Need help/input OC Asus P2B mobo w/ PIII 600 Katmai

[guppie]

I have Asus P2B 440BX mobo and PIII 600 (512K cache) CPU with Micron 128 MB PC100 SDRAM. I am running MBProbe with regular CPU temp at about 106 degrees and mobo at about 85 degrees. Is it worth OC this system or what? Does anyone else have this same mobo/CPU and what did you do? What about extra cooling. I should mention that I am not using any thermal paste either... Any help appreciated.

[Allan Nielsen]

guppie (Feb 15, 2001 07:14 p.m.):
I have Asus P2B 440BX mobo and PIII 600 (512K cache) CPU with Micron 128 MB PC100 SDRAM. I am running MBProbe with regular CPU temp at about 106 degrees and mobo at about 85 degrees. Is it worth OC this system or what? Does anyone else have this same mobo/CPU and what did you do? What about extra cooling. I should mention that I am not using any thermal paste either... Any help appreciated.

I strongly suggest that you apply some thermal grease RIGHT AWAY! It can seriously damage your CPU in the long run, if you don't do that! :(

And to the real Q:
Of course it's worth overclocking the system! :) Try upping the FSB, and see if it still boots, and if Windows is still stable. You might want to consider getting some better cooling for the CPU though, and your RAM could also turn out the be unable to handle speeds higher than 100MHz.

[guppie]

I hate to go there, cuz they don't know **** about computers, but can i buy thermal paste at Radio Shack? Or where can i get it cheap?

[Allan Nielsen]

guppie (Feb 15, 2001 07:42 p.m.):
I hate to go there, cuz they don't know **** about computers, but can i buy thermal paste at Radio Shack? Or where can i get it cheap?

Is your computer still on??? Oh dear... :-)

I dunno if you can get some thermal paste at Radio Shack, because I live in Europe! But it's worth a shot, right? Almost any silicone grease will do, but getting the expensive Arctic Silver is the best...