My first OC results (thanks Thugsrook et al!)

[Nilonym]

(Please forgive the duplicate post from the "Motherboards" forum. I couldn't figure out how to get it deleted over there, and I had intended to post it here...)

Hey folks,

I just got back from E3, and had the Prime95 torture test running while I was gone (about 48 hours). Everything was stable, with a max cpu temp of 52. So my temps range from 38 idle to 52 max load, which (I beleive) is well within acceptable norms. This is with retail HSF, and the retail TIP.

Would anyone still recommend that I remove the TIP and replace with some quality TIM?

So, my final stable oc specs are:
Abit IT7
Samsung "true" PC2700 (DDR333) RAM (one 512 stick)
Costa Rica 1.6a (pack date 4/17/02)
Antec PLUS660 case with 330W TruePower PSU
Radeon 8500LE (OEM, unfortunately)
(HD, CD/RW, floppy, who cares?)
Overclock Info:
FSB @150MHz
CPU @2.4GHz (150 x 16), @1.5v (default)
RAM @400MHz (150 x 3:4 x 2), 2.5-3-6, @2.5v (default)

This was my first ever oc, and I get the feeling it was a milk run. Thanks to all of you for your advice and patience with a newbie.

Nilonym

 

[THUGSROOK]

it would be good insurance to replace the TIP with some good arctic silver.
your temps arent high but they could be lower.
if youre gonna OC any further youll need keep those temps down.

congrats n00bie

 

[jdurg]

Nice overclock. It's fun getting a 2.4 GHz CPU for less than 200 bucks, isn't it? I just got done building my first computer ever, and doing my first overclock. I got a 1.8 GHz that was packaged back in January and have it overclocked to about 2.5 GHz. I might be able to go higher, but I don't want to push it. Right now, my max load temperature is around 60 degrees Celsius, but once the load is taken off, it drops back down to idle temps (45 degrees) in a couple seconds. I'm using a Cooler Master IHC-H71 and it's doing a damn good job. It's just amazing how these Northwood chips are able to overclock. For once I can come to the Anandtech forums and see discussions on Intel based setups. Quite the difference from how it was a few months ago when the only mention of Intel was to publicly bash them. lol. Gotta love these Northwoods!

 

[Nilonym]

Certainly the cost savings is significant, although you do eat into it when you consider that you need higher quality ram, higher quality mobo, etc. But that's just it - I feel like everything in my system was the result of weeks or months of research, and was hand picked to be just what I wanted. It's such a different feeling from just ordering a Dell and taking what you get. I know I will never, ever go back to that.

Nilonym

 

[jrsc]

To those that have the ASUS P4b266 boards, I can't get mines past 2.0GHz at all. I was really hoping that it would be easy to do but am I missing something or what?

The only FSB that I could get to was 131 @ 1.650V. Any lower on the Voltage and it won't boot pass the ASUS logo at all. I have Mushkin 256MB DDR3000 and the P4 1.6a. Any tips would be helpful! If you guys need more info that maybe I am leaving out, please ask and I will tell.

Oh and one more thing, Do I plug the ASUS EZ Plug auxiliary +12 connector to one of the plugs that would normally go into my hard drives as a power cable? Is that for power to the MB or from the MB is my question? I'm scred to try it without knowing what it does? Currently, its not pluged!

 

[gennro]

Jrsc A good thing to do is go read the manual that coems with the motherboard, thats always the best thing to do if you are not familer with something, or if its a OEM board you can go to asus.com and download it. I believe that if the PSU is not for a P4 you need to plug it in, but i'm not sure. Thats why i said read the manual. =)

 

[THUGSROOK]

if you think youre ever gonna learn anything from an Asus manual - youve never owned an Asus product

 

[gennro]

Thugsrook Well you assumed wrong, i own a Asus P5A-B Super 7 Mainboard. Yes, the manual tells you everything you need to know what plugs into what =), also a good motherboard for its time, had a amd k6-2 300 running at 420 mhz 4x105. I'm still running the same motherboard but with a amd k6-2 500, hopefully going to upgrade sometime soon.

I'm thinking using a Asus p4b266-c MB, EPOX EP-4BDA2+, with RAID, Intel 845D, or a ABIT BD7II-RAID 845E Based Pentium 4-478 ATX Mainboard with IDE RAID ATX.

CPU: p4 1.6a
RAM: Samsung Original DDR333 PC-2700 512mb CAS2.5
CASE: ANTEC Performance PLUS Model PLUS660- with Antec Original TRUE P4 Power Supply 330Watt
VC: MSI Ti4600
HSF: Thermaltake DRAGON 478.(With Speed Control) Heatsink + Dual Ball-bearing 701X70X25 mm fan. FAN Speed: 6000±10% RPM. Max. Air Flow: 49.4CFM.

Ok, which Motherboard do you think will be best for overclocking?
If so will a MSI ti4600 fit on it?
I think the fan will be enough

i would like to get 160 FSB, i know it varies with each batch, but any help on which MB, RAM, HSF, etc will go together the best to reach that.

P.S. My Geforce 2 MX is made by ASUS also =)

 

[THUGSROOK]

gennro ever read an Asus P4 manual?
alot of the important stuff is so vague that they may as well not have written anything at all. not the mention the minor wiring typos in the P4S333 and P4S533 manuals that cause ppl some problems too.

fun fun fun

 

[jrsc]

I wanted to know if power was coming out from it or going into it. I just didn't want to plug it up and have it burn up or something.

Anyways Thugs, I read your overclocking thread and figured it out. I pluged a power line into it and got better, lower VCORE reading. But I am still having problems getting it up to the 133 FSB. Should I do the wire mod or what? I didn't think I need it at this early of a stage in OC.

BTW, I only have a 300W PSU, but I still think I should have been able to get at least the minimum of 2133 GHz out from it. You didn't seem to have any problems with the VCORE up until 160 FSB when you upped it to 1.650V I'm currently at 1940 GHz and 1.600V in order to boot!

 

[THUGSROOK]

use the overvolt jumper and crankup the voltage. if you aint getting 133fsb it aint the chips fault yet - something else is holding you back.