View Full Version : mach2 mounting on P4C800's
having temp probs with my mach2 and 2.6, what i am thinking is when putting it all back together, ive got the mounting bracket the wrong way around and its been so long since i mounted it that i cant remember which way around i had the plastic part of the bracket before.
ive got the thin side of the metal bit towards the back of the case (like you MUST have) but also the thin side plastic bracket towards the back of the case, so im thinking i may need to turn the plastic bracket around to be able to see more of the chip (right now i see the left of the chip looking from the side of the case), but i cant tell without stripping the entire pc down so i need to know how other P4C owners have theirs mounted so i know for sure before i strip the thing and turn it around.
bludydhell 24 views and nobody knows what way round on a p4c?
Marci
12-05-2003, 05:31 AM
Dunno fella... I'm an AMD man... sorry!
it looks like it *may* have been the arctic just needing time to get to any kind of decent temp because at the moment 2.6@3646 1.70v bios (1.62 under load in mbm) is running average of -6 under prime and superpi load when yesterday morning it was running more like an average of 0c.
but ive never seen any arctic compound (or ANY compound) before drop about 6c in 28 hours so im gonna have to test this a lot more to be sure.
still not sure if ive got the plastic bracket the right way around though so if anyone with a p4c can say whether the thick side of the plastic bracket should be nearest the back of the case or the front for best fit on a P4C800, itll save me having to strip the entire pc just to find out.
NWEng
12-05-2003, 05:58 AM
OK, the mounting screws on the evap head will be towards the bottom of the mobo, which means that the metal mounting bracket will have the thin end pointed towards the rear of the mobo. The plastic mounting bracket can be mounted however works best. THIS (http://http://www.chip-con.com/index.php?pageid=37) should help clarify.
:cool:
i KNOW the thin end of the metal bracket goes towards the back of the case (it says this in the manual), and the mounting screws on the evap head DO NOT go towards the bottom of the board at all, they go from left to right and are slightly nearer the top of the evap head than the bottom.
"The plastic mounting bracket can be mounted however works best."
yeeeeees, that is what im asking
mrzee
12-05-2003, 07:20 AM
If mounted correctly, you should not be able to see the chip at all.
If you can see the chip, then you have not properly sealed off the socket area and will have serious condensation problems.
I would try remounting. Before you apply sealstring, try turning it each way to be sure you have a complete seal. After you have found the proper configuration, apply sealstring and mount.
Good Luck, Zee
NyCUndaGrounD
12-05-2003, 07:49 AM
http://www.nycundaground.com/IMG_0893.JPG
nyc thats the wrong way around, the thin side of the metal bracket is meant to be always towards the back or bottom of the case according to the manual and the plastic bracket can be turned either way :eek:
NyCUndaGrounD
12-05-2003, 08:18 AM
o yea sorry wrong pic.
http://www.nycundaground.com/IMG_0892.JPG
lol thats better :D what was u doing taking pics of it the wrong way around anyway? :p:
in other words ive got the plastic bracket the wrong way around like i thought.
i dunno whether to strip the entire pc down or not now since temps seem okay about -6 average in mbm under prime and superpi with 1.7v which seems ok
ill probly do it anyway but no doubt ill not gain anything from it and its gonna take me over an hour to unlpug everything take the mb off, remount it, plug everything back in, clean the cpu, clean the evap, re-apply the ceramique, remount the evap :mad:
right finally putit all back together and after a few no boots (seems the 9800 needed a bit of a wiggle in its socket, dodgy connection i assume) its now working again.
as for temps, i dont think im gonna be able to tell for 24 hours until the ceramique settles a bit but so far its looking slightly better at the moment with 1.725v and an average of -7c under prime and superpi load (before it was doing -6 but that was after the ceramique had 24 hours to settle so i may get a little improvement tomorrow).
*edit* looks like i gained slightly when the arctic set overnight, now averaging -8c and -35 evap temps with 1.725v.