OCing ignoramus

Bilirubin · Post by **Bilirubin** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 10:31 pm

Ok. I am (finally) going to up my FBS a bit on my PIII-500 (to 112). Was just in the BIOS and noticed the core voltage was already set at 2v (I bought the mobo from a ocer on these boards). Plucky here told me that is a bit above the default core of 1.65v. So, should I take the core voltage down some before upping the FBS?

The CPU has been running at this higher core for a year with no problems.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Wed Oct 31, 2001 10:33 pm

might as well jsut leave it and bump the fsb. later you can lower it if it is stable and enjoy the cooler faster running system.

Greg

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Thu Nov 01, 2001 7:04 am

that is pretty high - about 1.8 is more normal for oc - what you need to watch is the heat - you should be runnung ~ 38 under load

mcbiff · Post by **mcbiff** » Thu Nov 01, 2001 8:38 am

Maybe it's an old Katmai P3-500, those run at 2.0v default.

Bilirubin · Post by **Bilirubin** » Thu Nov 01, 2001 11:46 pm

Indeed, that is the case--the 2v is default. I couldn't get it to post with a fbs of 112

Bilirubin · Post by **Bilirubin** » Sat Nov 10, 2001 3:32 pm

How high can I bump the core to try and get this thing to post at 112 fbs?

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Sat Nov 10, 2001 4:12 pm

2.3v's with the old P3's Cel's or P2's is about the highest you would want to go with it.