Yes,My main computer took a crap,now I am stuck with this one. It is SIS motherboard 651C-6A7IAFK9C-00 AND THE PROCESSOR IS A NORTHWOOD INTEL 2.0 GHZ. Now I would like to know if it is possible to overclock this and how far can I go before it will get hot.. I am new to this so please bare with me.. Any Ideas ?
I have an Intel P4 Northwood 2.0GHz in my secondary rig. I got mine up to 2.4GHz, it ran stable and idled at around 50*C. This was with a really crap motherboard though, I had a Sony VAIO PC which also limited my overclocking. Have a go getting it up to 2.4GHz, I didn't need to change any voltages for that speed and I was on stock cooling.
If you have a B0 stepped P4a 2ghz you will only get 2.4-2.5 max. They all seem to max out at the same speed. Anything other than B0 stepped usually can go higher. I couldnt comment on the temperature, mine doesnt seem to change much. I idle at 18-19 and its goes to about 30 max. As for voltage, I found litte benefit in running it above 1.55v. The only time it was worth it was when I did the voltage mod to 1.7v or 1.8v which allowed 133 FSB. I dont recommend that though! Use extra voltage to help stabalize an overclock not to reach that slighlty higher speed. Especially with the nortwood, they can just die one day. Use CPU-z to get the stepping CPU-Z
Hi :mut & zeus I was able to get up to 2.44 ghz ,I think that is more than enough for me. Thanks for you comments...
