Not much luck overclocking... question.

[ahartman]

I have a 550 (Katmai) that I'm not having much luck overclocking. I don't know if it's my mobo or my processor but I may consider a 550E if it's reasonable enough price-wise.

Would this be a good move? I know the 550E is much more overclockable (from what I've read) but again, don't know if my mobo is holding me back (IWILL VD133 - VIA chipset).

Any thoughts? I'm always looking to spend money on my computer - just don't want to throw it away...

I guess the first question is - can I just throw a Coppermine in my current slot? I don't know enough about CPUs to know the different types (except for Athlon vs. Intel).

Where is a reputable place to buy CPUs?

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PIII 550 (not O/C'ed...yet)
IWill Motherboard VD133
VIA Chipset
256MB PC133 CAS2 Crucial
G400 DH 32MB (5.41 Drivers)
DirectX 7.0
SB Live! Value
8x DVD (Toshiba)
6x4x24 CDRW (Sony)
Intel Pro/100+ NIC
3Com CMX Cable Modem!!!
Optiquest V95 19"
HP 812C Color Ink Jet
Microtek flatbed scanner
Intellimouse Explorer
Surround Sound w/two subwoofers
AND WAY TOO MANY GAMES!!!

[CHHAS]

is there no harddrive in your system ?

Anyway, Ars Techinca has done a review on your board using a P3 500e, so Coppermines shold be OK
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/1q00/iwill/iwill-1.html

Seem like a nice board

Here a link to Iwill's tech support if you want to make sure yourself
http://www.iwillusa.com/contact_us/t...odelName=VD133



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P3 500, 224 MB ram, G400 16SH,
Maxtor DM 40+ 30GB, IBM Deskstar 16GP 10GB, Maxtor 4320 13 GB
SB Live Value

[ahartman]

Thanks for the link to ARS. I'm still discovering different sites for this kind of stuff.

I feel much better about the mobo now! I may just shoot for the 500E or 550E. What's another 2 or 3 bills, right?

Oh, I do have a harddrive - it's a 20Gig something or other...