Too good to be true?

[CichliSuite]

1. Got myself an Epox 8kta3
2. Got myself a Duron 650
3. Used defogger kit to unlock CPU
4. Booted up, changed multiplier to 9x, kept FSB at 100mhz
5. Raised voltage to 1.71 (just added a random amount)

...and I'm at 900mhz!?!

That's it?

1. Is it possible for a POST to present the selected MHZ ( in this case 9x100=900mhz) without actually running the chip at that speed?

2. Is there a rule of thumb for voltage increases with overclocking? Did I just luck out with 1.71 or can I reduce it abit? Is there an accepted voltage rate to use with 900mhz?

3. Will this shorten the lifespan of my other compnonets? I read big warnings about cutting component lifespans by overclocking but I assumed that they were referring to fsb increases. Would a 133mhz FSB value shorten component lifespans?


Sorry for all the questions, but I thought I'd get them out in one shot!

 

[compuwiz1]

1. It is at 900MHz. The post speed = the boot speed, always.

2. You lucked out at that voltage. Many take 1.8+ to get there. Most prudent overclockers accept a 10% voltage increase a max.

3. Since you are not overclocking via FSB, your pci, agp and memory bus are within spec and should have no problems. Overclocking can and does decrease the lifespan of a cpu, depending on how well cooled and how high the voltage is pushed to obtain said speed. Most will upgrade well before. Also, who cares...it's a cheap expendable Duron.


Now, you may be able to go higher, even to 1GHz with more voltage.