for AMD user

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Sat Jun 09, 2001 3:31 am

I have a VIA KT133 chipset and a AMD700. If you experience, like i did, frequent system crashes, try to cool your CPU.
my system works much well now!

Zork · Post by **Zork** » Sun Jun 10, 2001 3:13 am

CPU cooling is essential nowadays, especially for AMD cpus.
I even read about lowering the vcore in the BIOS causing a more stable system.
Also use termal paste between the heatsink & the cpu to have the heat dissipated.

If you have a via kt133 chipset, also make sure you do have the latest via 4-in-1 drivers!

Zork

[corrected a mistake]

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algorhythm · Post by **algorhythm** » Sun Jun 10, 2001 5:16 am

i just ordered some arcticsilver heat paste (95% silver) for my new mobo and processor (cusl2-c and pIII 933

). this stuff is supposed to do way better than standard silicon stuff . . .

jho · Post by **jho** » Mon Jun 11, 2001 10:17 am

Why use artic silver?
This is not needed if you don't overclock.
My PIII-933 runs very stable, even with less cooling.(lowered the speed of the cpu fan)

John

algorhythm · Post by **algorhythm** » Mon Jun 11, 2001 1:03 pm

i was thinking of o-clocking this one a bit (if possible on cusl2-c). there is enough arctic silver for MANY applications in one tube. i will be getting athlon(s) in the fall if the nvidia nforce is as good in reality as on paper, and these run hot, and will use arctic silver on them. also, with better heat transfer, i can use a lower fan speed = less noise. basically, the arctic silver was only a bit more, and is more efficient. it is cool, get it?