Overclocking Athlon II X4 630.

[pradss27]

hey guys have you checked this link ????

Kingston Technology Company - HyperX DDR3 -

Also for saving energy :

Kingston Technology Company - HyperX LoVo -

 

[ajai5777]

My overclocked Athlon II X4 630 started to heat up lately.It reached 67-68 in all core max.Then it started to cross the safe limit of 72C.Then I cancelled the overclock and tried to run in stock speed, but the temperature didnt go down.I thought my proccy was damaged due to overclocking.As a last try, I bought a desi thermal paste from a local electronic shop and applied once again.Surprizingly the temperatures came back to normal again.

37-38 in idle and 52-55 in all core max.

Now I run it in stock.I wont overclock it again with out a cooler.

 

[coderunknown]

better don't use these desi pastes. will give you a hard time if you need remove them from the HSF/Proccy. the default paste shipped with the proccy is total crap. get Nano or Arctic Silver, than think of going for a cooler. thats the reason i still running @ stock speed. does your proccy fan makes noise? just asking out of curiosity

 

[ajai5777]

Only normal sound.

 

[coderunknown]

ok. me not having any sound problem. the sound/heat problem was only limited to Phenom II processors (or their heatsink) i think.

 

[funkysourav]

okay offtopic question here:-
How exactly can i apply Thermal Paste on CPU and GPU?
please don't laugh i am still a noob
a step by step guide (with pictures maybe) would be awesome!!

 

[Piyush]

okay offtopic question here:-
How exactly can i apply Thermal Paste on CPU and GPU?
please don't laugh i am still a noob
a step by step guide (with pictures maybe) would be awesome!!

so this is the step to step guide to apply thermal paste on cpu

Installing The CPU Cooler : Best Of Tom?s Hardware: How To Build A PC

 

[funkysourav]

^^^^^^
wow stellar article Piyush!!

 

[Piyush]

^^its Tomshardwares
what else can u expect from them?!!

 

[ajai5777]

This is how I applied TIM -

Put a drop on the proccy.Then applied the whole surface with hand Then wiped it with an ATM card.Then a thin layer remained.Put the heatsink back and fixed.

 

[funkysourav]

^^
is there a risk to the proccy in the whole processs?
i.e is there any risk if the material is applied too much?

 

[coderunknown]

no risk. until yes you over apply it. just give it a thin paste. or can instead use the FSP if not willing make your hands dirty. yaar get your PC first, all helps will be offered here free of cost

EDIT: its HSF, not FSP. sorry

 

[ajai5777]

^^
is there a risk to the proccy in the whole processs?
i.e is there any risk if the material is applied too much?

No.But if you havnt done it correctly the proccy will overheat.You can always check it using softwares.Excess amount of TIM isnt good.A thin layer would be good.Thats why pepole use credit/ATM cards to get a thin uniform layer.

 

[RaptorX]

Is it recommended to remove the thermal paste with the stock heat sink, and apply arctic silver...even if one is not going to overclock ? Or is it good to do it anyway? Just wondering.

 

[funkysourav]

no risk. until yes you over apply it. just give it a thin paste. or can instead use the FSP if not willing make your hands dirty. yaar get your PC first, all helps will be offered here free of cost

the pc is going to be assembled tomorrow
but without the damn unavailable Hawk
have to game on IGP till then

p.s.
can anyone confirm for me
there are two versions of athlon II available in market
one with C3 stepping(runs cooler, better overclock results)
and others with non C3
how to identify them?

 

[RaptorX]

the pc is going to be assembled tomorrow
but without the damn unavailable Hawk
have to game on IGP till then

p.s.
can anyone confirm for me
there are two versions of athlon II available in market
one with C3 stepping(runs cooler, better overclock results)
and others with non C3
how to identify them?

ADX630WFK42GI / ADX630WFGIBOX -> ADX630WFK42GM / ADX630WFGMBOX
ADX635WFK42GI / ADX635WFGIBOX -> ADX635WFK42GM / ADX635WFGMBOX

C3 revisions have the m in the model number.

Details on AMD Athlon II X2 processors with C3 revision

 

[funkysourav]

@Ajai,
@Sam.shab,
@Piyush,
@Jaskanwar
and anyone else with athlon 600 series proccies
guys please check your proccy revision using the link provided by Raptorx

ADX630WFK42GI / ADX630WFGIBOX -> ADX630WFK42GM / ADX630WFGMBOX
ADX635WFK42GI / ADX635WFGIBOX -> ADX635WFK42GM / ADX635WFGMBOX
*www.cpu-world.com/news_2010/2010060401_Details_on_AMD_Athlon_II_X2_processors_with_C3_revision.html

@Raptorx
Good work Buddy

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

mine is 635 c2.
you will get pre-applied TIM on the HSF.

 

[Piyush]

mine is c2 too
and there's no need of the link

if u r using core temp,them it will be stated in its table

 

[coderunknown]

CPU_Z says its C2.