Overclocking Duron Help !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vfarrand]

I have:
300 watt PSU
Abit KT7A RAID
196 MB pc100 RAM
Duron 700@918

No matter what I do, I cannot get my CPU to get past 918.
Could my RAM be holding me back ???
I also have adjusted my I/O Voltage. nada....
What exactly would adjusting my I/O accomplish ??
Can someone help me ???

[Woosh123]

I had to carry out mods 1+2 for more voltage now im stuck at 1200 with water cooling but I would definetly get more voltage.

[vfarrand]

What Mods where ??
And How ??
Need Help ASAP
Right now I am at school on a t3 and will be here for another 15-20 min.
If you could point me to the guides or tell me how I would appreciate it.

[Hoot]

Vince;
When you break over 2.0 on the vcore two things will change rapidly in your life. You need to get a higher wattage PSU and some ass-kicken cooling. That, having been said, No reason why you can't hit 1G with a Duron, somewhere in the 1.85-1.90Vcore area. You're still going to need good cooling, because the warmer your Duron runs, the more core voltage it needs to obtain the same speed. The more voltage you apply, the warmer it runs and the spiral goes on...

Hoot

[vfarrand]

I have the voltage cranked up to 1.85 and the highest I hit that is stable is 918.
What about the I/O voltage ???
Plus, I need the info for the 2 mods.

[AZZKICKER]

you need to connect your L1's and change the multiplyer

[k_lined4lyf]

Vincent,

From what I've heard upping the VIO increases the stability (and heat) of the RAM chips. Most folks I've talked to say they get pretty stable RAM overclocks with a VIO of 3.4 or 3.5V. If you run your RAM within spec, you might not have to fool with VIO at all. I just do it cause I like to run my RAM sticks (1 100 and 1 133) @ 133. I get very few probs with with stability... (cleared up @ VIO of 3.4). Hope this helps.
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Hoot,
I've heard that about the heat/voltage relationship you mentioned before.. more heat requires more volts, which produce more heat, and so on. Have you heard of anyone getting significant gains with a change in HSF only? I get posts @ 1G (100X10 @ 1.85) with my Duron 750, whereas, it just blackscreened with my stock HSF. Still can't get 1G, though. Any suggestions? I've had my eye on the Vantec (the one that resembles the FOP-38).

Thanks guys

Just my two cents

[AZZKICKER]

well with my stock heatsink with a sunon 23CFM fan on it i could only get in the 1100's

with the FOP38 i installed i got it to 1357mhz @ 2.3 vlts and temp of 48C

also @ 1.85 volts i could only get 1050 with my stock heatsink and with the FOP38 i bumped into the 1150 range so YES a heatsink make the world of differnce

[vfarrand]

Azzkicker,
Thanx for the input, but connecting the L1's was the 1st thing I did...
I still need info on the 2 Mods

[Hoot]

Vince;
Go to google.com and do an advanced search using kt7a voltage mod and perhaps phase as key words. You'll get a whole evenings worth of reading and pictures. This mod is not for anyone who is "soldering challenged". I've been soldering for 30 years, even solder my L1 bridges and I spent a good hour laying out and doing the mods. No point in trashing a $100-$150 mobo. Yes, a good to better HSF will allow you to venture above 2.0V without excessively high temps. That was one of the primary reasons why I bought the best air-cooled HSF I could find. One less hurdle in the dash for speed to worry about. Case temps are almost as important as the HSF. The best HSF can't remove heat from your CPU effectively inside a hot box. My case temp runs about 2-4C above the room temp, which I hold at 20-22C year round. Look at my sig. Under the same conditions, except with an FOP-32 (I own one), add 10-15C to my temps.

Hoot

[vfarrand]

Thanx,
Did you do both the mods ??
the #2 mod says not to do it unless you have water cooling......