can the 733 P-3 be overclocked

[sonny454]

forgive me for sounding ignorant guys,but i just came off of having a 600b running 692 allday everyday without a single problem!now i bought a 733/SOYO Sy6VBA-133 MOBO,512 of PC-133 Micron memory.i cant get it past 743 without it locking in the boot up,is there anyone on this site who knows how to OC a 733? e mail me or post a response...thanks!

[This message has been edited by sonny454 (edited 04-18-2000).]

[daveleau]

I hate to say it but the 133MHZ fsb processors are typically not good OCers. The way to OC a CPU is to raise the fsb and when the fsb is already so high, it is unlikely to OC it. A P3 700E is a much better OCer. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news... You might be able to get it higher with extreme cooling (water or peltier or combo) but the mobo, ram or other cards may also hold you back. I have seen some who can get to 140 and 150 fsb which would give you 770 or 825 respectively, but that is not the norm. What type of cooling are you using? And what brand of RAM and what cards are in your system?
Good luck
Dave

[sonny454]

i have micron memory,a peltier fan along with a good heat sink and fan.i also have a IBM 36zx SCSI hard drive that i havent installed yet,the cards i have are...Prophet DDR AGP,SB Live Platinum,Adaptec 3940uw,and a 3com card...dont get me wrong the chip is already fast,but i guess i just want to squeeze a little more out of it

[daveleau]

Hey, I know what'ya mean. I have both of my systems overclocked (Cel 566 @ 901 and P3 500 @ 600). Your system sounds great. If your old system ran your 600B at that speed, I bet you are being limited by the CPU itself.
Dave