P4 Overclocking?

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Fri May 09, 2003 11:00 pm

ok, i got the itch to play with a p4 since i have had an intel in a couple years. My p4 2.0 northwood came in today.
System specs are

epox ep4-sda+
northwood 2.0
stock intel hs/f thermal pad removed and reg thermal compound applyed
512 pc 2100
ti4200 overclocked

ok so i have overclocked a intel since the celeron 566 days so im a little behind

I can get her to 2.3 with default voltage after that she needs a bump

right now im @ 2.505 voltage= 1.625-
cpu @full load = 39-43c

my dram freq is 153 x 2
my cpu freq is 125

anyways any suggestions on getting more outa her? Im afraid to go above 1.625-whats safe??
what should i do with my ram
Thanks
Bill

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Sat May 10, 2003 12:28 am

stock voltage on those is what 1.5? i had a 1.6a for a while there and took it up to 1.75 to get it stable at 2.4 Gig... i'm a nut and like to take the risk of blowing stuff up though

smb · Post by **smb** » Sun May 11, 2003 10:41 pm

I have a p4 2.0 northy, that I run at 2.66. I use a P4S533, but I only run it at 1.65v. Supposedly you can run them as high as 1.8 without any cpu degredation.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Sun May 11, 2003 10:49 pm

really you sure? If so i might bump to 1.7 and give her a whirl, whats an exeptable temp?

smb · Post by **smb** » Mon May 12, 2003 12:24 pm

the p4's throttle down when they get too hot, so temperature is not an issue, but voltage is, and anything above 1.8v is bad. Sudden death syndrome at 1.8v+ happens.

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Mon May 12, 2003 12:28 pm

cool im getting 2.5 outa my 2.0@ 1.65 i may bump it up hten, it wont even post at anything higher right now, at what temp do the p4's thermal throttle kick in (i dont want that happening)

MAC · Post by **MAC** » Mon May 12, 2003 3:42 pm

If I remember correctly, the P4 CPU will throttle down when the temp hits 66 C.

I have a P4 1.6A on an Asus P4B266C running at 2.24 (140 FSB). Voltage is at 1.525 and I'm using the stock Intel heatsink and fan. My temp are: 35-37 C (Idle) 42-45 C (After Quake 3)

MAC