NFOHump.com :: View topic - Gigabyte's C.I.A. 2

Page 1 of 1

exon

Posts: 576

Posted: Mon, 16th Oct 2006 01:57 Post subject: Gigabyte's C.I.A. 2	Quick Quote Quote

I have a DualCore Pentium D 930 @ 3.00GHz. Should I use C.I.A. 2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) at full throttle, or can it damage the system badly?

[sYn]
[Moderator] Elitist

Posts: 8374

Posted: Mon, 16th Oct 2006 02:30 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Depends on your CPU temps.. what the at?

exon

Posts: 576

Posted: Mon, 16th Oct 2006 02:30 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

39-42 C

[sYn]
[Moderator] Elitist

Posts: 8374

Posted: Mon, 16th Oct 2006 02:33 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

You'll be fine at those temps.. check it under load.. You shouldn't be exceeding more than 50/60c If you do look for a better cooling option or reduce the overclock. You should be aware that any overclock is likely to reduce the life of your CPU, but you wont be directly damaging the CPU at good temps like the ones above.

exon

Posts: 576

Posted: Mon, 16th Oct 2006 02:38 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

OK then. I ran 3dmark 06 and the temp was never above 50c. Previously I scored 5867, now at full throttle, I got 6182. btw when you say "reduce the life of your CPU", are we talking about instead of 3 years 1, or instead of 5 years 3?

exon

Posts: 576

Posted: Tue, 17th Oct 2006 02:41 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Comeon man I gotta know!

pancake

Posts: 1091
Location: England

Posted: Tue, 17th Oct 2006 15:08 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

They usually outlive most peoples planned next upgrade.. although you get the odd few that die suddenly.

exon

Posts: 576

Posted: Tue, 17th Oct 2006 16:21 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

I guess it's worth the risk. Question is if the cpu is dead within the warranted time can they check if it was overclocked, or will they just replace it?

Mutantius
VIP Member

Posts: 18594
Location: In Elektro looking for beans

Posted: Tue, 17th Oct 2006 16:26 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Overclocking is your own responsobility and no, the warranty wont cover overclocking "Why don't you zip it, Zipfero?" - fraich3

exon

Posts: 576

Posted: Tue, 17th Oct 2006 18:02 Post subject:

Mutantius wrote:

Overclocking is your own responsobility and no, the warranty wont cover overclocking Smile

That's not what I asked. I asked if they can tell that the cause of death was overclocking.

Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT + 1 Hour