Help undervolting an old AMD Athlon x2 64 6000+
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 8:55 pm
I am refurbishing an old office desktop, which means I am using some older hardware and ran into some very hot temps with a decent aftermarket HSF. After some research, I found that the AMD Athlon x2 64 6000+ runs pretty hot and I looked into undervolting.
You can read more about my troubleshooting efforts here, if you like.
Specs:
AMD Athlon x2 64 6000+
Emachines MCP61PM-GM AM2 Motherboard
4GB DDR2-800
500W EVGA PSU
Asus R7-240
I tried using a program called FirstMark but it crashed my system and I had to reinstall Windows. Further research showed a few flaws with that program, specifically with Brisbane CPUs. That led me here and I'm trying to use a program called CrystalCPUID, which is apparently more stable. My tests with FirstMark showed signs of stability at 1.3V and temps were steady and just below my max CPU temps (62C, w/ 1.3V I was averaging 58C.)
I'm trying to follow the article here on your site, but I'm not sure what I'm doing. Could anyone walk me through how to configure the settings to step down my voltage and test for stability?
You can read more about my troubleshooting efforts here, if you like.
Specs:
AMD Athlon x2 64 6000+
Emachines MCP61PM-GM AM2 Motherboard
4GB DDR2-800
500W EVGA PSU
Asus R7-240
I tried using a program called FirstMark but it crashed my system and I had to reinstall Windows. Further research showed a few flaws with that program, specifically with Brisbane CPUs. That led me here and I'm trying to use a program called CrystalCPUID, which is apparently more stable. My tests with FirstMark showed signs of stability at 1.3V and temps were steady and just below my max CPU temps (62C, w/ 1.3V I was averaging 58C.)
I'm trying to follow the article here on your site, but I'm not sure what I'm doing. Could anyone walk me through how to configure the settings to step down my voltage and test for stability?