vcore overclocking.

[Bullet-Man-2]

well my poor old 250PSU only pumped out 1.73 volts to the vcore. But in the BIOS I managed to pump it up to 1.825, but when I checked it using SiSoftware it says the vcore is running at 1.86.

Do you think 1.86 is to much for a 1.333Ghz Athlon t-bird? Will this damage my PSU? note: im not running a atx 12 volt cable to my mobo (which is suppost to give my CPU more juice), so I think the extra vcore will balance it out?... I dont want to overclock but with this little overclock I was able to make my system MUCH MUCH more stable!

well anyhelp would be great; here are my system specs:

windows 2000
13Gb Maxtor ata 100 hhd
dvd / cd rom drive
2X 256 pc-133 NEC ram
g2 mx400 64mg

[araaraara]

Raising the Vcore should be OK with decent cooling.

[BobyJo]

You would be wise in selecting a power supply that is listed on the official AMD site.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_869_1039^4038|1000_3,00.html

The minimum combined power rating must be over 190. I use and recommend the Antec PP403X power supply. It will keep those 4v & 3.3v rails at spec. and never work with a PS that has a combined power rating below the 190 combined power rating.

[gibsinep]

Well a normal 1.33 t-bird runs at a Vcore of 1.78
So you have put it up a pretty large bit. But if your temps are fine then their isnt much worry.

Also I would really reccomend you get a new PS right away or within a week. As being underpowerd isnt a healthy thing.

[Bullet-Man-2]

Originally posted by gibsinep
Well a normal 1.33 t-bird runs at a Vcore of 1.78
So you have put it up a pretty large bit. But if your temps are fine then their isnt much worry.

Also I would really reccomend you get a new PS right away or within a week. As being underpowerd isnt a healthy thing.

is there a safe way to blow a PSU?.. I need a reason to buy a new one :D . Well im jk, im prolly gonna look into a nicer PSU as soon as I get some more cash.

my 1.73 my CPU ran at 43ºc at idle, and it still runs at that level. I think I got a cheap *** copper heatsink with the wrong mixture of copper to what ever "extra" metal they may add because my temps didn't change that much. :confused:

but thanks for the help, its nice to get a good load of responce from you guys!