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[Pandagonier]

I have a Celeron 700,and i`m trying to overclock it.But i don`t quite understand on how to do it. I got the cooling taking care of.So i`m not worried about over heating.So if someone would gladly help me out i would apreciate it.

[Super]

Tell us your Motherboard name, amount of Ram you have, and the CPU cooler you're using. :)

[Bender]

Welcome to the forums Pandagonier!

You can probably overclock by upping the buss speed in the bios or possibly by moving some jumpers around on the motherboard. I really like the little program soft fsb so I can change the buss speed right in windows. Let us know what type of motherboard you have so we can give you a more specific answer. Happy overclocking.

[outhouse]

Before you do anything Please read through the tips section on the front page and get yourself some background knowledge theres allot to learn and your PC will will end up being allot better in the long run if you study a little bit, also check the CPU database and see what others have done with your CPU as well as what kind of components there running to get at the speeds that they are at.

goodluck

[Pandagonier]

I have:
191MB of PC100
700Mhz intel Celeron
twister heatsink + 1 blowhole and 1 expansion slot fan
system model: Whitney Systems CR Board
system type: X86-based PC

[Pinky]

Pandagonier (Jun 12, 2001 11:05 a.m.):
I have:
191MB of PC100
700Mhz intel Celeron
twister heatsink + 1 blowhole and 1 expansion slot fan
system model: Whitney Systems CR Board
system type: X86-based PC

Hope you check the tips on the hompage first, there's a lot of really useful info for starting, including how to determine if you CAN overclock with your particular make/model of motherboard, which I have never seen before.

Once you've determined this you can follow the step by steps to increase your bus speeds and voltage.

You will need to be specific from here-on-out, since we are unable to see your screen, write down temps, voltages, and the like as you go along so we can be more specific in the help we can provide.

[Pandagonier]

i have a 700 celeron
191 mb
system model: Whitney Systems CR Board
system type: X86-based PC
intel 810 chipset
and i really do need help oc my celeron..so plz help me out here...

[Phil]

Do you have your motherboard manual?
You will need to find the section of front side bus speed alteration.
The speed of a cpu is determined by 2 things, firstly is the front side bus, this is what carries information between the cpu and motherboard, secondly is the cpu multiplyer or bus ratio, what happens is the cpu multiplyes the fsb by it's multiplyer for the speed it runs at. For instance your celeron 700 has a 10.5 multiplyer and runs on a 66mhz bus which is where it gets the 700mhz from. Now with intel chips the multiplyer is locked so that shops can't overcock them and sell them for more and also so you buy the speed you want and don't just overclock. Luckily though intel doesn't do anything to stop you speeding up the front side bus. A common practice is to increase the fsb on celerons from 66 to 100mhz which is the next official step. Unfortunately this is only really possible on slower celerons such as the 600 and 633. If you were do to this on your chip it would be running at 1050mhz which is usually too much for the celeron to handle even with good cooling and extra voltage.
usually most celeron 700 owners get between 800-1000mhz depending on their motherboard and their cooling. If you care only using the standard intel cooler then I would say 900mhz is a reasonable target though you may not quite manage this.
You need to see if your motherboard can handle bus speed alterations in the bios or with jumpers on the board it's self, if it can't then all is not lost, it is likely that the tool softfsb can change your bus speed and I will send it to you if necessary.

[Slake]

Pandagonier (Jun 11, 2001 08:39 p.m.):
I have a Celeron 700,and i`m trying to overclock it.But i don`t quite understand on how to do it. I got the cooling taking care of.So i`m not worried about over heating.So if someone would gladly help me out i would apreciate it.

One other thing you could do. I couldn't find any reference of "Whitney Systems" on the internet. Was it built by a local PC shop? If so, you may have a overclockable board. If locally built, ask them for hardware specifics. Look on the board itself for identification. Or check the website of the company you bought it from for info on the board. Go to http://www.tweakfiles.com and download SIsoft Sandra or another diagnostic program which identifies hardware in your system. Once you find out for sure the board manufacturer and model you can put Phils' advice to work. Listening to Phil talk overclocking is akin to listening to Jethro Bodine ciphering. I love it. Makes me ..ahh.. makes me ... I gotta go find the wife!

[Pandagonier]

heres my info on my motherboard,i used that sandra program:
Entire System:
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Model: Whitney System CR Board
Version: Revision A0
Serial #: 0123456789
Unique ID: 00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000
System Mainboard:
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Multi-Processor Support: No
Model: Whitney System CR Platform
Version: None
Serial #: None

I have an OEM computer. It an e-machines computer.And i have tried the program called soft fsb.It doesn`t work.my speed stays the same all the time.

[Pinky]

Pandagonier (Jun 13, 2001 09:31 a.m.):
I have an OEM computer. It an e-machines computer.And i have tried the program called soft fsb.It doesn`t work.my speed stays the same all the time.

There's your answer, emachines are barely designed to run as-is, very few of them are upgradeable from their original configuration, so you can pretty much forget making any significant modifications.

[Pandagonier]

are you serious...damn e-machines. wheres my gun at,i`m gonna blow this SOB to bits

[Pinky]

Pandagonier (Jun 13, 2001 12:18 p.m.):
are you serious...damn e-machines. wheres my gun at,i`m gonna blow this SOB to bits

Some times you get what you pay for, inexpensive proprietary computers are impossible to tweak.

Next time you may want to befriend a tech and have them build one for you.