Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 06:27:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> To: Generic Player <generic@unitedtamers.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Overclocking AMD K6-'s and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006130618070.74165-100000@web2.sea.nwserv.com> In-Reply-To: <007301bfd4df$25f3bf70$0100a8c0@x>
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Generic Player wrote: > Who installed your chip, what is its core voltage, and how warped is the top > surface? There were alot of problems with the higher clocked k-6 II chips > giving off too much heat, particularily the older 2.4v cores, and making > the system unstable. If yours is pretty warped I would suggest lapping it, > and make sure it has thermal grease on. I can't stress that enough. Actual > computer stores with certified technicians constantly leave out the thermal > grease when installing chips, and it can be the major reason for such high > heat. I have a 2.2v K-6 II. I previously had a 350MHz K6/2, but I could not get it working due to random panics and reboots. I now have installed a 450MHz K6/2 (nice flat surface) with a large hintsink with thermal compound and am clocking the chip at 400MHz and it runs fine. I was told (don't know how true this is) that a bad batch of K6's got out that were frequency challenged. With my luck, it is true and I got one. ..And yes, the guy who sold me the chip said he never used thermal grease. All he knew was windows. I guess he didn't have too many problems with windows, but freebsd seems to work the cpu much harder. Jim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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