | ![]() If you're living in very cold country, or winter has just set in, why not make the most out of those cold outside temperatures and overclock your CPU/Video card that bit further with simple air cooling? "Over the weekend a blizzard has hit Michigan causing sub-zero temperatures, inches of snow, and zealous winds. This winter weather has caused the closing of shopping centers and community activities; public transportation systems and the Gerald R. Ford International Airport have also come to a halt. However, we took this opportunity to make the best of it with natural sub-zero overclocking. With the Abit AW9D i975X motherboard, an Intel Pentium 4 processor, 2GB of OCZ's Flex XLC PC2-9200 memory, and cooling provided by Mother Nature, we set off on a spontaneous overclocking adventure. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item=638&num=1
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Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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![]() | ![]() I remember doing the same when it was freezing outside, so my CPU could reach 1.8Ghz at ~7°C room temp ![]() http://www.madshrimps.be/upload/jmke/PC/newsys.php
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| ![]() Have done that too ![]() ![]() A year later, outside, 0°c, didn't even get close to the 2.5Ghz, my cpu is probably used after 2,5 years of abuse ![]() Too bad not every piece of hardware (like caps or a hdd) likes cold temps. |
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![]() | ![]() It's 15°C below here today; highnoon ![]()
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Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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![]() | ![]() how about some ice cold OC action? ![]()
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| ![]() I'm sitting here in northern Michigan. So far the coldest I've seen is -3 degrees F. Its 4 degrees right now at 3:14 PM. Wouldn't the components get wet? With all of the wind gusts, even if it isn't snowing, your bound to get snow on the system. Unless you kept it in a garage. I don't envy the guy using the system. Burrrrrr..... |
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Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium
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![]() | ![]() why are there pics of the mobo in snow? :/
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| ![]() If they are anywhere North of Saginaw, Michigan, there is definitely snow. I'm on the West side of the state and the snow right now is coming down sideways. I have family on the East side (Traverse City area) and they say the wind and snow is even worse. And if they are in the upper peninsula, they have a couple of feet of snow with nasty wind. Even with -15 degrees, would the components create enough heat to melt any snow that got onto it? I guess the biggest limitation of cooling a system naturally is that it is temporary. Great overclocking part of the year.... Or you could live really far north or south.... |
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