Overclocking

enguy · 11-18-2005, 01:32 AM

My CPU is a 733mhz Pentium III. To what extent can I overclock it without damaging the CPU?

Thanks for the help.

Will.Spencer · 11-18-2005, 11:02 PM

No offense intended, but a 733Mhz Pentium III is so very old that it's better to upgrade to a newer CPU and motherboard.

Rob · 11-21-2005, 05:51 PM

I agree.

Even overclocking it won't bring out much performance.

CPU's are cheap these days. Even a low end Celeron or AMD will have 500% more performance than an old P3

kareja · 11-22-2005, 09:14 AM

I heard AMD gives out a lot of heat! IS that so? then overclocking it might damage a lot?

Will.Spencer · 11-23-2005, 07:59 AM

All modern CPU's generate enormous amounts of heat, compared to the tiny little cases we store them in.

The solutions are that CPU coolers are getting larger and more powerful.

Rob · 11-23-2005, 09:11 PM

I noticed AMD often overheated in the old days, not the new ones though.
Just make sure the thermal pad/gel is on properly and you wont have cooling troubles.

kidiotb · 11-24-2005, 02:48 AM

Wow this is something totally new to me. Could someone please tell me about This padding GELL!!! i have only fans on my machine and havent seen any coolant for computerS !!

cmpolis · 12-07-2005, 12:07 AM

Wow, spend $150, get a new CPU and motherboard, because yours is ancient.

Also, you are going to need a custom setup in most cases to overclock. Just make sure you have good cooling so your computer doesn't get too hot.

imported_Steve · 12-07-2005, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by kidiotb

Wow this is something totally new to me. Could someone please tell me about This padding GELL!!! i have only fans on my machine and havent seen any coolant for computerS !!

It's not coolant.

Most CPU's these days come with a heatsink with a small silver or white pad which needs to make contact with the CPU to cool it.

In the old days they used thermal paste for this purpose.

Fry · 12-08-2005, 05:15 PM

Some CPU's still use thermal paste or recommend you use it, even though they come with the thermal pad.
The paste adds an extra layer of protection.

Beware when trying to remove the CPU though.. it can often be impossible as the pad/paste is soft.

StudeNT1k · 06-23-2006, 04:19 AM

I agree that better variant is to buy a new processor and motherboard. But if we are talking about overclocking P3 733 I want to tell you that this socket 370 processor has no any overclocking ability. It canât work with FSB really more then 133 MHz and multiplier of Intel processors these series are blocked.

darviria · 07-12-2006, 06:25 AM

I don't understand why people bother overclocking, risking your hardware for a small increase in processor speed. You'd be better just adding more RAM, that's the easiest way to get a noticeable improvement in performance.

niggfreecs · 08-03-2006, 07:30 AM

i saw those paste that transgers heat from the processor to the heatsink, some of them hardens up!

Will.Spencer · 08-03-2006, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by niggfreecs

i saw those paste that transgers heat from the processor to the heatsink, some of them hardens up!

And that's OK, because they still work when they are hard.

You just have to be sure to replace the paste if you change fans or CPU's.

Fry · 08-13-2006, 11:21 PM

Alot of CPUs dont even require paste anymore, they have a thermal pad which means no more sticky paste

Of course that tends to make it harder to remove and replace...

freakenbloopie · 10-16-2006, 03:22 AM

Keep in mind that the right thermal paste is far superior to any thermal pads you can get. I'm talking about Arctic Silver 5, the best selling and most effective thermal paste in the world.

You won't find a pad that can do anywhere close the cooling capacity of this stuff.