any cpu cooling tricks for asus nforce220 mb?

[dnguyen800]

Hello, I'm trying to find out if there is a way to cool down a CPU, besides buying a better heatsink. I know for Via KT266 chipsets, you can use a program called WPCREDIT and modify some registers to turn on some HALT command, and that cools down the CPU when it's idle. Can a mb w/ an nforce220 chipset do the same thing?

Anyone have any experience using programs like CPUidle? I've tried it on three computers with different motherboards listed to be compatible with it, and none of the temperatures lowered more than 2 degrees C.

I'm about to build a new computer with an Athlon XP2000+ and an Asus A7N266-VM motherboard, is there anything I should watch out for when I'm building it?

[gokickrocks]

theres a new wcpuid to use the wpcredit on nforce2s

[pelly]

The golden rule with AMD systems ( especially the high end cpu's ) is:

DO NOT SKIMP ON THE HEATSINK!

If I were you, I would be looking at a minimum of a thermalright AX-7. IF you have the extra dough, grab an SLK-800 and never worry about temps again.

:D

[dnguyen800]

gokickrocks: could you point me to a website link to download the new wcpuid?

pelly: I bought this "CPU FAN IGLOO 2320 PRO" from newegg.com, it says its for overclockers and can be used up to an Athlon XP2700+. I shouldn't have much to worry about then if the temperature stays below 50C right? I don't plan on overclocking my Palomino XP2000+.

Can anyone tell me about using sandpaper on a heatsink? Is it more complicated than just sanding the bottom of heatsink?

[pelly]

If you're not going to overclock....temps should never hit 50* with that cooler and that CPU. As such, you shouldn't need to lap the heatsink...

Regardless, if you want lower temps...this is the process I use...

Using a low-grit sandpaper...begin sanding in one direction...I typically do this while watching TV b/c it gets boring fast....After a few min, turn the heatsink 90* and continue.... Once you do this for about 5min...Switch to a higher-grit ( finer ) sandpaper...

Repeat this process until you get a good finish on the heatsink...

I typically clean the heatsink bottom as I go along ( you can even just wipe it ) which lets you monitor your progress...

Hope this helps!

Oh...and use a quality thermal compound like Arctic SIlver to really make a dramatic drop in temps!

:D

[pelly]

Here's the link:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=435

:D

[dnguyen800]

thanks for the help, I have some Artic Silver I left so I'll be using that.