I got bore one day and decided to overclock my computer for fun. I recently purchase IC7 motherboard for 65.00 dollars. I know this board was design to overclock and take some abuse. This board suppose to be highend because it is using Intel 875 chipset, but A-bit was generosity cheap by not providing an intergrated device for connecting to the internet. A cheap 10/100 will do, but non can be found. Even their other low end board has 10/100 lan capability. Also I hate their ATA IDE position, since I have Skyhawk Mid size case (case a little bit small).
Back to overclocking. I pop an Intel 2.8B in the board with 2 stick of ram (1 x 256 Samsung pc 2700 & 1 X 256 Micron pc 3200) and TT copper heatsink that is rated for 3.2 GHz. The first time I overclock I upped the frontside bus to run at the speed of 3.4 GHz and saw the blue screen of death. I went back to the BIOS and increase the voltage to CPU, Ram, and AGP. After a few attempt, the machine booted to the Desktop.
I run SiSoftware to do the burn in for 3 consective times and watch temp rise on MBM software. After 3 consective times my idle temp at 50 degree, rose to 65-68 degree. I also decided to play a movie and set a lot of filter on FDDshow to high quality. This was even more stressful than SiSoftware burn in because my computer froze.
I play with the setting in the BIOS and decied to stay with 3.2 configuration because I could use the default voltage on the CPU. The more voltage on the CPU, the more heat it produce.
Conclusion: Better ram will probably help me out on stability at 3.4 GHz. I probably won't get a better ram because I'm cheap. Better cooling, ie. Zalman heatsink or better case will probably factor in getting the system stable at 3.4 GHz.
Later on I decided to purchase X Alien Case:
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I figure this is Winter right now and could image my CPU being bake in the Summer time. I decided to purchase this case instead. It is not aluminum, but steel. It is built like a tank and look like my Antec black SX1040BII case.This should help keep things cool in the summer months. The best part is, it only cost me 45.00 dollars (shipping and tax included). Actually it cost me 25.00 dollars and my old case to my brother. I was using his credit card.
Back to overclocking. I pop an Intel 2.8B in the board with 2 stick of ram (1 x 256 Samsung pc 2700 & 1 X 256 Micron pc 3200) and TT copper heatsink that is rated for 3.2 GHz. The first time I overclock I upped the frontside bus to run at the speed of 3.4 GHz and saw the blue screen of death. I went back to the BIOS and increase the voltage to CPU, Ram, and AGP. After a few attempt, the machine booted to the Desktop.
I run SiSoftware to do the burn in for 3 consective times and watch temp rise on MBM software. After 3 consective times my idle temp at 50 degree, rose to 65-68 degree. I also decided to play a movie and set a lot of filter on FDDshow to high quality. This was even more stressful than SiSoftware burn in because my computer froze.
I play with the setting in the BIOS and decied to stay with 3.2 configuration because I could use the default voltage on the CPU. The more voltage on the CPU, the more heat it produce.
Conclusion: Better ram will probably help me out on stability at 3.4 GHz. I probably won't get a better ram because I'm cheap. Better cooling, ie. Zalman heatsink or better case will probably factor in getting the system stable at 3.4 GHz.
Later on I decided to purchase X Alien Case:
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-144-067&depa=1 " target="_new">http:// http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-144-067&depa=1 </A>
I figure this is Winter right now and could image my CPU being bake in the Summer time. I decided to purchase this case instead. It is not aluminum, but steel. It is built like a tank and look like my Antec black SX1040BII case.This should help keep things cool in the summer months. The best part is, it only cost me 45.00 dollars (shipping and tax included). Actually it cost me 25.00 dollars and my old case to my brother. I was using his credit card.
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