It´s A Normal Situation?

[scandisk]

Hello from Spain, in Europe... and sorry, but my english level it´s low.

We buy a Asus P4B266 motherboard and plug in a Nortwood Pentium IV 2.000 Mhz... that´s works fine ... with a x20 multiplicator and a x100 Mhz Bus.

But, if we manually put bus motherboard to x133 Mhz.... WORKS FINE AT 2.667 MHZ, and only have +4º Celsius high (33ºC AT 2.000 MHZ AND 36-36ºC AT 2.667 Mhz, with a 24ºC in the motherboard).
The vcore voltage works at 1.65 - 1.68 V at 2.667 Mhz ... aND Windows XP and Windows ME WORKS FINE AND STABLE with hard work and overload.

IT´S SO EASY? IT´S AN ANOMALOUS SITUATION? SOMEONE CAN HELP ME?

[scandisk]

We use an "standard" DDR memory, without mark...
TNT2 M64 with TVOut and 32 Mb AGP x4
256 Mb DDR
Sound Blaster Audigy
Asus P4B266 Motherboard with Intel 845D chipset
A normal case, with 300W Power Supply

... and it´s a maravillous NORTHWOOD Processor, We think, becouse +600 Mhz overclocked and only +4ºC Celsius ... IT´S AMAZING.

... and the processor it´s cooled by a NORMAL HEATSINK, and standard heatsink, with no power extra, no 7.200 rpm, no WATERCOOLED...

AMAZING

[TASOS]

If you dont have any problems (hang-up's) with windows...and all your applications & games run fine....then np.
I hope you did some good testing with it.
I also hope your temps are accurate ?

[Yodums]

Well just because your processor is getting into Windows doesn't mean it is stable. You must download something like "Prime95" thats puts your computer under 100% stress. You'll notice your temperature going up too. This is your computer full load temperature. If your computer can possibly go 72hrs with this and not glitch or reboot or lockup then its stable.

Keep an eye on the temperatures they shouldn't be passing 45-50 degrees.

IF its locksups or something in the first hour or 2-3 hours then try putting a little vcore - Make sure your temperatures are ok though.


Yodums

[jazztrumpet216]

With a Northy, ideally, you wouldn't wanna hit 40. But 45-50 is a safe range. That's a good OC, those Northwood's overclock very well. Do some burn in now, or some Prime 95 as Yodums said.

[scandisk]

Hey! My computer WORKS FINE AT 2.667 Mhz after 24 Hours of "streessed life"... with 41º Celsius at processor "surface" and 31º Celsius in the motherboard sensor.

We works into a small computer-shop in Spain, and we receive the first Asus P4B266 motherboard and the first PIV Northwood at 2.000 Mhz...

note1: we usually install AMD K7 and DDR memory... we don´t like Intel, but... we receive and "speciall" requirement of a good client.

We mount the computer, with an standard fan-heatsink (and with normal termal-grease) and we use a "mid-range" configuration for this good friend:

- Intel PIV "Northwood" OEM (no boxed) at 2.000 Mhz, 1,5V , x20 multiplier, x100 FSB
- Standard cooling heatsink-fan for PIV, using standard "white" termal grease for semiconductor (nothing of artic-silver or similar).
- Asus P4B266 Motherboard, with Intel 845D chipset
- Nvidia Riva TNT2-M64 32 Mb AGPx4
- 256 Mb 1 Module 256 Mb of DDR memory at 266 Mhz, NEC.
- Seagate 40 Gb Barracuda 7.200 rpm IDE UMDA100
- LG x52 CD-ROM
- Standard case, with a 300W power supply
- Sound Blaster Audigy
- Ovislink WinModem.


The first "Northwood" system... we surpouse problems... Power up the computer ... and automatically detect x20 multiplier and x100 Mhz FSB. We install Windows XP Home Edition... and works fine. x20, x100 FSB, 1,5V Vcore, 33º Celsius at Processor and 23ºC Motherboard temperature.

... but, the first system, why don´t try to overclock it? ... we put the MANUAL SWITCH MODE, select de x133 FSB and... power up the computer. The results? Computer power up without problems, and Windows XP start working "normally"...
WE DON´T BELIEVE IT.

We install some "stress" software, 3DMark, SisoftSandra, PiFactorial Prime, 3DMax Rendering... and start working HARD...

And we stay here, WORKING FINE AFTER 19 Hours of "stressed live" with a PIV 2.667 MHZ running well at 42ºC without problems (33ºC at motherboard) in a "comercial computer", a non-protype or experimental computer, with a +600 Mhz overclocked processor running fine.

WE ARE IMPRESSED... THATS INCREDIBLE... and we surpouse that´s we have an PIV 2.000 Mhz "FROM ANOTHER WORLD"... or, All the Northwoods works like this? If that´s true, we will buy all the Intel production :)

Thanks to all, we are going to install your recommended "Prime95" and other software, and start working with it in that system. We hope to obtain more than "72 hours stability", and offer more detailed information.

note2: Actual Vcore: 1,64 - 1,68 VCore and +0,1V DDR Memory:D :cool:

[deez]

nice overclock on that Northwood...and no not all Intel CPU's OC like that you just got a good one.

Prime95, 3DMark 2000/2001, Sisoft Sandra burn-in, and SETI all make good stability testing tools