Overclocking a P166 Classic!

[Zach]

Anyone do that in the old days? I got a board with a P166 classic that can put out 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 volts. It's dying to be a little file server! Running at 66x3 is unstable... think 3.4v would hurt it?

 

[Dexion]

No,it won't hurt. However I used to own a Pentium 150 that would do 200mhz on default voltage. Simply change the multiplier(its unlocked). Try 2.5x75 and see if it likes it.

 

[EvilDonnyboy]

make sure you got decent cooling for that thing. Not too hard consider it' dont' give out a jillionth the amount of heat of current cpu's. But some ppl underestimate the heat from these things. Just make sure ur using thermal grease and have any size fan pointed at the heatsink.

 

[steven185]

I remember an old p133 i had that ran just fine at 200 with stock hs/f
thermal paste at default voltage

 

[Zach]

Yeah, my old P100 did 133 no problem, like a current 166MMX that does 200 right now. I may still use the 166MMX chip, but I'd need to swap some SIMM's to do that (need at least 128megs).

 

[Deanodarlo]

No AMD presence here from the good old days so here it goes.......

Had a 586 P75 133 at 160. No voltage change or heat problem. Arrrrhhhhh simplicity, I LOVE IT!

Deano

 

[burnedout]

Ah, the good old days.

My first was a 486/20 at 33 MHz. Then a Pentium 60 at 66 MHz.

Had a P100 at 133. A 166MMX at 233. All on 60ns EDO too.

 

[AdamK47]

I had a P166 Classic about 4 years ago. I couldn't even get the mofo to 180MHz no matter what. It could have been the EDO SIMMs I was using though.

 

[Blayze]

had/still have in back room a Pentium 200 MMX chip that did 225 default voltage with a cheap little heatsink and fan.

 

[FlowerCourier]

got a p150 classic up 168/112fsb default voltage stable.
CPU unstable? i'd put a big block of metal on top, increase the voltage to 3.5V. did no harm...

case your wondering my mobo = Via chipset mvp3c2

 

[mjh0o]

i just o/c a p166 to 200 no problem defult voltage runs sweet

 

[AmazonRasta]

I had an old Packard Bell Pentium 166MHz that overclocked to 200MHz (66x3) at default voltage (whatever that is) without a problem.

 

[Zach]

Whoohoo! used the giant fan from my K6-3, it was a big one from Computer Nerds... IE crashed but who know if that was the processors fault.

What's a good program to use to test stability now?... I'd use SETI but I think it wont run in 16 color (only an ISA video card).