ppravier

Hi,

My PC is as follow :
Abit KT7A (Chipset Via KT133A) with the latest Bios
Athlon XP2400+ @ 128*17 (2176MHz)
512 MB SDRam
Geforce 3 Ti500 with the latest drivers
Windows XP SP1
Via 4-in-1 drivers v4.37
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 with the latest drivers

As the CPU can get rather hot (73C under intense load and the current
infernal heat plaguing Europe these days) I try to cool it down a bit.
I use Vcool which seems to work, lowering the CPU of several C when
idle or lightly loaded.
In order for the cooling to really work I have to turn on the "Cool
Bit" in VCool. Unfortunately doing so severely ruins my sound
experience as any attempt to play sounds via the Audigy 2 in this case
results in an awful noise in which I vaguely recognise what I try to
play.
As soon as I turn the "Cool bit" off everything goes back to normal.
But then the CPU temperature goes back up.

will dormann

Get a better CPU cooler or an air conditioner for your computer room.
73C is asking for trouble.

Forget about VCool. Causes more problems than it's worth.


-WD

coco

hi

try to use the pci options for vcool, "delay transaction", "halt detect" and
"cpu-pci write buffer".

coco

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ppravier

If it can't work anyway (because of the coolbit problem) I am not
gonna keep it ...

Apart from that, after this post, I have lowered the VCore of the CPU
from 1.775V to 1.70V. I then performed some load tests and it went
fine. The temp seems to have dropped by 3C in average.

My cooler is an Arctic Cooling Silent Copper TC2, not a bad one I
think.
I have used the thermal paste provided with it though. It looked fine,
but perhaps it would work better with Arctic Silver II ? I am not sure
if all these different thermal pastes make any difference against each
others...