From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:56:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:55:56 -0400 Received: from st-207-63-161-6.cm201u.will.k12.il.us ([207.63.161.6]:34426 "HELO gwia.cm201u.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:55:47 -0400 Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 01:55:08 +0200 From: victor X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.53d) Reply-To: victor X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <2685246227.20010907015508@infonegocio.com> To: Luigi Genoni CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re[2]: K7/Athlon optimizations again. (The sacrifices worked??) (VIA KT133A chipset) In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello Luigi, Friday, September 07, 2001, 12:01:50 AM, you wrote: LG> On KT133A based MBs, I came trought at less 4 bios upgrades, and no LG> problems at all. Usually I do not oveclock CPUs, so i keep 1.725 volts for LG> vcore instead of 1.75, and system are just STABLE. In the reality setting LG> 1.725 volts in the bios gives to my CPUs on abit MBs the right 1.75 volts, LG> and setting 1.75 gives them 1.78/9. So I would suggest also to investigate LG> if this light overvolt could be involved to create instabilities. LG> I just made a test, and saw that on athlon 1.33 Ghz this volts diffecence LG> creates a 5 degres difference when CPU is idle, and 7/8 when it is full LG> loaded. And belive me, actually i am keeping thos CPU in a 18 degrees LG> environment, using delta's fan to dissipate the eath. look at this http://bp6.gamesquad.net/Q6fix.phtml i have a bp6 who has the same problem whit the dual celeron, and here is the solution for it, looks your motherboard and see if its the same problem, the celerons are fine whit this overvolt, they are prety stable its abit ... it cuold be ;) LG> I know that a light overvolt should increase stability, and not generate LG> instability, but maybe if CPUs and north bridge get too hot, (not LG> so hot to destroy the HW, but anyway hotter in front of the optimal LG> temperature), that could generate instability on loaded systems. LG> just my 2 cents LG> Luigi -- Best regards, victor mailto:ixnay@infonegocio.com