P3 800 = Overclockable?

[OverclockingAddict]

I've got a P3 800, and the highest i can get it to is 110 bus. I've got an Abit BH6, but as far as I can tell, it's a CPU problem. It's gonna be really hard to convince the techs at the store I bought it from that it won't stay stable at factory speed. I tried pushing the voltage up to an insane 1.8v, just to have to put my old CPU in to get it to post something besides 912 MHz and not to lock up. It is stable at 840 Mhz (105FSB) and possibly stable at 880 Mhz (110FSB.) It will not boot at 115FSB. PLZ Help!

[Big Lar]

Try checking the data base at www.overclockers.com and if they are going higher/ you will probably need better cooling.

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Help me get this Boot outta my azz!!!!

[SadSadPanda]

What kind of RAM are you using?

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Please don't provoke the poor people..........

[OverclockingAddict]

Someone got theirs to 966...(only entry.) It has to be the CPU or the mobo, because this exact same setup went 133FSB with my 450. The motherboard is a BH6. Maybe I need a peltier... But is heat the problem?

[OverclockingAddict]

For the love of God please help me! 840 Mhz seems like a 386! AhhhhhHHHhHHhHHhhHhHHHH!!!!

[Big Lar]

Sheesh I don't know what to say/The chip is so new/ that none of us has anything to base any reliable facts on it....But..... Post your specs here/ ie mobo revision, week of the cpu/ ram/ "N" rating of the ram/ Video card/ other cards in your puter/ the works,,, and we'll see what we can do...

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Help me get this Boot outta my azz!!!!

[OverclockingAddict]

OK...
P3 800

Asus V6800 GeForce DDR @ 145/340

SBLive!

256 PC100 RAM that was stable at 133 w/ my
P2 450

Generic Network Card

40 Gig UDMA 66 with SIIG Controller Card
10 Gig UDMA 66 connected to ^

Generic Floppy

32X CD ROM

300W Power Supply (could be cause of random reboots at high CPU speed?)

Abit BH6 Mobo, plz give info on how to find out what rev.

System is at room temp even under heavy workload due to multiple large fans circulating air in from side-bottom of case, out through top.

Win98 1st Ed & Redhat 6.0 on dual boot.


The System was rock hard stable at 133 FSB when I had my P2-450. Any other info specify.

[SkrUboL]

Intel has pushed pretty hard to get their later P3E's out. most likely it's already been overclocked a little by intel.

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MooOoo!

[Flash]

The PIII600-PII800 all seem to be the same chip with different miltipliers.

The only difference is, a 800 is garenteed to reach 800 while a 600, although it will probably reach 800, it`s only garenteed to to reach 600.

In short, you most likely reached the chip`s (garenteed and tecnological) limit.

[C-Dude]

What about the new stepping??

[CheeseMan]

I saw a 800MHz @ 1500MHz+ here. IT's even got a link the the people who did it!

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Nothing but the CHEESE!

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[OverclockingAddict]

Everything is the same on my 800 and the 800@1500 except the FSB. Here are some stats off of the CPU you guys might wanna screw around with...

800/256/100/1.65V S1
90100573-0302 MALAY
!(circle with little m)(circle with little c) 99 SL3XR

BTW what is usually the cause (besides the system itself) that it would freeze during posting? Heat? Voltage?

[todays]

Get a copy of CPUid and let us know what the stepping is. I have a feeling that Flash is correct. The stepping change was to make things more stable at the 1000 Mhz range. And the early copermines might be lucky to touch 1000 Mhz.

[OverclockingAddict]

[OverclockingAddict]

Compared to the one that hit 1500: