Is it OK to run AGP @ 83.5 , PCI @ 41.2Mhz

[stran]

Hi, im o/c from a celeron from 433 to 541 with a fsb of 83.5, ive set AGP/CPU to 1/1, is this OK?

 

[Shmorq]

It's fine as long as all your peripherals are stable at that speed. I don't think it will cause any damage to them if that's what you're asking.

By the way, if you have a hard drive controller that can't handle that speed, you might end up with some corrupted data.

 

[stran]

thanks, im just worried that my new geforce might stuff up

 

[stran]

corrupted data? i have an abit be6 with a highpoint HPT366 controller, is that any good?

 

[Shmorq]

People have been overclocking that board so it seems that the HPT366 can handle the higher FSB. You shouldn't have a problem.

 

[jpprod]

No, generally speaking it is not safe. Overclocking AGP above what video card can handle can only crash your system, but if your hard drive(s) aren't able to handle that speed, massive data loss/corruption could occur.

edit: Note that hard drive brand and model does matter, HDD controller crapping out is only a part of the equation. When bus mastering/DMA is enabled on a hard drive, the drive itself is responsible for at least some of the transactions.

 

[stran]

hmm, ive got a QUANTUM FIREBALL PLUS AS, is this any good? my previous 6.4gb quantum fireball died after one year, the heads where 'clunking' around when powered up.

 

[SerraYX]

Not for my Maxtor. Anything over spec causes it not to boot up Windows.