[RESOLVED] amd 266 help?

[rusty66]

i've overclocked my amd 266 to 333 but since this is the first time ive overclocked my machine ..im kinda scared of burning out the cpu...can someone tell me what heatsink and fan i should use...thanks

[BAD.IRON]

If your computer is stable, you are not getting random lockup, or bad data reads, You all read have the right heat sink and CPU fan.

[stevet]

Bad.Iron is right - as long as you aren't experiencing any problems your fan/heatsink is probably adequate. Growing up riding motorcycles and snowmobiles taught me that "they run the best right before they blow up". That philosophy usually doesn't apply to computers. If the CPU begins to overheat you'll start getting lockups, BSODs, and other erratic behavior. If you start to notice any of these symptoms, swithc to a bigger fan/heatsink before you cause permanent damage to the CPU.

BTW - the K6-2's have been known to cause problems when they're overclocked - I wouldn't recommend doing it. I love AMD processors and personally feel that they are plenty fast for me without trying to squeeze a few extra MHz out of them.

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[kannibul]

i usually use the biggest with the most airflow (or get a peltier - for some serious overclocking)