Overclocking an AMD K6-2 333mhz

[cubeless]

the short lived k6-3 450 had more cache and could go to 600 real easy if u could cool it... great upgrade for old pentium boxes with mobos that could do 100mhz...

maybe we could take up a collection for this disadvantaged but game fellow...

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: cubeless
the short lived k6-3 450 had more cache and could go to 600 real easy if u could cool it... great upgrade for old pentium boxes with mobos that could do 100mhz...

if u go for the new egg deal i'll throw in a stick of pc100 i have laying around... maybe we could take up a collection for this disadvantaged but game fellow...

my CPU after my K6-2 was a K6-3 450, it was indeed a better CPU.

 

[TStep]

If your going to tinker with SS7 & K2, spend your $10 plus shipping here and have a blast. This was my favorite SS7 mobo by far. FSB 66,75,83,95,100,112,&124 IIRC along with about 6 diff voltage adjustments and SDRAM capable and AGP.

 

[Netopia]

Originally posted by: superkdogg
With all due respect, a 50% percent increase on next to nothing is still next to nothing. It's fine if he wants to spend $18 and get that new CPU, that's cool with me. He was asking about OC'ing originally and that may get him a 10-20% increase in performance-that would be a decent OC. But if that OC speeds up a fictional task that normally takes a minute with a K6-2 and 10 seconds with a modern CPU, 48-54 seconds will still be slow. I'm not advocating throwing it out or not trying---far from it---. I am simply stating that those CPU's cannot be relied on for anything demanding either @ 333 or 500.

Benchmarks

You make some good points, especially the "fictional task".

Joe

 

[Gamingphreek]

We still have a K6-2 450 as a spare PC in my house on top of the other like 8 computers.

I got bored one day i pushed that CPU up to >570mhz. I would have gone farther but the case i was working with had no case fans only a low speed CPU fan so the CPU idled at around 60C.

They are incredible OCers.

-Kevin

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
We still have a K6-2 450 as a spare PC in my house on top of the other like 8 computers.

I got bored one day i pushed that CPU up to >570mhz. I would have gone farther but the case i was working with had no case fans only a low speed CPU fan so the CPU idled at around 60C.

They are incredible OCers.

-Kevin

neither of my K6 CPU's would go past 50MHz OC... you have a freak chip!

 

[Netopia]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
We still have a K6-2 450 as a spare PC in my house on top of the other like 8 computers.

I got bored one day i pushed that CPU up to >570mhz. I would have gone farther but the case i was working with had no case fans only a low speed CPU fan so the CPU idled at around 60C.

They are incredible OCers.

-Kevin

neither of my K6 CPU's would go past 50MHz OC... you have a freak chip!

No, he probably got one of the late models at the end of life of K6's. The late (and lower voltage) of the K6-2's and K6-3's all overclocked MUCH better. While this place is a ripoff when you consider the prices they are asking, they do indeed sell K6-2/3's up to 600MHz guarenteed. Why someone would pay $60-$100 for a 450-600MHz processor is beyond me though. At $100, you could buy a new basic mobo AND CPU!

Joe

 

[piroroadkill]

I had a K6-2 450 Chomper (infact, still do, just don't use the system now) that I permantly overclocked, fully stable at 495mhz. Pretty neat for the time, partnered with a Voodoo3 3000 AGP, it kicked ass.. for 1999. Get a new system.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Well i uped the voltage by one notch on the motherboard (FIC VA-503A) and increased FSB one notch and went with the multiplier the rest of the way. Maybe ill stick a fan in there and see how far i can push it .... What is the record on one of those CPU's?

-Kevin