can i use this combination ??

anonymousz · 17th March 2002, 12:07 PM

P4 1.6A
ASUS P4S333
256mb pc2700 ram

i'm only planning to overclock it to about 1.7 or 1.8

Acid · 17th March 2002, 1:01 PM

yes

and you will be able to EASILY overclock that to 2.4GHz using stock cooling.

zeb00 · 18th March 2002, 10:30 AM

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Originally posted by Acid
and you will be able to EASILY overclock that to 2.4GHz using stock cooling.

i run that combo (only 2100 RAM ) and it runs great at 133FSB but i found it a little unstable at 2.4GHZ would better cooling help me with this?

Acid · 18th March 2002, 4:55 PM

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Originally posted by zeb00

i run that combo (only 2100 RAM ) and it runs great at 133FSB but i found it a little unstable at 2.4GHZ would better cooling help me with this?

what motherboard are you running?

Yes better cooling would help but increasing the core voltage is much easier/cheaper.

Shion · 18th March 2002, 5:51 PM

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i'm only planning to overclock it to about 1.7 or 1.8

I don't think you'll notice much improvement in performance with such a minor overclock. The 1.6A is capable of so much more.

If you want to be conservative- which I can understand- at least try 2.13 GHz (133x16). Your system should be rock-stable at this "standard" FSB setting and your CPU will barely be breaking a sweat. This is certainly the case with my i845-based P4B266... I assume that your SiS 645/P4S333 will be much the same.

Have fun,

-Bon

anonymousz · 18th March 2002, 10:01 PM

thanks guys

thematrix · 19th March 2002, 5:34 PM

I have that exact setup for a workstation PC at work...minez one of course.

The memory I use is KingMax DDR 333. I also don't use a high end video card (ATi Rage Pro 8M, and currently 8M TNT2 Vanta). The 1.6A runs stable for me at 2240 at 1.7V (max cpu voltage). At 2320 the system will stay stable as long as I don't reboot the PC. Once I do, the system won't POST until the BIOS resets itself. At 2399 it will post, but not get into Windows.

For the extra 640MHz I got out of the 1.6A (and still trying to push it a bit), I'd say I got a great cost to performance ratio.

17th March 2002, 12:07 PM	#1
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19th March 2002, 5:34 PM	#7
thematrix Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Michigan - USA Posts: 56	I have that exact setup for a workstation PC at work...minez one of course. The memory I use is KingMax DDR 333. I also don't use a high end video card (ATi Rage Pro 8M, and currently 8M TNT2 Vanta). The 1.6A runs stable for me at 2240 at 1.7V (max cpu voltage). At 2320 the system will stay stable as long as I don't reboot the PC. Once I do, the system won't POST until the BIOS resets itself. At 2399 it will post, but not get into Windows. For the extra 640MHz I got out of the 1.6A (and still trying to push it a bit), I'd say I got a great cost to performance ratio. __________________ Work PC: P4 - 2.4/400 Asus P4S333 \| P4 - 1.6A @2133 Asus P4S533 \| Unlocked P4 @3.06 Asus P4PE-X \| P4 - 3.0c Asus P4P800 (non dlx) \| AMD64 3000+ Epox 8KDA3J

17th March 2002, 1:01 PM	#2
Acid Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,850	yes and you will be able to EASILY overclock that to 2.4GHz using stock cooling.