I have a older soyo 7vem motherboard with a P3 866mhz which says running at 133/6.5 during boot. It's temp runns approx 36*C/ 96*F. I have never really tried to oc a cpu before but I would like to try mabey bump it up to 900. I really don't know where to begin I have read here about adjusting the fsb. Closest thing I can find is Frequency/ Voltage Control in bios. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk is Disabled Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) 133/33MHz CPU Host Clock has following options Default 66/33 75/37 83/41 100/33 103/34 112/37 124/41 133/33 140/35 There really is no inbetween that I can find. Both sticks of ram are pc133 256mb ea. I take it there is no way to lock pci and just up the fsb? Would it hurt the cpu or motherboard if i selected 140/35? Remember I have never tried to oc b4. Thanks Chad ASUS A7V8X AMD XP 2700+ 2.17ghz 768mb ddr 2700 nVidia 128mb FX 5200 WD 80gb SE DVD R/RW

Just change the setting to 140/35 & you're done. Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro

Well that was so easy on that it was scary. The CPU temp dropped to 32c which is odd too?? Thanks! I'll keep my eye on the ol temp. Now off to experiment on another lol. What's a good CPU to experiment on in a Soyo SY-6BA+IV ?? Right now I got a crappy ol celeron 700 running at 66fsb & 320mb "256mb pc133/64mb pc100" Only reason I put in the celeron was to see if it works. It's on a slot to socket 370 adaptor. Only CPU's I have are a couple 233 slot 1's, a couple 350's, skt370 500cel & 366cel. Some how I can't set the speed manually in bios for the 700 celeron which reads 108x6.5 at boot. I tried setting fsb to 110/35 and beeps like crazy at me. So I gotta keep resettin bios. Everest Reports it as cpu clock 701MHz 10.5 X Multipler & CPU FSB 66.82 I can't even find a 10.5 x in the bios? i'm more to believe that Everest is telling the truth as oc the fsb of a celeron 66 to 108 sounds too far fetched. LOL how far can I clock a 233 before it frys? As long as I don't kill the mobo that is. ASUS A7V8X AMD XP 2700+ 2.17ghz 768mb ddr 2700 nVidia 128mb FX 5200 WD 80gb SE DVD R/RW

The multiplier is locked on almost ALL Intel CPUs. You may be able to change the multiplier setting in the BIOS, but when you reboot, you'll find that the change didn't actually take effect. The FSB is the only thing you can experiment with. You should always raise it in small increments of about 3-5MHz at a time (when possible), then test the system after making the change. When you see settings like 140/35, the 2nd number is the PCI speed. It's best not to let the PCI go above 38MHz. Your 700Mhz Celeron is supposed to run at 10.5 x 66MHz FSB. Kicking the FSB up to 110MHz was just WAY too much. That would have put the CPU speed at 1155MHz, which is a 65% overclock. Generally speaking, if you can overclock your CPU by 20%, you've done good. Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro

"how far can I clock a 233 before it frys?" Actually, overclocking won't fry a CPU...if you set the speed too high, the system will either become unstable, or it won't boot at all (like the beeping you had). What WILL fry a CPU is overheating it, or adding too much voltage. Just make sure to monitor your temps, & if you raise the CPU voltage in an attempt to stabilize the overclock, be very cautious as to how high you go with it. Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro

"When you see settings like 140/35, the 2nd number is the PCI speed. It's best not to let the PCI go above 38MHz." The normal PCI frequency is 33 mhz, and 35 mhz is about the highest that's allowed. Any higher, and your ide devices will go crazy...your hard drives will start destroying data, etc. You should try and keep PCI at 33 mhz to protect your data. If the motherboard doesn't give you a feature to lock the PCI, then the best thing to do would be to replace the motherboard. An older, cheapo mobo might be better if it gives you more control.

Sorry I didn't mean 110/35 x 10.5 it was 110/35 x 6.5 which stated it was 715MHz. Which was the setting that beeped at me. Don't even ask me how I managed to do this! I set 90/30 x 8.0 which should have made it 720MHz... Now I saved these settings, Let it reboot itself and then it said 145 x 6.5 running @ 950Mhz!!! According to Everest it's CPU 952MHz CPU Multiplier 10.5 CPU FSB 90.68MHz overclocked at 36%!!!!!! It's running alot faster! Stable enough to open Everest but not exactly what I wanted plus it's probably hard on that poor cpu. Even though I have a big ol Socket A type cooler on it and it's only running at 24c, Bios reads cpu temp at 34c. Now what I would like to know is how is this possible? & Why won't it keep my multiplier setting? All three reading are different! The bios setting, the bootup reading, & Everest! CPU Ratio X 8.0 Is the highest possible Multiplier of all settings on this mobo. To state it Clearly it says in bios CPU Frequency MHz Manual CPU Host/PCI Clock :90/30MHz CPU Ratio :X 8.0= 720MHz AGP Frequency Mhz : Auto = 90MHz Vcore Voltage Adjust: Normal Upon Save & let it reboot 146 x 6.5 Is this Mobo screwy or what? Should I leave it at 952Mhz ?? :) lol ASUS A7V8X AMD XP 2700+ 2.17ghz 768mb ddr 2700 nVidia 128mb FX 5200 WD 80gb SE DVD R/RW