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If I uopgrade to a Pentium 150 chip, should I set the Clock for 2.5 and the Bus Speed for 60MHz?
Thanks
Joe

If you set the bus speed at 75MHz and the clock multiplier to 2X, you will be overclocking the system. In particular, you may be running the pci bus at too high a speed. Bear in mind that you may be pushing the limits of your hardware at 75MHz, not to mention building up excessive heat. At the very least, if you must overclock, make sure you have a good heat sink and fan and that you do not have cables unduly blocking the path of airflow through the case. You should probably supplement with an extra case fan if your case supports one. Also, provided your heat sink/fan combination isn't soldered on, you should apply a VERY thin film of heat sink compound (couple of bucks at Radio Shack) to the top of the processor and uniformly distribute it between sink and cpu by repeated application of minute amts, careful rubbing of two surfaces, and removal of excess. The final film should be extremely thin. Too much will negate the advantages of using a heat sink. Also, don't get any any conductive components if you are using a oem cpu without a faceplate, such as the p55 mmx cpus.
jason

Another overclocking option would be 66MHz x2.5 = 166MHz :) This should be pretty simple for a P150 to do and you won't be overclocking the system bus.

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