Will a burn-in help this?

[Dputiger]

I've got a K6-2 500 currently OCCed to 550 at 2.3 volts (and nearly stable at 2.2). Since I'm such a small amount above core voltage I figured I'd try 600--but not even 2.6 volts has been enough to boot the machine at that speed. Does anyone have any suggestions? Would a burn-in help? (I'm not exactly sure what one is).

[wtp]

i think it'd work. Try burning in volt by volt. I got my system to work (500@571) with only 2.3v. It died (started crashing, but i didn't kill the CPU) of course in like 10-20 minutes... but I burned it in at 2.3v for a pretty long time. Never tried 2.4 since now my dad has my K6-2.

wtp

[This message has been edited by wtp (edited 08-01-2000).]

[Dputiger]

So what are you saying? Burn at 2.3 for a while, then try 600 at 2.3? If that doesn't work, burn at 2.4--then try 600 at 2.4?

Also, if I'm going to have voltage problems at a certain setting, when will I know? I've been running Quake II and III on this machine for quite some time--it hasn't burped yet.

[neo_otyugh]

you should be able to run up to 2.7 votls pretty safely with adequate cooling. i have a chip (k6-2 400) i ran at 2.7/2.9@475/496 volts for a long time and had no problems

[Dputiger]

Well this motherboard doesn't appear to have a temp sensor and my thermometer is busted--so at the moment I've got a Golden orb slapped on there w/thermal paste and the machine itself is in a 70' room. I'm trusting that it'll stay cool enough.

I'm not willing to run above 2.6 at the VERY most. So does burning in help a machine run better @ higher voltages?

[neo_otyugh]

you got much better cooling thatn i was using at 2.9 only had rjdj k601 on mines...

[akaBruno]

It sounds like you'd be alright at 2.7v. So much depends on your ambient room temperature and humidity, this time of year. I run mine at 2.7v 600, in the winter, but backed it off to 550 for the summer.

Bruno

[Dputiger]

Well I guess that's my question...if I take the time to burn this CPU in, will it give me a better chance of hitting 600 on a lower voltage?

[akaBruno]

I should have gone into more detail...
My 500 wouldn't hit 600 at any volage until I lapped it. I actually burned in at 2.8v. But now it runs at 550 w/ only 2.1v.

Hey, if anybody has some temp readings using a golden orb on a K6... Post some stats please.

Bruno

[Dputiger]

I'll give you mine, though this was with a 400 OCCED to 500. My room is low humidity and stays about 70-72' Fahrenheit.

Running RAIN, at rest: 25.1' Celsius.
Running RAIN, Full Load: 32' Celsius.

At Rest, No Rain: 27' Celsius
Full Load, No Rain: 35' Celsius.

I had a Golden Orb, an exhaust fan sitting on one side of the processor sucking air back into the power supply (which pushed it out all together) and a case fan in front blowing cool air straight toward the power supply. Basically looked like this:

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The 0000's are the heatsink/fan.

[This message has been edited by Dputiger (edited 08-02-2000).]

[Dputiger]

Oh yes: I'm not taking this thing above 2.6 V. I can't afford to blow it.