Overclocking and MB optimization

[Glenn Crocker]

Yeah, I have both my desktop P3/733's overclocked to 805 MHz.  I also have
good heatsinks and fans, and good ventilation to both machines.  I didn't
overclock them when they were new, but because CPUs in this range are so
cheap, I'm now willing to risk that they'll fry.  I would never overclock a
server, since reliability is more important than speed in that context.

This is on an ASUS CUSL2 motherboard, which has good support for
overclocking and other tweaking activities.

If you're interested in local geeks with a propensity to overclock, check
out:  http://www.kcgeek.com/

-glenn

Glenn Crocker
Netmud   http://www.netmud.com
913-451-7785, glenn at netmud.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Densmore [mailto:DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 10:02 AM
> To: 'Jonathan Hutchins'
> Cc: KCLUG (E-mail)
> Subject: Overclocking and MB optimization
>
>
> I was referring to the BIOS optimizations. I have an ABIT K7A
> (133 FSB) with
> 1 CAS2 128MB SDRAM. I just turned on all the speed settings for
> the RAM and
> UDMA 66 harddrive. I could have overclocked the CPU right there
> in the BIOS,
> but my CPU fan/heatsink isn't rated high enough to use for overclocking.
> Beside, 700MHz is fast enough for me. ABit motherboards can be overclocked
> directly from the BIOS, you don't need no stinking Win9x utility. Do be
> careful if overclocking, you MUST have a GOOD fan/heatsink rated
> to cool the
> CPU. Any one here do any overclocking? Personally I think it's a bad idea,
> since CPUs are so cheap now.
>
> JMO,
> Brian
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jonathan Hutchins [mailto:hutchins at opus1.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:27 PM
> > To: Brian Densmore
> > Subject: RE: Thanks RE: Weird Video
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > ... here is what I did.
> > >
> > > 1. Optimized the MB (now at least it runs really fast).
> > >    (no impact on XWindows)
> >
> > What procedure did you go by to optimize it?  (What board is it?)
> >
> > I recently saw a board that came with a Win9x utility that
> > would optimize
> > and even overclock the motherboard.
> >