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I have received my Thunder K7, finally, it's the new model, with the plastic socket levers and BIOS 2.06 already there. However, I have run into a problem. CPU1 does not obey the no mount zone around the socket. Two capasitors are in the way when attempting to mount a Swiftech water block. I have now ordered Two MAZE2 blocks from dangerden. Just kinda upsets me, 50 bucks a block and I can't use them. Here's a pic of the problem.
![]() The red line is about where the swiftech block is. The orange line is about where a dangerden block will be. Swiftech blocks are 3" square. ( Yes, those are Golden Sockets in the pic, I'm hoping to get these up to 1.5Ghz )
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Hey, I should probably know this, but what are the "golden sockets" you are pointing out? Are you referring to athlon MPs?
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Golden Sockets, PK-OCK7/EV6, are an overclocking tool for Athlons. Basically they are a second socket which goes between your chip and the main board. They have dip switches on them that lets you change the multiplier of the chip... They work with both T-birds and MPs, since the pins that control the FIDs are the same. "Perfect" for the Thunder K7. I have even figured out how to get them to get the voltage up to 1.85..
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Ok, like the units for the athlon slot's, I've used those.. I didn't know they made them for sockets. I've just been cutting and painting the CPU's, but I haven't yet run in to any that are fully locked (with the removed pins).
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You have to unlock the processor to use the golden sockets... at least that's what the directions say, I don't think it's needed, they're just pushing trace tape. I needed the things because they work for Athlon MP chips, and that's the only way to overclock on a Thunder K7 board. I have two MAZE2 blocks coming early next week. (I threw out the swiftechs cause one didn't fit on the board.) Also have a D-tek rad on the way. I'll let you know what kind of speed I get.
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the golden sockets work good for ya?
also dont worry, I dont think the swiftech has that much of an advantage on a DD MAze2 at all.
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I can't remember which site, but one did a comparison of four blocks, and the maze 2 came out the winner by about a degree over the swiftech. Sucks you had to buy twice though. On the good side, a lot of watercoolers using the swiftech's report at least some level of corrosion even while using high concentrations of glycol!
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Yeppers Al+Cu = Evil
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Also, did your board come with a HSF on the north bridge?
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No, the Thunder K7 I got doesn't have a HSF on the north bridge, just a Heat Sink. I want to take it off and put a nicely lapped blue orb on there with AS epoxy. It's on there really good though. How would I get it off the chip easily?
I also bought a D-tek rad for the setup and went to all 1/2 fittings and tubes. Since now I can overclock it's a whole new realm of cooling. Before I was just planing to run the chips at stock speed.
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You could always desolder those cap and put them on wires so they r out of the way but I don't think a mod like that would be a good idea on a $500 mobo.
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Where can i get these Golden things?
im also after bulk PSU's for these boards if anyone can help out ![]() |
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mine has been running fine for 6months, this is what it looked like inside clean as new...but then i broke a screw in the block ![]() ![]()
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I'd try a Tennmax or maybe one of those GlobalWin GPU coolers. |
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