Overclocking Northwood?

MmmSkyscraper

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Currently running a Northwood 3Ghz in a laptop. I'm thinking of breaking this out into a case when I've got more space so it can be a dedicated cruncher with better cooling. I've been reading about people overclocking their Northwood's and wondered if I could do the same...

When I look in my BIOS there are no fancy options, just the standard stuff you'd expect from a few years back. Will the Uniwill MB (N251S6) stop this idea dead in its tracks or would I be playing with jumpers?
 

MmmSkyscraper

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Here's some more spec info I got from CPU-Z (also posted in another thread):

Package: mPGA-478
Family: F
Model: 2
Stepping: 8
Revision: C1

Multiplier: 23
FSB: 133
Bus: 533
L2: 512KB

512MB of PC2100
 

HFC

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It also all depends on the memory and the motherboard. Both must be able to handle higher than 133. I think Northwood tops out somewhere around 3.4/3.6 +/-. So you might be able to turn up the FSB a bit beyond 133. if you have a 2.4 or 2.8 you might be able to run FSB at 166.