Want to overclock Duron

[Spitfire_x86]

Thanks to all for your advice.

Many of you mentioned that heat is not a problem, if the cpu is stable. I agree at this point. Without overclocking, my 1 GHz Duron runs around 55C under partial load and around 60C under full load (I live in a tropical country and my case is very compact for an ATX size mobo, the power supply unit stays very close to CPU. These may be cause for unusual temp) . One of my friend runs Athlon XP 1700+ over 60C under partial load and near 70C under full load.

But my question is, how much the heat may increase when I overclock it to 1330 MHz (133 FSB). My cooler is cheap and alluminium based. How much it affect the CPU's life (How long the cpu may last in o'clocked temp) ?

 

[LED]

If I saw my engine temp gauge on my car running just shy of red, I would assume theres a problem and go about repairing it. I agree that 60-65c isnt that big of a deal, but on a hot day, you could get into stability problems, and hit 75C and not know it. It may have been addressed earlier in the thread, but maybe his room/case temps are high, and have the potential to go higher(a/c goes down, heatwave, satans breath, etc...). In that case theres nothing he can do but look for more efficient cooling solutions.

I sold my sig for $50.

 

[Matisaro]

If I saw my engine temp gauge on my car running just shy of red, I would assume theres a problem and go about repairing it.

If cpu probe temps were as reliable as car engine monitors I would agree, but they are all different and too many variables exist which prohibit a set temp warning limit.

If you run@65C and you get no lockups you are FINE.

if on a hot day you run@75C and get no lockups,YOU ARE FINE.

If you get a lockup on a hot day, YOU ARE NOT FINE.

Point is, dont spend extra money untill you have a problem, dont let some temp reading which "feels" high scare you into paying 30 bucks for a new heatsink if you HAVE NO PROBLEMS!!!!!!!

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[LED]

How hot is too hot, Mat? What temp do you set your alarm at? What do you suggest setting the Mobo protection to cut out at? There is a line there somewhere. I mean just running until you get a lockup, freeze, or dare I say it, burnup, doesnt sound right to me. I would at least re-seat the sink, and try different tempmons until I can get it at a more desireable temperature.

I sold my sig for $50.

 

[Cbcel]

I use thermal compound and my cooler fan is running at 7800rpm(not quiet at all, rather a hoovercraft!)and a 80mm
casefan at 2900rpm !Planning to have cooler air from outside the case directed directly to processor and maybe i try out this arctic silver! does it really make much difference?

DurDur

 

[phsstpok]

60 degrees? in a tropical environment?

Sounds to me that your Duron is doing fantastic.

Just curious, but how high is your room temperature?

I agree with most that stability no matter what temperature is key. However, a good cooler often increases overclocking limits. Find your overclocking limits (with stability) then decide if you need better cooling.

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[LittleBoyNB05]

my amd athlon xp 1900 is oc-ed to athlon xp 2000+ (1.69 GHz)yes, 1.69 ghz, just little more than xp 2000.
my cpu is running in range of 50ish C under idle load and 63 under full load
and...
NO STABLITY ISSUES!
i think your computer can handle 65 C... but be careful