G400 MAX and P3-450 O/C to 600 MHz ??

[Picard]

Hi Friends,
Do any of you use G400MAX in a P3-450 which overclocked to 600 MHz ? Can G400MAX handle 89MHz (2/3 133MHz FSB speed) of AGP clock in AGP2X mode ?
Your information and advice are very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

[UserReview]

I'm using P3-450@580 on an Abit BX6r2.
Run's great in AGP 1x mode, locks in 2x.

Unable to hit 600 due to main memory, or cache memory, or MB, 580's just fine!

Locking at 2x seems due to Abit/G400 combo, as even running @450 results in the same.

With 32 megs on board, I can't think of when AGP 2x would make a difference anyhow...

Someone claimed to be running AGP at 1x, 1:1, 129MHz, I never tried.


[This message has been edited by UserReview (edited 09-12-1999).]

[Rags]

I think it is system specific, because I have tried it on a BX6r2, and 2X works just fine. My Bh6@124 fsb does just fine.

Rags



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P3 450@560, BH6, 128MB PC100, Delta CD ROM, Mill.G200/G400, 8.4G WD, 8.4G seagate, SB16 (temp.), Yamaha Burner, Zip, Sportster 56K int., Storm Scanner.

[UserReview]

Rags...

What else was in the BX6r2 you tried.
How long did you try it for?

Would like to narrow it down.

[Rags]

It was a brand new board (I was building for a customer), it had a G400DH retail, 128PC100, P2450(it overclocked successfully to 580 @2X), had a Usr sportster 56K internal Isa, a SB live Value OEM, WD 8.4 IDE ATA33, Mitsumi 40X cdrom ATA33, Win98 PD5.13, box drivers for the Live, box drivers for the sportster. Had some productivity software as well.

Rags



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P3 450@560, BH6, 128MB PC100, Delta CD ROM, Mill.G200/G400, 8.4G WD, 8.4G seagate, SB16 (temp.), Yamaha Burner, Zip, Sportster 56K int., Storm Scanner.

[Picard]

Hi Rags and UserReview,

Thanks alot for your information.
Currently I am waiting for the arriving of
my G400 MAX. :-(
Hoping mine will be arrive next week.

[Guyver]

Yes, it works great.

MAX, PIII450@600, 133FSB, 1/4 PCI. 2/3AGP.

Guyv


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ABit BE6, PIII-450 OC'd 600Mhz. 128MB PC133HSDRAM, 2.0V, 39C, Matrox Millenium G400 MAX, Adaptec 2940UW, Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB, Quantum 4.5GB, Kenwood 52X TrueX, Mitsumi 3XDVD, Sony SDT-5010 4MM DAT, Toshiba 32X SCSI CD, Memorex 6x2x4x CDRW, Iomega 100MB Zip ATAPI, 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy, 3Com/USR 56K Voice Faxmodem Pro, HP DeskJet 895CXi, Pioneer VSX-3700S Dolby Surround Receiver, Design Accoustics 3-way fronts, Pioneer Surrounds, Logitech Marble FX

[Zypher]

Some people will get just the right setups and/or luck. But for consistient usage at 133fsb, I think you'll have to wait for some new BX boards coming out, that will have better choices for AGP/PCI settings. I *think* a new abit (be6 II) will have 1/3rd agp choice for most fsbs, but I'm not sure. It will have 1mhz increments from 100 to 200 though

Either that or wait for 820/810e.

[MidiSax]

i run a vanilla g400 on a p3-450@600 using 133 fsb and 1/4 pci divider. Works very well.
i have a diamond fireport 40 and 3 scsi hd's, 3 soundcards, 256 meg corsair pc133 ram. voodoo2 and 3com pci video capture.

[Ali]

I run my G400 on a P3 600 at a 100Mhz FSB but have the AGP divider at 1/1 Runs fine

I think I got lucky with this card though. It also overclocks to 168Mhz Core (and its not even a MAX)