Just got a used 2400XP-M...Toasted/Cooked?

DrCR · 06-19-2006, 01:15 PM

I just got in a 2400+ XP-M with the right stepping from a ebayer. The dude said he ran it at 2.5GHz (12.5x200). ...does it looked cooked to you guys?

The discoloration is scarying me, as are the melted looking rubber thingys.

I have to wait another day or two for the motherboard to come in so I can't test it right off. The brown one is the OCed XP-M. The slate-blue one is my 6yearold 900MHz T-Bird. FYI the seller has 100% positive feedback, so I don't doubt him too much. Perhaps he just pushed this chip a little too far and it still works, just compromised?

Thanks,
DrCR

jontz · 06-19-2006, 08:33 PM

I've seen some pretty hairy looking hardware work just fine. It does look like it got a little hot, but there is no way to tell for sure until you plug it in. Guess I wasn't that much help after all

DrCR · 06-19-2006, 08:47 PM

^ lol.

The guy said he ran it with a vcore of 1.7v and mostly at 2.4GHz, but 2.6GHz occationally during the winter. He did say though that he adjusted from 2.6-2.4 depending on the ambient to keep the max temp within 50c, which is a reasonable max temp in my opinion.

He really does seem like a first rate guy. I'm thinking despite the scary-looking asthetics, it will indeed perform just fine.

DrCR

06-19-2006, 01:15 PM	#1
DrCR Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Luyten 789-6 Posts: 108	Just got a used 2400XP-M...Toasted/Cooked? I just got in a 2400+ XP-M with the right stepping from a ebayer. The dude said he ran it at 2.5GHz (12.5x200). ...does it looked cooked to you guys? The discoloration is scarying me, as are the melted looking rubber thingys. I have to wait another day or two for the motherboard to come in so I can't test it right off. The brown one is the OCed XP-M. The slate-blue one is my 6yearold 900MHz T-Bird. FYI the seller has 100% positive feedback, so I don't doubt him too much. Perhaps he just pushed this chip a little too far and it still works, just compromised? Thanks, DrCR

06-19-2006, 08:33 PM	#2
jontz Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 385	Re: Just got a used 2400XP-M...Toasted/Cooked? I've seen some pretty hairy looking hardware work just fine. It does look like it got a little hot, but there is no way to tell for sure until you plug it in. Guess I wasn't that much help after all __________________ Snap Server 4100, 4x120GB Seagate Drives, RAID 5, version 3.4.803

06-19-2006, 08:47 PM	#3
DrCR Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Luyten 789-6 Posts: 108	Re: Just got a used 2400XP-M...Toasted/Cooked? ^ lol. The guy said he ran it with a vcore of 1.7v and mostly at 2.4GHz, but 2.6GHz occationally during the winter. He did say though that he adjusted from 2.6-2.4 depending on the ambient to keep the max temp within 50c, which is a reasonable max temp in my opinion. He really does seem like a first rate guy. I'm thinking despite the scary-looking asthetics, it will indeed perform just fine. DrCR

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