What do I do with it?

[Guest]

Ok..I'm ver stupid person, I got that FOP38 HSF to overclock my Athlon T-Bird. I put it on the processor and so? What do I do next? I don't want processor to fry! How do I make that FOP38 woprk fast enough to oveclock?
PLEAS, HELP!
Thank you.

 

[Red_Zealot]

How about plugging it in?

Make sure it's on there good, or else your processor will fry.

"If you teach a child to read, then he or her will be able to pass a literacy test" - George W.

 

[Guest]

some thermal paste on the chip wouldve been nice

but otherwise.....fire 'er up!

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AMD. It gets you chicks.

 

[Guest]

They warn you about plugging the delta fan into the motherboard because of the current draw. You should use a 3 to 4 pin adapter and plug into one of the 4 pin power supply leads. As suggested earlier, make sure you apply thermal paste (arctic silver)as described <A HREF="http://www.crazypc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=120199&Product_Code=5021" target="_new">HERE</A> Watch your temp. to make sure everything is ok. good luck!

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[Guest]

Don't know if you need to, but I will write exactly what I have:
1.800Mhz Athlon T-Bird, L1 bridges connected with a conductive pen ($20 with shipping)
2.ASUS A7V VIA APOLLO KT-133 Motherboard.
3 FOP38 HSF ($30)
4.Antec CASE with 300w.
The reason I told the prices (please, don't think I am unpolite) is that I already spent $50 on FOP38 and a conductive pen and now I have to buy thermal paste and some kind of adapter. I could just those money and buy 1.2Ghz instead of 800Mhz. Can I overclock without thermal paste and other stuff? I had tried to overclock my processor with a standard HSF (SORRY, I didn't know it could ruin my processor) and maximum I got was 926Mhz. I think it happend because I did not chnage the voltage AT ALL. Can I reach 1Ghz at least?

 

[Guest]

First off, almost everyone here knows more about amd overclocking than I do so I defer what you can achieve with them. A standard hsf should be fine when not ocing but better cooling is necessary when you do oc. (like your fop38). You need some sort of heat conducting pad, paste, silicon grease etc. to fill the air gaps and help transfer the heat away from the chip to the sink. Arctic silver II can be found for about $8.50 plus shipping and gets temps down several deg. over the pads and silicon grease. Probably well worth the $$ if going to push your system hard. The 3 to 4 pin adapter, I only mentioned it cause I read:


"The most powerful 60X60X25mm fan ever created. Spinning at 6800 RPM, this fan provides 38 CFM of airflow. Very powerful indeed. If you want to go to the extreme, this fan is for you. But be aware, this fan is quite noisy so if you don't mind the noise this fan is an excellent choice for high performance. The Delta fan comes in a 3 pin power connector. Since it draws 4 watts of power, it is not recommended for this fan to plug into any motherboards except some of the newer mohterboards from Asus that has 4 watts rating for their fan headers. The fan will burn out the motherboard fan headers because most boards will not handle that kind of power. So a 3 to 4 pin power connector is Highly recommended for this fan." This came from the <A HREF="http://www.inflowdirect.com/" target="_new">inflowdirect.com</A> website. Scary huh? So maybe you won't need the adapter since you have the asus mb but they have it for $2.00 if you do. Hey, thats a nice chip and its better to make sure you are right before you crank it way up. and make sure you monitor your temps. Btw, I heard a guy on tv say he started his chip up for about a second or 2 w/o a sink on and instantly fried it. sorry for the long post, sometimes I run on too much. good luck.



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[Guest]

I understand that you don't have to, but just answer me YES or NO, please. Will Processor fry without thermal (if I will overclock it) paste? Will FOP38 work fine on my (it's already 4 months old, but pretty new) ASUS A7V VIA APOLLO KT-133?( just answer YES or NO)

 

[Guest]

Will it fry? NO... but the tbird's life will be seriously diminshed by the high heat. USE THERMAL PASTE... don't be a mashuganah.

The FOB38 WILL cool your oc'd tbird. It will also frighten your cat.

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[ejsmith2]

I find FAQ to be more accurate, for the non-use of any thermal interface on AMD processors.

Will it catch fire and burn? No.
Will it smoke? Yes.
Will it cause at least 50% of the transistors to melt? At least, yes.
Will it stink to high heaven? Yes, twice.
Can I make a necklace out of it afterwards? Yes, given the proper drill bits/power tools.

 

[Guest]

Ah...I found some thermal paste in garage (IT IS NOT ARCTIC) and put it on...then I put my FOP38 and now from 800Mhz it goes 945Mhz (I o'c bus and CPU), it locks up if I put higher(I put 1.85 voltage, it didn't want to o'c at all at 1.80) WHY NOT HIGHER?But anyway I'm very excited with that speed (I oveclocked my CardExpert GeForce2 mX to 250/250 and now it shows me not less then 50fps) !!!!! COOL!!!! THX!!!

 

[ejsmith2]

If you happen to dig/vaccuum your couch, and find $9 in change, you can order some Artic Silver II from www.2cooltek.com. There's a $4 shipping/handling fee on that, bring the total to around $13. The arctic silver will last you through several extensive modifications of your computing system.

 

[Guest]

HELP!!! I CAN'T STAND THIS NOISE FROM THAT FOP38!!! I GOT ARCTIC II, BUT IT DIDN"T MAKE MY CPU O'C TO 1GHZ!!! AH-H-H!!!! SHUT UP STUPID FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!(I was talking to the fan not to you)