Ok so, every time I get a new piece of hardware, I always test it out with stock cooling before I try anything else. This is what I'll be using to overclock the 2400-M with:
Hardware:
Abit NF7 rev2 motherboard (Vdimm mod to give 3.3V; Vdd mod set to 1.9V; TicTac d10b4 bios.)
Thermalright SP-97 w/Panaflow L1-A 92MM Fan
Nventiv Prometia Mach I
Twinmos PC3200 BH-5 (single channel)
ATi 9800 Pro (390/351; vgpu and vdd mods can be seen here)
Antec TruControl 550W Power Supply (3.3V modded to give 3.6V, review here)
Software:
Windows 2000 SP4
Nforce 3.13 drivers
DX9.0B
Catalyst 4.2
Well, that's the system for now. Bare essentials, since this is just for overclocking to the max, no need for sound card, NIC card, or anything else that would slow us down.
Ok, let's take a look at the components...
AMD 2400-M CPU installed:
Since we plan on running some really high Vcore, adding heatsinks to the surrounding voltage regulators and mosfets will help stabilize the voltage and keep them cool. These aren't your average ramsinks:
Some extra Northbridge cooling, taken from an AMD retail heatsink:
Some new Southbridge cooling, taken from an old Soyo motherboard:
VDD mod to give 1.9V to the Northbridge, .2V more than allowable in BIOS:
BH-5/BH-6 from Winbond absolutely crave voltage!! VDIMM mod was done to give as much voltage as the 3.3V power supply line can provide for extra voltage to memory:
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