How far can the pci/agp speeds go...

[AxE]

Reaching 160fsb on a pc133 platform with a 1/4 divisor, the pci / agp speeds hit 40/80. Now i ran prime for about an hour or so with no problems but im worried about the long term effects of such high speeds.

The people running 200 fsb with a 1/5 divisor are in the same boat I beleive. Has anything messed up for you guys? And if not what can you expect the future to hold?

[ninthebin]

this is very much dependant on how well your hardware can cope with it, which doesnt mean if you have a certain HDD for instance, that all HDDs of that same brand will do the same.

really, if you are adament that your current setup is not causing any problems then stick with it.

[kevin_bouchard]

if you do plan on sticking with those high speeds I highly recommend that you back up your information on your hdd if you havent already done so. The first time I overclocked I was able to get to 150mhz with a kt133a board with pc100 ram, well my hdd wasnt up to the challenge and it corrupted my data, well I didnt backup and lost some valueable information.

As a rule of thumb, I would see exactly how high you can go without losing stability and then lower it atleast 2-3mhz, maybe 5 because its the bus. And if you start seeing stability errors then back it off.

Well that's all the advice I can give.

Kevin

[AxE]

Im sure my setup can take 150 fsb. It's the 160 i'll save for those cpu intensive games (doom 3, half life 2 or whatever).

cheers,

[stool]

I'd recommend you run Prime95 for quite a bit longer than an hour(perhaps overnight or for 24 hrs). That'll give you a much better idea of your stability. Long-term, overclocking is going to lessen the lifespan of your components, but how much is unanswerable. Just be prepared for the unexpected.

[ajrettke]

160 should be fine, i only got corruptions around 170+ (that was on an 8k7a with DDR....your RAM's probably getting a hell of a workout at 160fsb....wow SDRAM, that was so 80's :p

[radu386]

Well, I had my PCI speeds cranked up around 38-39, and my HD got fairly corrupted, to the point where I had to use the manufacturer's low-level format. Who makes yours? Mine is a Maxtor, and it took a few weeks for enough data errors to build up and become noticeable. It's definitely advisable to run disk-checking programs regularly, maybe the manufacturer's.
At 160, you probably shouldn't be using the /4 divisor if you have a /5. I can't remember if the KT7A has a /5 divisor, or if it can be changed by BIOS, though. Sorry.

[memphist0]

Usually above 40MHz PCI speeds have I seen problems.