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here's one, others may not agree, but i think its useful.
Let your CPU overheat, at least once.
Do this slowly, with the cpu under full load and carefully monitor the CPU temp at which it freezes.
i found with both my old Tbird and my XP is that they have critical temps... anything under is fine, but even one degree over means a crash.
As every CPU + system + temp probe is different, so too are the temps, and ive found it useful to know what my system limitations are.
e.g.
with my epox mobo + tbird 1200C + undersocket probe the critical temp is a low 52C.
but with the same board and the XP with the internal probe the critical temp is a very high 74C
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Why do people put useless PC hardware items into their sig?
I just stick with the important things!
Epox 8K3A+ overclocked.
1Gb PC3200 LL ram.
550W Enermax.
MCX-462 cooler.
nuff said. |