cpu 333

[jk2210]

hey guys/girls.. I am new here, so plz help me... I haver never triedto overclocking my computer before :-9
I have a pII333, taht i have clocked to a 4*100 = 400

Then i wanna clock it to at least 450, but 500 or 550 would be nice, butwhen i go over 400, nothing goes on the screen, or the computer restart all the time...

my mother board is
epox p2-112a
My bis is not updated before, it is 1.xx, and i have never tried that before
and, where do i get test programs??
thanks for the help

:cool:

[Jon]

Welcome to the forums!

If you need a BIOS update visit EPoX.com (http://www.epox.com) and download the latest version. Complete instructions will be there for you to read. Just follow them exactly and you should have no problems.

For stress related programs to burn in your CPU I suggest CPUBURN, Stability Test, Mathmark in a loop, SETI (of course, being a member :] ), SiSoft Sandra has a utility built in, etc. Most of these can be found at Tweakfiles.com (http://www.tweakfiles.com), just do a search or check under Benchmarking programs.

As far as your current overclock goes, it's actually not that bad. Pretty good in fact. Older cored Pentiums don't overclock too well to begin with. The blank screen you get when you try over 400 is just a failure to post. What you want to make sure of is to have excellent cooling. If you're just using stock cooling on your chip now and want more out of it, alternative cooling solutions are probably going to be needed. It's probably an older SECC slot 1 chip so you'll need to find a better heatsink and more powerful fan to fit that slot processor. Core temperature plays a HUGE part in how well an overclock goes. If you don't keep it cool, it won't like you or your overclock at all. You may also need more voltage. If the temps are still in a reasonable range but still won't overclock anymore then it may need more power to the chip. More speed takes more power! (On most occasions anyways.) Be aware, though. More voltage makes more heat. So you see the need for terrific cooling is always there.

I would suggest working on getting that chip as cool as possible before attempting to raise the voltage though. Don't want to kill it. Always use small increments when applying any new settings too. Patience is a virtue in overclocking.

Good luck and keep us informed on how you do! We'll be happy to help you with any more questions you may have. Check the front page for overclocking beginner's guides as well. They're pretty basic but everyone needs to know the basics to get into this. The more you help yourself the better help you get from us!

Welcome once again!