torsdagen den 15 november 2001 15.19 Peter Ruskin wrote: > On Wednesday 14 Nov 2001 14:39, Matthew D. Pitts wrote: > > Fellow Cookers, > > > > I am planning to build an AMD Athlon-based Linux PC. I am planning at > > this point to use the Giga-Byte GA-7DXR. Has anyone on the list used > > it? > > > > Matthew Pitts > > Yes, I've been using the GA-7DXR since July, after lightning struck my > PII-40 box. It did have a 1.4 GHz T'bird Athlon, but that fried a couple > of days ago after the heatsink dislodged. > > Now I have a 1.6GHz XP, which only runs at 1.05 GHz because my FSB is 200 > - if I ever upgrade the DDR RAM to 266 I'll have the full speed, as you > can select any system speed between 95 and 150 on the GA-7DXR (FSB = 2x > this setting). > > With this setup the processor runs at 42.3°C, whereas the T'bird ran at > 70°C+ until I got a better heatsink that cooled it to 62°C. > > It's a very good motherboard.
Very nice! But I'm a little afraid of those new hot amd cpu:s, I wish the temperature would drop, not increase, this is the wrong way... I'm still using 2x400 celerons, I'm cool, not overcooked:) Any upgrading suggestions? -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Oden Eriksson, Deserve-IT Networks, Jokkmokk, Sweden. | Mandrake Linux release 8.2 (Cooker) for i586 | Current uptime with kernel 2.4.13-7mdksmp: 21 hours 13 minutes | cpu0 @ 814.28 bm, fan 4192 rpm, temp +31.0°C | cpu1 @ 815.92 bm, fan 4141 rpm, temp +31°C
