Overclocking PIII 733/CUV4X

[Enlil]

Hi all! I'm a newbie at this , I'm running PIII 733/CUVX M/B, Hundai P133 cas 3 sdram/256mb, Matrox G400 max V/C, the PIII is cB0 stepping, 2 case fans. So far what I've done is up the FSB to 146 and the voltage to 1.7, so I'm running at 803 mhz, stable(one random reboot in 2 days don't know if it's related) , and cool at 21c. Is there anything I'm doing wrong so far? And what more can I do? Thanks!

[Tim-]

You're on the right track- keep an eye on cpu temperature and move it up a little. Watch for symptoms of instability, and once you discover where this occurs, the task of determining the cause begins. Starting out with an EB chip makes it a little harder, but you're doing fine so far.

[Enlil]

Thanks Tim, so you are saying basically continue raising the FSB, should the voltage go up as well as I do this (forgot to say I'm running a 300 watt P/S) I don't know the function of the voltage in this process.

[Tim-]

Increasing the Vcore is sometimes necessary to achieve stable operation at increased FSB. Some chips will run at default voltage, others (most I have played with) need a little more to operate properly at higher FSB. Don't exceed 1.85-1.9v Vcore- at least not until you KNOW the characteristics of your setup. Increasing the clock speeds increase the temperatures, and increasing Vcore does it ever worse. Keep a close eye on temps as you proceed.

The 300W figure of your PS is a capacity rating. It can provide up to 300W but the actual dissipation will be determined by the consumption of all of your active devices.

[Enlil]

Awesome help thanx.....one last question though, is there anything I have to worry about regarding the over clocking this will cause to my V/C as I raise the FSB.

[Tim-]

It's not going to make life any easier for it, but I doubt that it will cause any real problems. I have a card running at 97MHz AGP right now on a BX board with 146FSB. I added a fan to the heatsink on the video card, though...