My first overclock!!!

[ucfswimmer]

well I finally did it, put together a cheap-o system with a celeron 800 and a gigabyte gabx7 mobo, and set the FSB for 124 instead of 100 right out of the box...system POSTed just fine...loaded windows...played some games..ran some programs...and its been fine for the past 4 days straight now...running at 8x124 (992 mhz)...an overclock of 192 mhz...i love this..i think im addicted now. =)

~jeff~

 

[Milkman]

It sure is fun isn't it, getting the added speed with little to no effort, the cellie's are great overclockers.I got my 600 up to 1008 and stable very easily

 

[AntiHeiss]

well I finally did it, put together a cheap-o system with a celeron 800 and a gigabyte gabx7 mobo, and set the FSB for 124 instead of 100 right out of the box...system POSTed just fine...loaded windows...played some games..ran some programs...and its been fine for the past 4 days straight now...running at 8x124 (992 mhz)...an overclock of 192 mhz...i love this..i think im addicted now. =)

~jeff~

oh don't think...you are one of us now...good job.

 

[takiwa]

nice o/c jeff...welcome to the club!

Just to give you something to think about, are you monitoring you temps with anything? If you aren't, download MBM 5 to monitor you temps with, and see what they are at...

 

[-=UR=- Ranger]

Ok, man that's it now you are addicted....
In you future you are going to spend all your money on hardware you will burn out afterwards....
But it's fun...

 

[ucfswimmer]

well I followed takiwa's advice and downloaded MBM5...I was curious as to exactly what my temps were and boy am i surprised...and a little confused.

I have:

Sensor 1 = WinBond1 = 43C
Sensor 2 = WinBond2 = 35C
Sensor 3 = WinBond3 = 70C

What exactly are these temps refering to? I know that an ideal system temp would be around 40C...so obviously at least one part of my system needs cooling, but where is the WinBond3 sensor on my motherboard?

I have an Intel Celeron 800mhz CPU @ 993 (8*124), and a Gigabyte GA-BX7 motherboard....no case fans...actually the only 2 fans I have in my system are the fan in my PSU and the fan over my CPU...this was supposed to be a budget system (only spent like $200 on it) and a test bed for overclocking/linux...plus it's right next to my bed so I didn't want all the noise...however I do know that 70C is pretty high and maybe if I knew it was the CPU, I would just get a better HSF than the one that came with the processor...I took off both the heatsinks on the northbridge and my GPU and applied arctic alumina thermal epoxy to them..and there is AS2 between the processor and the HS...so any ideas why I'm so hot?

 

[takiwa]

well, lets look at this from some different angles. The first thing I would say is to verify your temps with a probe...or even go with the BIOS temp for a reference point, to see which sensor is for the cpu. Also, Gigabyte mobo's report temps that have been proven to be off, which is why you need to check it with a probe, so you can compensate in MBM to give you the correct reading.

I would definately tell you to get a better HS, as the stock Intel HS is not even adequate for stock speeds, much less an o/c'ed system.

All in all, how is the computer responding to the o/c? Is it locking up or crashing? If it seems stable, then your temps are probably a little off in the program, which is something you can fix...don't let it worry you too much, but it is something you should look into a little further...we're here if you need help

 

[ucfswimmer]

well after running my system for like 15 mins with the F@H client going these are what my temps are now...

Sensor 1 = 45C
Sensor 2 = 35C
Sensor 3 = 72C


so basically my WinBond3 sensor went up 2 degrees celsius after running F@H which makes me assume that that is my CPU that is WinBond3 and that is running so hot...again, lemme state that this is a budget system...the case I have (which cost me $7) isn't bad except for 1 thing...the PSU is mounted above the CPU, leading for all kinds of work when doing stuff underneath it, however because of this positioning, would a better HSF really make a difference?

~jeff~

edit: its been running stable for like 3 or 4 days now...no BSOD..no registry problems...no crashes..no lock-ups...only thing is sometimes I dont get sound from some things im doing around the winxp desktop...but im guessing thats more because of the SB pci 16 sound card than anything else...BTW: pci clock is 31 and agp is 62...this board has weird multipliers for 124 mhz....i wonder what would happen if i bumped it up to 133mhz....

edit2: just checked the temp of the cpu in the bios and it was reading right around 40C...which means that Sensor1(WinBond1) is prolly the CPU temp since the temp was taken immediately after rebooting...im guessing the temp of 71C is coming from the northbridge...because while my comp is on the HS over the CPU is warm but not hot...however I could fry an egg on the HS above the northbridge...any ideas how to cool the northbridge anymore? I've already applied thermal epoxy..so I dont think I can replace that HS now... =(

 

[takiwa]

you ain't gonna get that 800 to 133FSB w/o a volt mod...and that just adds more heat, so let's do this one step at a time...the first thing you should do is put a fan on your NB...get a small one from RadShack if you have to, but you need to bring that temp down...hell, the ambient from that alone is prolly raising your case temp 5-10 degrees!
Second, you should invest in another HS, especially if the psu is above the cpu...that Intel HS ain't gonna cut it under there, but be sure to measure your clearance before you spend money on a sink that won't fit.
Look at your case for any possible cooling solutions. Can you twist/round/re-route any wires or cables to open up the airflow? Can you put any additional fans anywhere? If not, you may want to look into a new mid tower case...about $25-35