PIII @ 850/100 or 700/750E and oc it?

[alkemyst]

I am trying to figure out if I should just plop in a 850 and maybe oc to 103MHz or try a PIII 700/750 and try for 115-124MHz bus.

Would it be a noticable difference from the 850MHz chip even if I got a 700/750 to a GHz?

Thanks

Chris

 

[acroig]

I would take my chances with a 700. If you find a newer stepping (cC0) you can be almost sure to reach 933+. Even if you don't get that high it will overclock higher than an 800, not to mention the cheaper price

 

[alkemyst]

I just worry how my TNT card will handle a 89MHz bus speed (ASUS TNT-V3400-TV).

 

[Grendel99]

What mobo do you have? A BX chipset from what you said about your video card. I have a Abit BX6 rev 2 with a P3-700E cB0 stepping at 903 mhz. I have a TNT2 card, it can't handle anything above 903. If you are worried about your video card, I would get the 850. Or if you got a new mobo you could stick with the video card and get the 700 and overclock nicely.

 

[alkemyst]

BX6r2 also, this is what I am worried about...850@100Mhz would be a nice speed, but if I have a chance at 1GHz then I would like that. If it is going to take a motherboard upgrade I will just go with a AMD Thunderbird 1GHz and a MSI Pro2A....but this is what I am trying to avoid, spending the day reinstalling everything.


I would consider upgrading to the Radeon at $80 I may just do that anyway...but would that handle a 89MHz AGP speed?

 

[alkemyst]

anyone know of problems...

I am really slanting to running 850/100 and be done with it, but if all it will take to get to 1000/133 is a new video card I am game.


Thanks

 

[alkemyst]

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[Wiz]

I have two tnt2 cards running in overclocked AGP. One on a 124mhz fsb which makes the agp 82mhz. Runs stable under WIn2K pro. If you could get your 850/100 to run a 124 bus then you would be sitting at 1054mhz. From what I've heard the chips above 700e are not good overclockers, but even if you got 112 fsb to work you would have 952mhz.
My bx6r2 mobo has several steps between 100 and 133 mhz fsb to choose from, you probably wouldn't be stuck at 850.