Passive Athlon XP cooling experiences?

RichBa5tard · 29th December 2003, 16:36

I'm playing around with a new AMD setup (new xp1700+ juihb and fully featured chaintech nf2 for 70 euro... i just could not say no :-) ), and being bored of noisy systems i'm trying of cooling it passivly.

Currently, I'm trying 150*7 (1050mhz) at 1.39vcore, and it seems pretty stable. Stressed with normal apps (bios, memtest) gives a temp of 70 - 72 degrees (diode, not socket).

That might seem hot, but a tbred b should be able to run stable up to 85 degrees.

I've set shutdown temperature to 85 degrees, the lowest i can choose.

Heatsink is a copper Coolermaster Aero 7, certainly not the biggest socket a on the market. Does anyone know of a cheap, but huge socket a cooler?

Anyone else got experience on passive tbred b cooling?

jmke · 29th December 2003, 16:42

aaah there's my missing Aero 7

well if you are going for passive cooling, might make one of your own, or add a very very silent 40mm fan to that setup, it will drop the temp by 10-15°C

RichBa5tard · 29th December 2003, 16:49

Well, adding a 13dBa papst NGL at 5V would drop the temp by 30 degrees, but that's not the point. Even if you use a completely silent fan, you can still hear the air blowing, or the fan slightly vibrating against the socket, or dust piling up in the heatsink, or... Completely passive is just way more fun.

Yes i'm nuts, I've got a loud fridge 3m from my bed, but i won't alow my pc's to make the slightest noise. : )

jmke · 29th December 2003, 17:00

40mm fan @ 5v won't make noise. no noise. none. nada. as in. silence.

RichBa5tard · 29th December 2003, 17:01

And not as in jmke went too many times to ibiza?

jmke · 29th December 2003, 17:03

jmke went to ibiza once, only entered 1 disco, payed €50 to get in, stayed 45min.

your point being?

RichBa5tard · 29th December 2003, 17:08

ok, i'll try it out

jmke · 29th December 2003, 17:18

even a low profile 60mm fan @ 5v is very silent, but that might be pushing the envelope for 'ol richy

RichBa5tard · 29th December 2003, 17:41

hmmm, 7.5*166 (1333mhz), 1.4vcore and 40mm at 5V = 76 stressed.

Doesn't seem to help that much, let's see whether it can keep it below 70 degrees if I run at 1.38vcore and 1050mhz. : )

-edit-
Hmm, the 40mm at 5V barely seems to make a difference. It's exactly as hot as pssivly cooled at 1050mhz.

I'll try sucking instead of blowing.

piotke · 29th December 2003, 21:21

Place your bets..
How will that hardware survive ?

My guess, +-2 weeks

, if it's lucky.

29th December 2003, 16:36	#1
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Passive Athlon XP cooling experiences? I'm playing around with a new AMD setup (new xp1700+ juihb and fully featured chaintech nf2 for 70 euro... i just could not say no :-) ), and being bored of noisy systems i'm trying of cooling it passivly. Currently, I'm trying 1507 (1050mhz) at 1.39vcore, and it seems pretty stable. Stressed with normal apps (bios, memtest) gives a temp of 70 - 72 degrees (diode, not socket). That might seem hot, but a tbred b should be able to run stable up to 85 degrees. I've set shutdown temperature to 85 degrees, the lowest i can choose. Heatsink is a copper Coolermaster Aero 7, certainly not the biggest socket a on the market. Does anyone know of a cheap, but huge socket a cooler? Anyone else got experience on passive tbred b cooling? __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp)*: E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

29th December 2003, 16:42	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	aaah there's my missing Aero 7 well if you are going for passive cooling, might make one of your own, or add a very very silent 40mm fan to that setup, it will drop the temp by 10-15°C __________________

29th December 2003, 16:49	#3
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Well, adding a 13dBa papst NGL at 5V would drop the temp by 30 degrees, but that's not the point. Even if you use a completely silent fan, you can still hear the air blowing, or the fan slightly vibrating against the socket, or dust piling up in the heatsink, or... Completely passive is just way more fun. Yes i'm nuts, I've got a loud fridge 3m from my bed, but i won't alow my pc's to make the slightest noise. : ) __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

29th December 2003, 17:00	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	40mm fan @ 5v won't make noise. no noise. none. nada. as in. silence. __________________

29th December 2003, 17:01	#5
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	And not as in jmke went too many times to ibiza? __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

29th December 2003, 17:03	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	jmke went to ibiza once, only entered 1 disco, payed €50 to get in, stayed 45min. your point being? __________________

29th December 2003, 17:08	#7
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	ok, i'll try it out __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

29th December 2003, 17:18	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	even a low profile 60mm fan @ 5v is very silent, but that might be pushing the envelope for 'ol richy __________________

29th December 2003, 17:41	#9
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	hmmm, 7.5166 (1333mhz), 1.4vcore and 40mm at 5V = 76 stressed. Doesn't seem to help that much, let's see whether it can keep it below 70 degrees if I run at 1.38vcore and 1050mhz. : ) -edit- Hmm, the 40mm at 5V barely seems to make a difference. It's exactly as hot as pssivly cooled at 1050mhz. I'll try sucking instead of blowing. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp)*: E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

29th December 2003, 21:21	#10
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	Place your bets.. How will that hardware survive ? My guess, +-2 weeks , if it's lucky. __________________ .

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