An Overclocking Journey:
What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been…
Success! It worked again. I ran it at 620mhz for a full
day and then Windows suddenly froze and I had to back down my FSB in order to boot into
Windows again. I never heard of a CPU losing speed from burning it in. After a post to the
overclocking newgroup and much troubleshooting, I realized that my PC100 memory wasn’t
up to the task and that heat was a big issue. It seems that the heat from the hot side of
the peltier was leaking back into the processor slug. I ended up getting a 128 meg stick
of PC133 EMS HSDRAM and I switched the leads on my peltier to run at 5v instead of 12v.
Now I’m back to 620mhz plus some… I’m running “rock hard” stable
at 645mhz. I can even boot into Windows at 667 and I can post and start booting into
Windows at 690. Wow!!! All this from a long shot processor.
 
Okay, I know there may be a few questions that are running through
your mind…
What would I do different if I started again from the beginning?
Okay, here's some recommendations for the new overclocker:
- Watch the newsgroups. Before you post a question, look back through
the posts. You’d be surprised at how many common and not so common questions are
asked and answered previously. Also, be careful how you word your post and be specific.
Anything that’s vague or can be perceived as “rude” probably won’t get
a reply.
- Watch the websites. The Overclocking/ Extreme PC Enthusiast web sites
are excellent sources of information. There is a wealth of information at your fingertips.
All you have to do is some homework and searching. If they don’t have the specific
information you’re looking for, chances are that they have links to get you where you
want to go.
Am I satisfied with my system right now?
Sure, I guess. But, if you have any recommendations…
Can you leave the damn thing alone since it’s running well?
Never. Hmm… I guess there’s no hope for me as long as
technology continues to work in six month cycle.
Have I found a 12 step program to help me with this addiction?
No, not yet. Still looking. If you know of one please email me.
"Props" and immense gratitude (Okay...
"ass-kissing"):
Chainsaw for giving me the break I needed to get things rolling.
Jim Phillips from Millisec.com for all of his
generosity, time, patience, and assistance he put into helping me with my project. I
couldn’t have done this without you.
Lipo
for being a very kind and generous friend and compadre through this.
Chris
on ICQ (23197411) for reminding me of who I was 10 years ago.
Joe M
for all of his wisdom and insight helping me troubleshoot my many problems.
All my buds in the #hocp mIRC channel on devilsown.digital-web.net.
Mike at
Pretested CPU's. If you
don't want to go through the headaches like I did, then check out his guaranteed
overclocked CPU's.
Many thanks are in order for all the people who helped me out over
the past few months in the newsgroups and via email. You know who you are. Thank you!
Please feel free to send any questions or comments on this article
to DivideBy0.
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