Cooling with WPCREDIT ?

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 8:48 pm

Has anyone tried this with a Via board ? http://www.viahardware.com/haltcooling.shtm
I tried it on my Dragon Plus and my temp dropped 11ºC idle. Right now I am playing MP3s and surfin' the net at 34ºC, before I was at 45ºC.

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 9:14 pm

Somebody correct me if I am wrong but I beleive all those cooling programs use the Halt command telling the CPU to stop when there is nothing to do which in turn keeps it running cooler when it is not busy. They do nothing for temps when the CPU is under load. Win2K and XP use the same command all ready and therefore the programs are not needed. When I was running Win98 I used Rain with good results too

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 9:27 pm

Will this work on a AMD 761 chipset?? (WITH Via 686B South?)

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 9:57 pm

My temps dropped and I am running WinXP Pro.

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 10:02 pm

Wow that is suprising might have to check that out. But my temps with the Alpha 8045 are great. I have had SETI running all day and I am at 37c with it still under a full load

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 10:25 pm

Now, if I play Medal Of Honor AA, the temp jumps up to 45ºC but comes back down after I stop playing.

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Thu Apr 04, 2002 10:56 pm

Well I tried it but could not see any difference. The Alpha is keeping my CPU so cool now that I am not going to worry about it. Maybe I did something wrong setting it up but I dont think so. Anyway I have been running under a load all day with SETI and have not gone over 37c so I am happy. If your temps are running even a little high I would give it a try any cooling for free is good.

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 8:44 pm

I use it on my KR7A-RAID and generally I'm at 23C system temp and 28C when surfing. Gaming gets me about 44-45C. Just make sure you tweak the right registers for each particular brand of mobo as they are different from brand to brand.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Sat Apr 06, 2002 9:24 am

What should I back up before I try this? Does it only edit the registry?

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 12:37 am

I don't think it makes any changes in the registry. The second program loads on boot up to hold the changes. So if something doesn't work right, just remove the program. I've had no problems with it on my Dragon Plus.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 5:09 pm

Ok, I decided to try this.

But, where do I geth the "plugs" for AMD671/Via 686b? I only see KY133 and KT266/a...

Anyone know?

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 8:58 pm

As far as i know its only a Via trick and won't work on any am 761 boards.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Tue Apr 30, 2002 9:19 pm

I did some research, and found a PCR file to support the AMD761 chipset. I changed the correct registers, but it only went down by about 4F.

Using CPUCooL gave me better results, so I think I will just stick to it.

Emo · Post by **Emo** » Thu May 02, 2002 1:31 pm

I used WPCREDIT on my Epox 8KHA+ running Win XP Pro and it caused a continuous rebooting until I went to default cpu speed. Modification of Register 95 didn't make a difference but changing Register 92 lowered the cpu temp significantly (8-9C). Too bad it crashes my system.

chottoED · Post by **chottoED** » Tue May 28, 2002 2:38 am

whoa momma... that's a big difference..
i got a 20F drop in idle