I am running
Mobo: Asrock K7S8X FSB333Mhz DDR 400 (Read that off the box)
AMD Athalon XP 1900
512mb ram
350W PSU.
I was going through one of the guides two things concerned me.
1. I do NOT know how to do a CMOS reset.
how do i find out?????? Manual says nothing
2. about that putty stuff that goes between the chip and the heatsink... when i first got all the stuff I opened that up and the putty stuff got scratched off, like a bit of plastic barely touched it and it crumbled.. there was three large pieces i salvage dand stuck back on there....in the middle and it pretty much covers the entire part it did before.. lil gaps in it showing the metal but doesnt come close to touching the chip...
let me know...is this safe (obviously I know it would be best to go get more stuff,) but is it fine like that providing the two piees are metal touching...the putty stuf fint here is working.....
also wats the 'putty' stuff called so i dont look like an newb next time i refer to it.....is ther anything I can substitute in there? playdoh? i have some of that kicking around i think...
3rd..
how much am I safe to OC?
I ahvent read thru the guide yet, if it's all then there then jsut say so.... but i wanted to know more before i proceeded..
Thanks..
AMD Overclocking Guide - October 2002 is the guide im looking at by the way...
Mobo: Asrock K7S8X FSB333Mhz DDR 400 (Read that off the box)
AMD Athalon XP 1900
512mb ram
350W PSU.
I was going through one of the guides two things concerned me.
1. I do NOT know how to do a CMOS reset.
how do i find out?????? Manual says nothing
2. about that putty stuff that goes between the chip and the heatsink... when i first got all the stuff I opened that up and the putty stuff got scratched off, like a bit of plastic barely touched it and it crumbled.. there was three large pieces i salvage dand stuck back on there....in the middle and it pretty much covers the entire part it did before.. lil gaps in it showing the metal but doesnt come close to touching the chip...
let me know...is this safe (obviously I know it would be best to go get more stuff,) but is it fine like that providing the two piees are metal touching...the putty stuf fint here is working.....
also wats the 'putty' stuff called so i dont look like an newb next time i refer to it.....is ther anything I can substitute in there? playdoh? i have some of that kicking around i think...
3rd..
how much am I safe to OC?
I ahvent read thru the guide yet, if it's all then there then jsut say so.... but i wanted to know more before i proceeded..
Thanks..
AMD Overclocking Guide - October 2002 is the guide im looking at by the way...
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