Overclocking question?

[blclay23]

Finally got this baby overclock (still scared)...

PIII 700Mhz @805
Infineon 256SDRAM PC100
ASUS P3V4X bios 1005
ASUS V6800 GeForce256 32MB
Maxtor 20GB 7200rpm NTFS for W2K Pro
Maxtor 40GB 7200rpm FAT32 for Win98SE
Creative 52X CD-Rom
Creative Soundblaster Live

How long will my processor last?

Thanks

 

[Supradude]

with just a 105 Mhz boost, the CPU won't lose enough life for you to worry bout it... generally, the effects of overclocking won't be felt because you'll probably upgarde before the deterioration or bad effects if any start showing...

 

[compuwiz1]

<< PIII 700Mhz @805 >>



That's all it did? :Q

 

[blclay23]

compuwiz1,

I'm 100% positive it could go higher, I'm just scared to go higher............ see how it goes,, well post again if I decided to add more..........

Thanks

 

[GuruMogens]

Try 1ghz?

 

[thornc]

You have to think like this, CPU are designed to last for 10/20 years at least ( i've seen this
on intel's site don't have a link here ) at &quot;normal&quot; conditions, currect operatins temperatures
and voltages....

But CPUs these days are designed all in the &quot;same&quot; way but with different speeds, that's way you
can overclock it, let's say intel/amd produce 1k 1G processors, for sure they won't sell all 1k
processors because they are more expensive so they &quot;underclock it&quot; and sell like 30% at 700, 30%
at 800, 20% at 900 and 20% at 1G. The big problem is that they lock the specs of the processor
to avoid them be remarked ( intel locks multiplier, amd &quot;locks&quot; fsb ).

So your P3-700 can probably acheive 933 if you set its fsb to 133... and with a good cooler
you shouldn't have any problems....except for you memory if they are rated PC100 only and can't
handle more...so lets say that at the most will probably take 10/15% if your total CPU lifespan.
Are planning to keep that CPU for more than say 4/5 years, the longest I had a processor running
was a 3 years for my P133 and that was pushing it....

 

[peemo]

bclay23,

What stepping is your CPU? I have a cA2 700 @ 805 because it starts to crap out if I go much higher (820 is OK MOST of the time). If you have a cB0 or cC0 you should be able to hit 840 - 875 without trouble. Your Infineon RAM is probably good to 125MHZ if not more. What cooling are you using?

I don't know how easy it is to recover from a failed OC on your motherboard. Do you have to reset a jumper or just boot with default settings? Just make sure you know in advance how to get back to normal if you try for a higher OC. If you're at 805, you've already voided the warranty so why not try a little more? I haven't heard about anyone destroying a chip but attempting to increase the FSB speed at default voltage. I don't know about the RAM.

Good luck.

 

[Stringy]

Awwww Comon *nudge* *nudge* Crank that Bus speed up...
you know you wanna see how much it'll do....

you should be able to get 124Mhz... Hell shoot for the
even 133FSB... get all you componients but your CPU thinking
they aren't O/C'ed... well except your memory, but Infineon
Ram should do 133Mhz as far as I've read...

Just get SoftFSB or something simple and Crank it up





Craig

 

[GuruMogens]

Good luck btw...