[RESOLVED] Overclocking an AMD

[Sandu]

I've tried to overclock some CPU's from AMD:
AMD K6-2 333 is not going up (motherboard EPOX MVP3 E)neither from 95 MHz bus or multiplier;AMD K6-2 350 is very good for overclocking up to 400 Mhz (100 Mhz x 4) on 3 tipes of EPOX motherboards (MVP3 M, E, G)- I have one which have 6 months of overclocking 24 hours on a day ; AMD K6-2 400 has disapointed me - it's very unstable on any try I've made, but I' still working...

[Ben]

Sandu (or anyone else who knows),
What kind of CPU fan do you use on your overclocked AMD K6-2/350 (->400)? I too have an Epox board, but whenever I try to set 100x4 I get a very unstable system and I'm thinking it's because the CPU is getting too hot. Do you also change the voltage?

[gnslngr]

Check EPoX web site and go to Techical Bulitens to find how change core voltage in .1 increments.
Go to bugcomputer.com and download cpuidle.
This little proggie keeps the cpu and system cooler. NOT RECOMENDED FOR USE WITH PELTIER COOLERS

[Dawg]

Try increasing your voltage to 2.4
That is the max AMD says to use. I overclocked a K6-2 333 to 375 using a bus speed of 75 x 5 on a ASUS T2P4 motherboard. I could not get it to post until I set the core voltage to 2.4

Goodluck!

[Jman]

Overclocking on a ASUS motherboard is best. I just overclocked my 350 to 400 with no voltage increases and it is still running at about 100*F without special software and only one fan (no heatsink).

I plan to increase it to 420 soon. (4.0 mult. on 105 bus)
I think that the motherboard is less stable then your cpu. I would also suggest buying a temperature gage and software to track the cpu's temp. Try to keep it below or at 140*F.

I don't like voltage increases because that is the main cause of heat increase. Try to avoid them if possible.

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