What r the problems with O/c through the FSB?

[Cryption]

I've been running an AthlonXP 1600+ (1.4Ghz) @ 1.6Ghz (AthlonXP 1900+) for about 3 days now... I just o/c the core clock speed to 150 and upped my VCore +.05. What are the potential problems of doing this? Am I killing my other components in the process?

 

[sohcrates]

well, depends on your hardware and how well it can handle running out of spec.

many people can run high fsb's w/out a problem, but some people have seen it destroy hard drives , video cards etc

i'd say if you've been up for 3 days w/out a problem, you're most likely allright (assuming your system is actually stable)

 

[SyahM]

<< well, depends on your hardware and how well it can handle running out of spec. many people can run high fsb's w/out a problem, but some people have seen it destroy hard drives , video cards etc i'd say if you've been up for 3 days w/out a problem, you're most likely allright (assuming your system is actually stable) >>



I concur

 

[HexVector]

I've been running at 146Mhz FSB for 2 months now (Athlon 1.2Ghz), and although it seems to have destroyed one of my DDR modules I have since
replaced it have been running stable and without other hardware failures.

It depends on how well your other components which work with the FSB react to overclocking (luck and quality).

Although, my memory failed after 1 month of running at 146, is "gradual weardown" possible, especially with RAM? Hmm..

 

[oldfart]

You dont want to get things too far out of spec. I run 150 MHz FSB, which is 37.5 MHz PCI speed. Everything is very stable. If I go to 160 FSB, everything works except my nic. 160 FSB is 40 MHz PCI. Around this speed is where you start running into problems. From my exp, you dont want to go over 38 MHz PCI speed.