[ale] k7s5a motherboard

[Eichler, Paula J.]

I did a bunch of research on this when I was designing some gaming systems.
Gamers love to overclock, and their apps are very graphics and processor
intense.  There is a lot of temp info on gamer and overclocker sites.

Basically, the Athlons run faster than they should at the default speed, and
are overclocked from the start.  They run very hot.  I recommend an aluminum
case with plenty of fans.  You can get a decently priced aluminum case at
www.electroseller.com .  You may also want to put a fan in the hard drive
bay and invest in a better CPU fan  ..pj

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net] 
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 10:32 PM
To: Calvin Harrigan
Cc: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] k7s5a motherboard



Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> What kind/speed processor do you have?
> 45C  is not too bad for an athlon CPU.  My 800 runs at about 40-45, my 
> 1800 runs at about 48-53C.  Ambient temp about 75 F.
> I'll leave the conversion for you to do...  :-)

It's an xp 1700+.

> 
> Calvin...
> 
> 
> At 08:42 AM 10/21/02 -0400, you wrote:
> 
>> I did get the k7s5a mb and it appears everything is supported.  I've 
>> got sensors working, the intergrated nic and sound to some extent.  
>> There's actually a page on this particular board and linux someone put 
>> together.
>>
>> Question though.  It appears my cpu is running hot.  Sensors say the 
>> max is 45C and it's now at 44, it was at 46 yesterday and I shut the 
>> box down.  I've got a heatsink/fan on the cpu as well as one fan in 
>> the front of the box pulling air in and the ps fan pulling it out.  I 
>> added another fan last night to pull air out the back, but I'm still 
>> running on the edge of the limits.
>>
>> The box did lock up the other day for no apparent reason.  I assume it 
>> might be a heat issue.  Interestingly enough, it had been running for 
>> a couple of days 24 hours with no problems, but the sides were not 
>> assembled, which could have provided some heat relief.  I think I'll 
>> pull the sides off again and see if the temp drops.
>>
>> I do have one fan pulling air in and two pulling it out, so I guess I 
>> could look at adding another to pull air in, although I'd have to 
>> either modify the case or add one of those slot fans.
>>
>> Suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Until later: Geoffrey           esoteric at 3times25.net
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