Abit BH6- Max CPU and SS BIOS voltages?

[BadThad]

I was wondering what the max cpu speed the BH6 can take. Any experiences out there? The info on Abit's site is pretty vague, it can be found HERE.

It claims the fastest cpu it can handle is a P3-700. I would think you could get 931 out of it (700E x 133 fsb = 931 MHz)...assuming all the components can take the PCI/AGP bus increase.

 

[TexRanger]

I just installed a PIII-800 (100 MHz FSB) this weekend after updating the BH6 bios to the SS version, with some excellent help from posters on this board. The processor selection portion of the bios has an option for 800(100) and some more above it, although I didn't look at all the options. I also added a GeForce2 MX Twinview video card, and everything seems to be working great after a couple days.

I haven't tried any overclocking yet, but expect to push the PIII up near 1.0 GHz before too long . . .

Make sure you stick with 100 FSB processors and not the 133 versions.

 

[jaykay]

My friend has an Abit BH6 (Rev 1.01) motherboard with latest SS BIOS. He is in the process of upgrading his system and I will be buying this one from him this week or next.

I would like someone help me with the following questions:

1. Will the PC133 Crucial 256MB (CAS2) memory work on this motherboard ?

2. Isn't it true that it's better to go with 133FSB (Slot 1 or Socket 370) processor instead of 100fsb ?

3. Which one is better for overclocking (100FSB or 133FSB) ?

4. If 133FSB is better than 100FSB on this motherboard, what is the maximum speed that this motherboard will support

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[jaykay]

One more thing that I forgot to mention...

I will be using Diamond Stealth540 32MB PCI video card, not the AGP.

 

[johnski]

I have a BH6 not quite sure which revision right now but when I was looking into it it was the newer version that was compatible with coppermine cpus. Go to the bios updates to find out which version qualifies. I'm currently running an oem P3 550E@155fsb using a cheap heat sink with 1 fan and the stock core voltage. Other components are V5500 pci, Tekram scsi with a toshiba 48x cdrom and Yamaha 8424, Aureal Vortex sq2500 and a creative labs isa modem. At 850 it is 100% stable.
I did run into stability problems initially when i was using micron pc 100. It actually made it up to 150fsb but was slightly unstable. I'm now using muskin pc133 with infineon chips.
if you do go with the board and are going to overclock I'ld suggest going with a 600e at the very least and 700 at the most. The likelyhood of it making it to 800 is very high BUT NOT guarranteed. I've put 2 system together with retail P3 700e and both made it to 933 after about 48 hours of burn in time.

I have an S540 myself and i must say the drivers were less than adaquate BUT image quality was excellent and dvd performance just as good if not better than atis'

 

[BadThad]

I did some research, including digging into these forums. The BH6 can run upto at least 1 GHz with the SS bios.

My next question, what voltages are available in the SS bios? Will it go down to 1.65v? I don't like the jumpered slotkets, I would prefer to control voltage in bios.

jaykay:

1) The crucial PC133 should be fine in this mobo. As long as it's standard, 3.3v, unbuffered SDRAM ram.

2), 3), 4) NO, don't get a 133 fsb cpu. The 100 fsb cpus are MUCH better for overclocking. Normally, with the 100 fsb cpus, you can go to 133 fsb (or close) without much problem. Overclocking a 133 fsb cpu puts you in the realm of way over-spec'd AGP/PCI bus speeds, which can introduce some issues unless your components can deal with it.

 

[BadThad]

^^^Still seeking answer to voltage question.^^^