BE6-IIv2 with PIII 866EB

[keora]

I am planing to buy a Abit BE6-IIv2, but my concern is, since be6-IIv2 is a 440BX intel chipset, it only supports 100 FSB for memory and cpu.

If i buy one of the abit be6-IIv2, would i be able to run my cpu at 133 FSB, plus my memories are PC-133 also, would that be a problem? at what FSB my memory's would be running at?

In the CPU database section of the overclockers.com, i seen one person to overclock with BE6-II with 866 processor, is that possible?

Othervise, please suggest me a good motherboard for Slot 1 supporting 133 bus speed and good voltage and FSB settings. Thank you all .

[Lancelot]

Hey, I have a BE6-II and it says in the manual that it supports BX133 if you have PC133 ram and a videocard that can handle the 89Mhz AGP bus (like a TNT(2) or GeForce). There is one catch though, the new split pane voltage. Intel states that no BX board can support a split pane voltage, and I can't find anything about it in the manual or on Abit's site. Better ask if you can test the setup before paying for the CPU. Or go for a PIII E or one of the new Celerons 800/850 with the new 100Mhz FSB. Hope this helps you out a little...

[Ericsson]

when you plug that 866EB into the BE6-II, the BE6-II defaults the processor to 66mhz fsb and the lowest multiplier. now you'll have to manually set the fsb in the bios...

it's just like plugging in a Pentium III 650E into it and making it a 866EB...

don't worry 'bout buying a 133mhz fsb Pentium III. and save yourself from buying a celeron...

[keora]

Ok, now i have the PIII 866EB slot 1. Let me tell you little more about my system. Annihiliator Pro 32MB, IBM deskstar 20.5GB, SB Live Value!, and P3125 Alpha heatsink with 2 Delta 60mm 38CFM fans. 2*128MB PC133 rams. Which mobo would be the best to overclock my stupid configuration?

Would that giant heatsink block any of the memory slots on the BE6-IIv2? or the one you suggest?

Other motherboard i am considering is SH6, everything is perfect on that motherboard, except the voltage, it only goes up to 1.90V. Would that be enough to overclock at 1053MHZ(162FSB)? or would i need more voltage? Thanks all

Keora

[Ericsson]

the Alpha P3125 will block 1 dimm slot but the 2nd dimm will be very close to the heatsink...be careful with it...you could fry your ram or damage it.

[keora]

Is there any other motherboards like abit's softmenu III which allows you to go up to 200FSB with 1 increments?

Please someone, tell me the best slot 1 motherboard for overclocking with high voltage and lots of FSB settings over 133 mhz.. PLEASE!!!!

[frantadr]

Hi,
I have SH6 MoBo. Core voltage can be set up to 2.4V (Katmai switch option), FSB (theoretically) from 50 to 200 MHz.
Previously I have had BE6-II. Eigth months had run at 124 MHz (PentiumIII-550, Katmai), but then MoBo had stopped (maybe due to chipset error-?overheating?). When I compare this two boards, then SH6 is more stable.

[keora]

What is exactly katmai swithch option?? How can i turn it on??? or where i can purchase it??? This will REALLY help me out.. thank you alot...

[frantadr]

On the SH6 is jumper option (Coppermine/Non-Coppermine) for core voltage power supply. It selects max. voltage value (1.9 V for Coppermine or 2.4 V for Non-Coppermine).

[keora]

Can i use a regular coppermine CPU as an non-coppermine(just for more voltage). Or in otherwords, what difference it makes if i run my 866EB as an non-coppermine just to get more voltage??? Would it be damaging, since my cpu is not katmai? Any side effects :) ? What is the difference between katmai and coppermine anyway?

[frantadr]

Hi,
I apologize for my previous message, that was found on the reply of the dealer's technician. Since I was interested in this problem, I changed Non-Coppermine jumper to Coppermine and booted up. Done nothing remarkable. The computer booted and Vcore I can set form 1.3 V to 2.4 V.
In the manual is about JP6 header: "When using the Coppermine CPU through a CPU Converter Card, be sure to short header, othervise the system will not be able to boot up."

[keora]

OK! I found the JP6 header. I am not using a CPU converter card, and my processor is coppermine. I dont want to damage my CPU or mobo in any way, neither i want to loose some features of my computer. If i short that, what else would be affected other than the voltage?

[frantadr]

I think, that JP6 header don't have anything
in common with Vcore. I don't know anything more about it. My old P3-550 CPU works well in both cases (JP6 jumper closed or open). If you have P3 on Slot1, then JP6 header is not important.

[keora]

I just received my SH6 mothertboard. Everything is just as i expected, but that JP6 header, doesnt change anything about the voltage.. I tried closed and open , but the voltage is 1.90 max fixed. Any suggestions anyone?

Plus when i oeverclock for 995 mhz its good and stable, no problem, but when i over clock the computer to 1008mhz, windows finds a some kind of registry error , or a missing file. What is that because of? Temp? Voltage? or the CPU is not overclockable? Thanks everyone,,,,

[[OC]_SR20DE]

Keora, If you want performance, you should've gone with BE6-2 Rev.2 It's a killer board. Wipe out most of all other competitive boards in mhz to mhz performance. I dont know much about SH6 ones.. but it should be pretty good. I think any BE6-2 will still wipe out SH6s.. The good ol 440BX chipset has virtually the highest data transfer performance rating. BE6-2s can easily perform way over 133mhz bus.... just like the other boards that are rated at 133. I think if you know what you're doing with good OC'ing, I suggest you go with Abit BX133, BE6-2, or BX Master. Stay away from Via chipsets.

BTW, I wish you good luck reaching 162fsb because accomplishing that is going to be very hard for P3 866 processors.

And get used to with Registry corrupt, It's very common problem and ignore the thing and keep OC'ing! That's what I do. Im now getting registry corrupt very seldom. I think my CPU and HD have got warmed up. Long time ago, I had registry corrupt even just at 133mhz bus, so I said heh, what the f**k, I cranked the hell up to 150+ mhz bus and doing just fine.

[frantadr]

Hi Keora,
I have SH6 ver. 1.0, bios Sah6_vw.bin (form
ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/general/devices/abit).
I can set Vcore up to 2.4 V (when I use Katmai or Mendocino CPU). Maybe, that bios has internal limitation of Vcore according to
the CPU, that is installed.
And problem at 1008 MHz?
1008=155x6.5
When you use CPU:SDRAM:PCI ratio 4:4:1, then
PCI run at 155:4=38.75 MHz. It is possibly for IDE devices much. Try to decrease PIO in bios.