overclocking soyo 6ba+IV

[khotthead]

MY SYSTEM IS A SOYO 6BA+IV WITH A PIII 500
128MGS SDRAM100
AGP VIPER3.30

CAN ANYBODY GIVE ME SOME SUGGESTIONS OF WERE TO START WITH THIS AND WHAT I CAN REALISTLICY GET WITHOUT CHANGING A LOT OF COOLING TO GRT IT?THE PIII500 IS A RETAIL BOXED WITH HEATSINK AND FAN. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS ONE MAY LIKE IT.I HAVE WANTED TO FOR A WHILE BUT DID NOT KNOW WERE TO START.THIS SITE SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF EXSPIRENCED PEOPLE WITH THE SAME OR CLOSE TO SETUP. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP
KNOTTHEAD

 

[coffeebean]

khotthead:

Do you know *which* P3-500 you have there? Does it have 512K or 256K of cache? You can overclock the Coppermine P3-500 far more than the old 512K version.

 

[khotthead]

the pii500 is a 512kb l2 cache version 3731103-002 made in malaysia also the memory was upgraded to L2 7.5ns so let me know what you come up with thanks

 

[OCPhreak]

Well since you have a older 512K cache 500, overclocking will be more limited...however it may be possible ...

your first step is going to be to enter the BIOS.. under SOYO Combo setup, you will see a line that allows you to adjust theCPU settings...page up or down till it says "manual"
Next is the CPU Multiplier...( you can ignore this since the CPU sets the multiplier and it CAN NOT be changed by you)
Next line is the FSB settings it should be 100MHz.

page up or down to set it too the 105 MHz....(the next step higher)

Also under this mode you can change the CPU voltage
the AGP divisor settings...

for now leave these settings alone...

next you need tp save and exit the BIOS ..restart/....and see if the computer will boot.

if it does NOT boot...shut off power...and press and hold DOWN the "insert" key and then turn on power (this resets the BIOS to its defaults

try this one small step first....then if you achieve a stable overclock with 105MHz..try the next setting


Keep in mind however that you may need to up the voltage as well...go only 1 step up at a time.... and only as much as needed to achieve the most stable speed...

also keep in mind the higher you up the FSB the more you PCI/AGP bus speed move out of the spec speed of 33/66MHz respectively...and some components do not function well...

in particular your video card isn't very well known for its ability to handle out of spec speeds... the same thing goes for the HPT 366 UDMA/66 controller

if you notice as you adjust the FSB speed the BIOS reports the PCI and AGP speeds to you


I am sorry if this seems a little confusing since I am telling you all this after 24 hours of no sleep... but it should be clear enough to help you on your way...

also if you have ICQ , feel free to message me....I can talk to you about it as well

enjoy and good luck

 

[khotthead]

THANH YOU I'LL GIVE THAT A TRY AND LET YOU KNOW.
KNOTTHEAD

 

[DaveB]

I've had the +IV since April. Originally I ran a retail PIII 550 Katmai at 650 MHz. All I had to do was increase the core to 2.2V and change the FSB to 118 MHz.

Since July, I've been running an FC-PGA PIII 700 on an Iwill Slotket II using an Alpha PEP66 H/S fan. Since October it's been running at 994 MHz crash free with the core at 1.95V. If you upgrade, get an FC-PGA and slotket setup so your core voltage settings aren't limited. It's a great O/C'ers board.