PIII 800EB -> Motherboard???

[DeMoeR]

I accidentaly got a PentiumIII 800EB (strange huh?) but with a crappy motherboard...
Now I want to buy a motherboard for this CPU that supports high overclocking...
What do you suggest?
What cooling do I need - I just have this metal thing (but not a fan)

[Allan Nielsen]

First of all, the EB cpu isn't the best overclocker in the world, as it doesn't have enough headroom to oc. However, you have a nice chance of getting 933+ MHz out of it.

You need a better heatsink than the oem. The bigger the better, look into Alpha or Global win just to mention a few. You MUST have a fan attached to it! You also need to use thermal grease (just apply a paper-thin layer to the cpu core with a razor blade).

As for the motherboard, Abit and Asus make some nice oc boards. I would recommend:

Abit SE6
Asus CUSL2
or perhaps the CUV4X

but there are other nice boards out there. Good luck! :)

[DeMoeR]

what's a thermal grease?
if it is a glow will it be like this:?

C P U
--------
grease
--------
big heatsink
-------
fan

[Kaos]

DeMoeR (Jun 25, 2001 08:14 a.m.):
what's a thermal grease?
if it is a glow will it be like this:?

C P U
--------
grease
--------
big heatsink
-------
fan

Yep thats the general layout. Right thermal grease is a heat conductive transfer material. Basically the higher the conductivity of the material the better heat transfer you'll get between your CPD core and the heatsink, giving a better tempurature (Tempurature is vital for o/c... The lower the better). A good thermal grease/compound is artic silver or artic silver 2. Available from
www.arcticsilver.com (http://).

PIII 450 @ 558 (124Mhz 1/4 FSB/PCI)
ABIT BE6 Mobo
Generic 450-750 heatsink and fan
256MB 133Mhz SDRAM
2.1GB SeaGate ATA 33 :(
8.4GB SeaGate ATA 33 :(
Creative GeForce 2GTS (With attached blue orb :))
Creative AWE 64

[DeMoeR]

So what is a better overclocker
Intel 815E or VIA694XDP

[Allan Nielsen]

Depends on the board. My friend has had great luck with a CPU just like yours and an ASUS CUSL2 mobo. (i815)

[Kingslayer]

Go buy another 800EB of the same stepping and get an Abit VP-6.

But this reply is 100% opinionated and bias.

[DeMoeR]

Ya know guys
here in this F***en country called greece evrything is expensive
the ASUS CUSL-C (something like this anyway) costs over $150!!!!!!!!!!

[Allan Nielsen]

DeMoeR (Jun 28, 2001 02:48 a.m.):
Ya know guys
here in this F***en country called greece evrything is expensive
the ASUS CUSL-C (something like this anyway) costs over $150!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, you ask for advice - and we give the best we have. Thats how it works.

How about buying one cheaper from a website in another country?

[!-=sky=-!]

my 800eb slot 1 couldnt do any higher than 855
on a burned asus p3v4x.....

oh well, i sold that cpu and replaced it with a duron anywayz~

[H@rdc0re]

I think my set up is quite good.

all depends on your budget.

good luck.