Overclocking....unstable

[Guest]

i finally got around to unlockin my xp1600+ and i only rased it up to a 1700 since i read to increase things slowly. it completed toast alright for a couple of hours but as soon as i ran 3dbenchmark2001 it crahsed and said that a file was corrupted. i tried again after a reboot and this time it said a different file was corrupt. I decided to increase the voltage by .025 (i have a dragon+ mobo) and i got the same results. I even up'ed the voltage to 1.8 and it still seems to crash under 3dbenchmark2001. anything else i should try to get the system stable?

 

[OldBear]

Yes. Re install 3dbenchmark 2001.

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[khha4113]

it completed toast alright for a couple of hours but as soon as i ran 3dbenchmark2001 it crahsed and said that a file was corrupted.

Heat issue (same as my case). Try to improve air flow at AGP card's position.

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[Guest]

i think i got good enough flow in the case...i have 2 intake and 3 ehaust fans.

 

[khha4113]

<font color=red><b>At AGP card's position</font color=red></b>, have you tried PCI slot fan to take heat out?
If you want to be sure if it's heat issue, turn off your comp for about 1/2 hour then turn it on and run it again to see if it still gives error messages.
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[khha4113]

I got same error messages as yours after running my comp a while (Gainward GeForce 3Power Pack) and its core temp rised as much as 75C(!) although my CPU and mobo temps only 44 and 28C respectively.

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[Guest]

oooh..my bad. yea i leave my comp one 24-7 and im always playin games or doin something on it. ive read that those pci slot fans dont do much, but maybe ill give it a shot..thanx for help

 

[10Mhz8086]

I have the same card, how did you get a temp readout?

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