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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Defiance on February 24, 2002, 01:14:48 PM

Title: Abit KR7a-Raid/133
Post by: Defiance on February 24, 2002, 01:14:48 PM

Hiya's,
If you have one of the above mobo's and bump up the FSB ya may wanna lap the Northbridge HSF and apply some AS/ii/iii
Kept getting lower than expected FPS til i did this

Now she flies :D

Have Fun

Def

Title: Abit KR7a-Raid/133
Post by: Frost on February 25, 2002, 11:17:43 PM

Excuse my ignorance here...what do you mean "lap" the Northbridge HSF and what is AS/ii/iii?  I have the board and have overclocked the FSB successfully (had to bump up core voltage).

Title: Abit KR7a-Raid/133
Post by: Animal on February 25, 2002, 11:37:13 PM

Lap: to smooth the surface using grit sand paper.

Title: Abit KR7a-Raid/133
Post by: Sancho on February 26, 2002, 02:39:38 AM

AS = arctic silver, a popular thermal compound

Title: Abit KR7a-Raid/133
Post by: Defiance on February 26, 2002, 10:13:48 AM

Hiya's,
Sorry for not explaining better, I just mentioned the lapping etc so clockers who are in the know so to speak can quickly see what i meant

Frost some Northbridge Coolers (HSF) are not perfectly flat and also the evenly spread thermal paste idea leaves something to be desired as paste seems to be hit n miss   lol

Now i mean FSB over 155 upto 190 etc that's where the lapping and AS comes into play


Have Fun

Def