Quote:Originally posted by @~@:~KEV~:@~@:
i would say up the voltage!

my k6-3 450 is running at 500 and when at 2.3v it seemed fine untill you had run hl for about an hour (cpu hits about 45 degrees c) then it locked up - upped the voltage to 2.4 and its fine - so try it - it will work - check overclockers.com for better cooling etc


Hey, i did up the voltage and it works fine now...good old voltage.
-Thanks

Look, oXide, the problem is not that people are trying to give you smart-ass responses. You are asking a fairly basic overclocking question in a forum that really isnt directly concerned with O/C. Most of the readers of this board have seen SOOOOOO many questions about O/C that read very much like yours that they want to puke. There are a huge number of sites that specialize in overclocking specifically. To this end, a search of those sites would most assuredly turn up the answers to your question.
Further, while it seems that there are uncountable success stories related to increased performance from overclocking on the internet, there is ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEE that any given configuration of OS, MB, Ram, HD, peripherals, etc. will yield these same gains. Many long time O/Cers have seen decreased O/C performance after switching to Win2k, while others have had no ill effects. Finally, assuming that you were in a forum where O/C was actively discussed, the form of the question that you posted gives those who would pose legitmate answers little information to go on. This information includes (but is not limited to) voltage settings, ALL peripherals (including graphics card, as many newer cards (GEForce) dont respond well to O/C, or to quake, for that matter), power source, specific BIOS information, Ram, etc., any of which can malfunction when overclocked.
 
It sounds like you have solved your specific problem. Next time, go to sites that are specific for your problem, and do a quick search. If that doesn't turn up answers, post your problem explicitly. Most likely, others have already found the solution.
 
Am I preaching? Probably. But I (as well as many others) greatly value the NTCompatible (as well as a select group of others) forums as no BS, helpful, and friendly resources. Many of the readers have contacted each other outside the bounds of the forum as well. If you want to see a useless example of a help forum, go to ScaRy's, or nearly every other gaming site, and try to get a legitmate question answered there. We (the readers of this forum) are concerened and protective of the integrity of this valuable resource that we (as a collective) have created. Threads that proceed like the present one do nothing but damage that integrity.
 
This is not a personal attack, nor is it a flame. It seems that this is your first post (under this name, anyway) and it is understandable that you may not know the protocol here. No worries, but for building a productive, helpful relationship with the other readers of this board, it will benefit you greatly to first learn the flavor of this board, then interact accordingly. There is a huge amount of information here at your disposal; getting banned doesn't hurt us, it only hurts you. It would be a pity if that happened because of a simple misunderstanding.
 
Props to THC for calling for cool heads to prevail
 
[This message has been edited by ChaNce (edited 11 September 2000).]

hey calm down - it works now - and a tech support board is supposed to cater for everyone including oveclockers!

I meet the same limit to overclocking in Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000.
 
Voltage increase in small incements is almost always necessary when you overclock and be prepared to lower your memory timings in Bios to Cas 3 and go back to AGP 1 with no fast writes.