Abit BX6-II maximum cpu speed? 566->850? 600->900?

[rpmilius]

These are probably FAQs, but I can't seem to find a clear answer anywhere.

1) What is the max that an ABIT BX6 2.0 mobo will recognize assuming I have the newest bios? The ABIT site indicates 700MHz, but I seem to see people mentioning getting 850 on theirs.

2) What is the success rate of oc'ing an Cerelon 566 to 850? I want to get an idea of how much of a crap shoot it really is.

3) ditto for Celeron 600 to 900?

4) given that I currently have a 300a oc'd to 450 on a BX6 2.0 mobo, are these reasonable upgrade options?

I'd like to get as much life out of this mobo as possible.

thanks,
bob

 

[KR]

1) What is the max that an ABIT BX6 2.0 mobo will recognize assuming I have the newest bios? The ABIT site indicates 700MHz, but I seem to see people mentioning getting 850 on theirs.

a: The Bios will "Automatically" Dectect up to a 700Mhz PIII - 100MHZ FSB version
(PIII-700E) and the 633MHZ Celeron.
HOWEVER - you can use the "user defined" settings for up to a PIII 850E (or a
900E if you can find one). You can also use the 133MHZ variety device but you
lose a lot of headroom for overclocking. Celerons up to 633 will be
recognized "automatically". As I recall, the last version of the bios
supports up to 9.5 multipliers. "User Defined" settings as usual for
overclocking.

2) What is the success rate of oc'ing an Cerelon 566 to 850? I want to get an idea of how much of a crap shoot it really is.

a: Check Overclockers.com for the overclocking data. From what I've read here, it
looks pretty promising.

3) ditto for Celeron 600 to 900?

a: ditto.

4) given that I currently have a 300a oc'd to 450 on a BX6 2.0 mobo, are these reasonable upgrade options?

a: If you have PC133 memory and your graphics card can tolerate the overclocked
bus, a PIII-700E overclocked to 933 is a better option.

Though not "officially supported" my PIII-800E @ 936 MHZ is rock solid.

 

[rpmilius]

Thanks for the info! It's much appreciated.

I looked at the database you mentioned and it looks like a lot of people are being successful. Unfortunately, it doesn't tell me how many failures people experience. I'd like to get an idea if the success rate is 10%, 50%, 90%, or ???

-bob