How high can I safely overclock my P4 2.6C?

[Slogun]

How high can one safely overclock?

I got this rig up to a 260MHz bus and 3.3+GHz but I backed it back down out of fear.
Looked like it coulda gone higher.

 

[bacillus]

if you're using less than 1.7V vcore then I say push it as far as it will stabily go!

 

[Slogun]

Yea, I'm still on default 1.5v.

 

[para5063]

If you don't mind, what settings are you using in the Advanced chipset settings and in the SoftMenu. I'm unable to get past 235 Mhz FSB.

IC7-G Max II
2.6c retail (using Arctic Silver)
2x256 Kingston HyperX PC4000 DDR (3-4-4-8)
FSBDR 1:1

235 Mhz is the farthest I could boot successfully. Is the Memory the limiting factor?

 

[Slogun]

Sure, here's a copy of a post I made in another thread recently:

I have the Max II.

If you want an overclock like mine, the settings are very simple:
Go into the softmenu in BIOS and make these settings:
CPU Operating speed "User Defined"
Ext Clock "250/66/33"
N/B Strap "PSB800"
DRAM Ratio "5:4"
AGP Ratio "Fixed"
Fixed AGP/PCI Freq "66/33"

CPU Power Supply "Default"

I have not changed any voltages or memory timings.
DRAM settings are by "SPD"

Game Acceleration is "Auto"

My DRAM settings by SPD are 2,7,3,3

I would think your PC4000 RAM should be fine.
I think your 1:1 FSB setting could be problematic.

 

[orion7144]

Originally posted by: para5063
If you don't mind, what settings are you using in the Advanced chipset settings and in the SoftMenu. I'm unable to get past 235 Mhz FSB.

IC7-G Max II
2.6c retail (using Arctic Silver)
2x256 Kingston HyperX PC4000 DDR (3-4-4-8)
FSBDR 1:1

235 Mhz is the farthest I could boot successfully. Is the Memory the limiting factor?

Yes it is probably your memory. I had a realy hard time with the Kinston PC4000 with my board. You can either buy some different ram or run the 5:4 ratio and see how high your CPU will go.

 

[chanfo]

Push it as high as you can go if you're still at default voltage. My 2.6 goes up to 3.5 at default. It will go slightly higher but I don't want to up the voltage because my case doesn't cool too well.