Getting New Processor Tomorrow....Any Advice?

[Weyland]

I'll be getting my AMD K6-3+ 450 tomorrow for my PC. I heard you can OC the hell out of these things, because they run at a lower voltage. My father has one, and he's got it cranked to 555 (or something like that) mHz.

I don't think the heatsink and fan that it's coming with would be adequate for an OC, so I'll probably just set it to stock. I've upgraded my VT-503+ BIOS, so I'm set to go.

Anything I should be aware of, checklists, etc?

Aspiring to be like you all,

 

[Renob]

From what I have read the K6-3 dont overclock very well.

 

[todays]

Isn't that processor for mobile machines? And isn't it .25micron technology. If you are upgrading from say like a K62-300 or something, don't bother, unless you can get it really cheap. I have a K6 2-350 @450 and my Celeron 366 blows it away. (un-overclocked) - when I run the Celeron at 550Mhz there is no comparison. You might just save your money for a Duron and a new motherboard. Now that would be an upgrade. I just don't wan't to see you throw good money away for a little performance increase. Yes, you can feel a difference between 350 and 450, but is it worth $50-$60 or more $$$ - I also have a T-Bird 750@950Mhz and it walks on my other two systems hands down.

 

[Kaiser__Sose]

the k6-III+ overclocks easily to 600mhz at 2.1v.. i have 2 of them in my second systems and they are great.. i get better performace to a celery 550 in win and identical performance in games... great chip for $49..

 

[shiznut123]

555 isnt that much. why not get a duron with a new mobo. it can overclock very well

 

[CraigRT]

The K6-3 doesn't overclock with crap basically. and for what it's worth, u could spend just a bit more on a nice mobo and a Duron 600, and it would be WAAAAAY faster, AND overclock more. the choice is clear! but if you are upgrading your existing socket 7 system i guess that is your best choice. unless you want a K6-2 550.
the CPU you want to get will not overclock well at all. a Duron 600 would easily hit 800.

 

[Pederv]

Looks like some of the guys didn't see that + sign. They are right about the original K6-3, it didn't overclock too well, my k6-3-450 only does 500. The K6-3+'s can do 600 (100 MHz bus with a X2 multiplier setting). I've got a few socket 7 boards that I've given to family, they could use some of those K6-3+'s. But if you've done the bios flash and the board will do 2.0 volts and you have a good heatsink, you should be set. Good Luck.

 

[Moving Target]

My K6-3+ 450 is running 600 at 2.0v Rock Solid Stable. And it's .18 core. I would also say it seems to spank my old cel366@550!

And Yeild, a K6-III+ 450 would blow away a K6-2 550 let alone running at 600.

 

[HiveTyrant]

Got a K6-3+ 250 about a month ago, vast improvement over my K6-2 350. You guys are dumb, look at the original post, K6-3<+>. I got my K6-3+ running at 600 no prob with a winpro HSF and no adjustment to Voltage. My MB only supports up to 5x100 but a user named UART at AMDzone.com has a windows program that lets any motherbaord OC the K6-3+ to 600 thanks to the internal components of the chip. Have fun and enjoy.

 

[Weyland]

I guess I should have emphasized the plus sign. Don't feel bad if you missed it, because when my father first got his AMD K6-3+ 450, he didn't notice the plus sign either, and wondered why his BIOS didn't pick it up. Yes, the processor in question is for mobile units. I flashed my BIOS a couple of days ago to accomodate my new processor. Right now, I'm estatic. I'm now typing on my &quot;new&quot; machine.

Since 99% of you either go into great detail or give a good summary of information, I think I'll do the same. Let's just hope there is someone reading who has never upgraded his/her processor before.

Ordered the processor from http://www.tigerdirect.com for $49.99, plus a $3.99 heatsink and fan. Add that with 2 day next air delivery, the total came to about $62. Not bad for something that was more educational than anything else.

Got it today, and saw that the dork that took my order had my last name down as &quot;Dog&quot;. I quickly realized where he got this, for when he asked me my middle initial, I told him, &quot;D as in dog.&quot; I wondered why he never asked me for my last name.

Got it home, took the cover off my computer and took out the old AMD K6-2 350. I replaced it with my new processor (Socket 7 for newbies just like me, ha ha). I applied the what I think is called heat transfer glue to both the top of the processor and the underside of the heatsink. This is where I kinda messed up. The metal clip that binds the heatsink down onto the processor seems very difficult to clip on. So, I took apart my old heatsink and fan, took the clip out of that one, and put it in my new heatsink and fan. Still with me on this?

Once I got it clipped down, I changed the jumper settings. Now, I didn't want to do any kind of overclocking *yet* (due to the fact that I don't know if this heatsink and fan can take it, any tips?), so I set it to stock. 2.0v, 100 FSB (Front Side Bus (for the newbies like me again, ) and a clock multiplier of 4.5x.

Side note: Originally, the old heat sink and fan was plugged into the motherboard directly. With the new heatsink and fan (There's probably an abbreviation for that. Must have missed that.), it had the same kind of power connector as what supplies power to my hard drive, for example. I, of course, have the heatsink and fan being powered by my PC's power supply.


Sorry for rambling on, but I'd hate to think very few people were ever excited the first time they upgraded something successfully.

Thanks for the responses!

 

[Neoplasia]

<< With the new heatsink and fan (There's probably an abbreviation for that. >>


Yep, isn't there one for everything in the computer world? HSF