First post, by xjas
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I'm tinkering with my little up-side-down HP PC. It does what it's supposed to do but naturally I want MOAR POWAH.
This thing's job is specifically to capture, encode, & stream video, sometimes in real-time, so more cores are ABSOLUTELY beneficial. I found a modded BIOS specifically for this board revision that supports running a Phenom II X6, although the makers do recommend using the 95W rather than 115W version. (Current CPU is an Athlon 64 X2 4800+.)
It's fairly open inside, but I'm still concerned about heat:
I haven't paid much attention to the internal temperature yet, but it doesn't seem to get overly hot with the stock CPU & cooler. Both PCI slots are now occupied with Datapath VisionRGB cards which do get a little warm. It's mid summer here in the northern hemisphere and about 27˚ in my apartment right now.
I DO NOT want to mess with big, noisy Netburst-style coolers or water blocks. It runs almost silently right now. I can take a little noise but I don't want a jet engine or dust vacuum.
What do you guys think, will a Phenom II cook this thing? Could I stuff one X6 in but clock it down to like 2GHz without turning it into a total slug?
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