k well in xp cpu's you have like 3 main kinds
thoroughbred A core "first verssion" max vcore 1.5v
max core speed 1600 mgz ...
thoroughbred B core "superons & most of the xp cpu line" max vcore 1.6v
barton cores. 512 level 2 cash ram. final version of the xp-m cpu line and xp cpu line
max vcore 1.65 .
btw keep in mine the superons are rated at +400 amd pr points vs prue xp cpu's
exaple
amd k7 xp superon 2400+ and a strate amd k7 xp 2000+ = same thing same cpu core same thoroghbred B
i would all so not think of amd cpu's in 2000+ or 3000+.it got very bugus on that level at one point...better off looking at the cpu's in mgz
as for fsb speed and multiplier
max out your fsb and lower your multiplier as mouch as posable
as for cpu temps well only temp that mater are the loaded ones. idle temps do not mean all that mouch unless you see the temp spike like mad under load then that means you cpu coller\case fans suck and are way to small to deal with the heat of the cpu
btw it only takes like 3 min to loadup a cpu and hit max temp under load .10 min if you want to play it save
as for heat well 85 c is max for most of the xp cpu line
the xp-m is rated to be able to deal with 100c .xp-m barton core are laptop cpu's
btw thos are max termal temps and if you hit em you cpu dies from termal death
anything over 60c sets off red alert statis on my pc...i have a setting in my bios were my pc speaker will start screeming if my cpu hits 60c
my pc holds 50~55 c "off internal termal diode" at 2350 mgz at 430 fsb 1.75 vcore vots 11x multiplier .i can push it faster ...some times i run it slower...depends on how mouch dust is in my heat sink...i use a TT volcano 6+ with twin 80mm case fans right on the side of my case.one right on top of my cpu the outer right on top of my video card\pci slots
btw snover all most 70c is way to hot ...lower you cpu speed and or vcore votes or biger heat sink\more case fans etc ....id be freeking out if my pc was at 70c for a amd cpu & theirs a diffence from external diode and internal diode temps...ones internel in the cpu and one is built on to the motherbord ....if you are reading 70c from an extranal temp diode that means you cpu could be at 80c and not 70c ...
off topic side note
ya i know iv bin playing online games for a little too long and the chat lobys in most game rooms are evil at times with what poeple say to eatchouter..its made me a bit of a punk when i say stuff...i know iv bin a bit hardcore on this forium with some of my posts ...
id just like to say one thing
"peace"
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