stubborn t-bird

[Mr. Chambers]

hey all, my 800 t-bird on a shuttle ak31 revision 3 board just doesnt wann break 1ghz.. wont post.. i think its running cool enough, whats the highest temps you guys recommend? right now the hightest i've been able to get is 933 from it.. 7 x 133fsb i dunno i'm running win 98se, with a stick of crucial 128mb 2400 ddr and a stick of 256 OCZ 2700 ddr for ram.. what else do you guys need to know ta help me out?

[muddocktor]

You need to post what kind of hsf you are using, thermal interface material or thermally conductive grease and what kind of loaded temps you are getting at your highest stable overclock.

[Mr. Chambers]

i'm using a global fop38 heatsink and fan unit that i lapped, and just some cheap thermal paste, i ran out of artic silver... as for the temps, the only way that i can ever get some is to do it from the bios.. mbm 5 doesnt work right, either that or i dont have it set up right, which is possible.. whats the highest voltage i should be giving my processor?

[DOCTOR EVIL]

What about your Power Supply Unit? Is it a generic or a brand name PSU? Is it at least 300Watts? Check to make shure that all your voltages are where they are supposed to be and are stable. That mixed matched dram config of your could be the colperate as well. Is your Chip locked or Unlocked Mr. Chambers? Also try reseating your CPU and mem just in case.

[Mr. Chambers]

alright, i have a good 300watt ps, not sure of brand, but it wasnt cheapy so.. also my t-bird is unlocked, yes.. right now i'm at a multiplier of 7 and a fsb of 133 to get 933... what sort of temps are too high.. and how should i check, is there a way besides the bios? mbm5 didnt give me any readings.. just a bunch of 0's