Please help, I need your advice!!!!

[mh454]

I am about to purchase a new mobo and chip for my water cooling project. Been doing some reseach and from what you guys say and others, ABIT seems like a good brand to go with for overclocking. Thinking about getting the BX6 (Rev 2.0) because it has lots of bus speeds and has UDMA 66.

Really I am stuck on which Celeron PPGA I should get and which sloket.

First off about the slocket. I am going to use www.frostyfox.com (http://www.frostyfox.com) 's idea of insulating the slocket. This way I don't have to worry about condensation. If you look in the section about "Preventing Condensation" you will see the slocket he is using has a good sized gapped between the card connectors (part that goes in the slot) and the socket. I need that gap for insulation. I emailed him and asked what kind it ways but he has not responed yet. Maybe one of you know what kind it is or one that would work the same way.

Second is about the Celron. Which is best for overclocking. 366,400,433???? Which can I get the fastest bus speed out of (like 112 or 117)and which is more reliable, Retail or OEM. Also in the OEMs on pricewatch.com their are some that start at $34 and all the way up to $90. All are OEM and some even have "not overclockable" in the description. Will all the cheapos be not overclockable? Thanks.

[Sterling_Aug]

Since when did the Abit BX-6 rev 2 come with ATA66 drive support?

Are you thinking about the BP-6 motherboard that supports ATA66 drives and PPGA socket Celeron processors?

I have my dual C366's in a BP-6 running 573 MHz @ 2.2 volts under Linux.

[This message has been edited by Sterling_Aug (edited 11-18-1999).]

[CMonster]

Way to go Sterling! Go Linux!

[Ilya_S_K]

go with C366, there is a good chance to hit 117 or 124mhz fbs. And there is no such thing as not overclockable. Celes all overclock some go further then the others. As for myself I bought c366 (not overclockable) and it is running @550Mhz now.
Do you know what they mean by not overclockable? Incase you don't I am going to tell you. Vendor usually tests the chip with 2.05v settings. If the chip can handle 100Mhz fbs( i am talking about celes) they post it as an overclockable chip. If it has problems with handling 100mhz fbs then they mark it as not overclockable. Well, you probably seen ppl posting 2.2v and above voltage settings for celes ( the highest I run my C366 was at 2.7v). That means that by buying "not overclockable CPU" all you have to do is to increase voltage a bit and it'll do it. In some cases like mine I had to install peltier to get it to 550Mhz (@2.05v, before peltier it would not even boot at 2.7v). It booted and been running for 3 months now with no problems.

Abit is a good motherbord, they use dipper chanels, that makes the mobo more stable at higher tempritures. I wish I would of bought Abit, but i did not; now regreting it. All I can tell you is that my next mobo will be Abit.

About ppga vs Slot1. If your mobo has all the settings that you need for overclocking your CPU, ppga and Slot1 would not make any difference. Make sure that you'll be able to fit your colling system on the chip that you will buy. slot1 is usually easier to cool. In my case I had to go with PPGA. I bought a MSI slocket w/ voltage and FBS settings ( my mobo doesn't have voltage switches) and assembled a kick *** cooling system, that has a biggest fan and heatsink, that I've ever seen in my life, and a peltier. /forum/smile.gif

Hope i did not borred you, and good luck.
Thanks, Ilya.