PIII 650e Overclocking?

[Brian R.]

Happy Birthday!!!

Hey, I forgot It's My Birthday Too...

Happy Birthday to me

[Guyver]

Thanks Guys...

Hmm... Let's see - what did I get today...

3Com sent me a free Palm Pilot V... Kewl
and I got the offer from my new employer...

Happy Birthday to me, Yee-Haw...

My attendance in these fori may fall off for a while, while I attempt to instill 14 years of UNIX admin experience into 2 co-workers in 2 weeks....

Happy B-day Brian....

Thanks Paul....

Guyver

[paulcs]

Happy Birthday Brian and Guyver.

Sorry about the sort of simplistic answer, Brian. I guess I was having so much fun overclocking my 600E, I didn't bother to check who was asking the question and gave an answer better suited to a newbie.

Do you think you need the special fan to cool the Coppermine. I haven't noticed the 600E getting particularly hot at 1.65 or 1.75 volts, no matter what speed it is running at. In fact, it seems to run *a lot* cooler than my Katmai PIII's at spec. The low voltage requirements really do make a difference.

I do have four case fans, the case itself is quite large, and the ambient room temperature is always pretty cool, so maybe I'm getting away with murder using Intel's fan.

Guyver, why is 3com sending you birthday presents? I've been a loyal customer for years, and they don't even send me a card?

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[This message has been edited by paulcs (edited 04 March 2000).]

[Mark F]

Happy B-Day

Now, go OC something.

Mark F.

ps- Mines the 15th

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OH NO, my retractable cup holder swallowed a DVD...
and burped out a movie

[Guyver]

My company ordered a new 3300XM (24 Port 10/100 Switch Expansion Module, plus the almost gigabit matrix module) for our network. I found two free offers online for ordering them, one was a $250.00 rebate, that could be used in conjunction with a free Palm Pilot V. The company kept the rebate, I kept the Palm Pilot... Fair trade...

Guyver

[Brian R.]

Paul, I used the Alpha cooler because I have adapted it to my set-up. I think the Intel fan is fine for conservative ocing. If you happen to get a real hot rod, it might be better to put on all the cooling you can get. After all, there is less percentage difference between 133-134 MHz than between 110-111. Also, there are sweet spots in the fsb spectrum that are easier (safer?) to approach than others (e.g., multiplier changovers, standard bus speeds like 133, etc). It might be worth 2 or 3 MHz more in fsb, or 100-200 more units in 3DMark 99 to be approaching 133 with an Alpha than approaching 129 with the Intel cooler. After all, cooler is better. Honestly, in any system, the only way to find out is a direct comparison, making as similar an installation as possible. A well-installed Intel cooler may outperform a poorly-installed Alpha.

Thanks for the Happy Birthday wishes. I guess the 650e was my birthday present.