volcano7+amd1700++SL-75DRV2

i just installed the volcano7 and have the following results: -

2 case fan (in-out) (although not convincing me.)
vcore 1.65v
room temp 28C
computer idle - normal load 44-45C
very heavy load 47C


while with the cooler master DP5-6I31C
2 case fan (in-out)
vcore 1.65v
room temp 28C
computer idle - normal load 46C
very heavy load 52C

by the way, if i changed the vcore to 1.75 the temp will increase 2c (in both fans) but in the V7 is someitmes 1c

cooler master noises is less than V7.

no thermal compound was applied to the heatsink, since it already has a thermal compound on the heatsink.

the system never hungs or locks and it is very stable, but i want to keep my temp under heavy load less than 44, because i expect the room temp to be sometimes about 30-32c

took off the side panel but it did not effect alot (only 2c for V7) but for cooler master it effected about 4-5c (i think this means the V7 is doing the job perfectly).

anyone use the same cooler? what degrees you are getting? are mine high for the volcano7? how i can decrease the temp


wish if there was UnDo in the life<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by blue_heart on 01/22/02 12:38 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

The only problem with the Volcano 7 is that it measures ambient temp, not the CPU temp. I saw a site with a mod (using a dremel) to cut a channel for the temp sensor to sit right next to the copper core. I can dig it up again if you like.

But Mat is right. If your system isn't hanging, you don't need to worry about temps.

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Again, if it dosent lock up, it shouldnt be an issue, why does everyone run around afraid of their temps when they have no signs of heat issues>?

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thanks andrew, this what i needed to know.

but since you are using the same fan, can you post your results? and let me know what room temp u r in and how many case fans

wish if there was UnDo in the life

It measures ambient temp for a reason. It's preset to vary speed according to this temp, not the cpu temp. Modifying it would mess up the settings.

<blockquote><font size=1>Svar på:</font><hr><p>the system never hungs or locks and it is very stable, but i want to keep my temp under heavy load less than 44, because i expect the room temp to be sometimes about 30-32c<p><hr></blockquote><p>What do you mean by "very heavy load" ? Which programs are you running ?

My P4 goes from 38°C idle to 61°C using Prime95's torture test, but I'm also using a Vcore of 2.20V where the standard setting is 1.75V.




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copen.....i run these progrmas together, burnin test (at 100% load for 15 minutes) also had photoshop (filtering 225mb pic), corel draw (filtering), 5 internet pages, outlook express, all office programs (files loaded), winace (compressing 500mb of exe file)......all of them runing at the same time so i got 52c (room temp 28c).......will get 50c when the room temp is 23-25c, i am going to change my case fans to get better results which i hope i will decrease the results 1-2c

wish if there was UnDo in the life

Run winace and winzip and have both compress a large file simulataniously, the rest of that crap is pointless.(cpu cycles arent wasted on a background instance of ie, and if some are used, very little.


2 compression programs would tax the system heavily.(if you dont want to use toast that is)

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What about Prime95, CPUBurn or Toast for 15 minutes ?


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Bad performance in RAID setups!
</i></b>

copen..........i installed prime95 and run it on my AMX TB 1000 for 1 hour witout any errors or warnings, it passed 3 self tests (8k, 10k and 896k) and it was running 796k test and finished 13 loop then i closed it because i felt bored of waiting........the maximi temp i got was 48C and this stcuk without going higher (of course for one hour), my case was closed and the room temp is about 25C.

i am going to test it on the AXP 1700+ within this week and i will post the results........however i am very glad with the temp scores.

by the way, please let me know if there is any extra setting in the options i have to make if i want to get the temp goes higher........in the options/cpu, the cpu field was on Athlon and the speed 1000 and the ram section was at 8........let me know if i need to modify anything else to get heavier load on the cpu........by the way my cpu voltage is 1.6 and the AMD on supports to 1.85 and if i go to that voltage then i will get maybe 53 or 54C as a highest temp.........my cpu temp now 42C (only one internet page is open)

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by blue_heart on 01/26/02 06:17 PM.</EM></FONT></P>