Overclocking an old Celeron

hellbender · May 1, 2003, 02:03 AM

Hey guys,
I'm looking to overclock my Celeron 333mhz, and it will be my first overclocking attempt on a processor.

Do you guys know of any good tutorials for COMPLETE newbies? Like, step by step, preferably with instructions?

And, any tips from you pros? :P

gripen · May 1, 2003, 05:40 AM

First of all, make sure that your mobo supports fsb adjustments(& preferably cpu voltage adjustments).
Then increase the fsb to 75mhz or 83mhz & test for stability by running CPU Burn-in @ http://users.bigpond.net.au/cpuburn/ for a few hours to a day.

If the cpu is unstable, increase the voltage a little. And check your temperature at all times to make sure that it does not exceed 50C or so.

hellbender · May 2, 2003, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gripen
[B]First of all, make sure that your mobo supports fsb adjustments(& preferably cpu voltage adjustments).

How would I do that?

MoFoQ · May 2, 2003, 01:27 AM

ooo...cely overclocking.....I remember seeing CRAZY stuff with it.....the first refrigration stuff I've seen was for a cely.

hellbender · May 2, 2003, 01:28 AM

lol, very high risk?

MoFoQ · May 2, 2003, 01:43 AM

yea...I think it was but since cely's are cheap, ppl cared less.

gripen · May 2, 2003, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hellbender
How would I do that?

In the bios.

Euphoria · May 2, 2003, 05:41 AM

Ok I doubt you'll be able to do anything from the BIOS.
We are talking about Cellery 333MHz, which I think it works on some of the older mobos that dont support BIOS FSB and Clock setting, but then I might be wrong. In case your BIOS does not give you the option to change teh FSB and the CPU clock you'll need to find your Mobo's manual and jumper configuration. You should be able to change the Front BUS speed and the CPU clock by switching couple of jumpers in their right position.
You should give us some more info on your mobo.

WyreTheWolf · May 2, 2003, 05:59 AM

hellbender...

Could you give me a FULL rundown of the entire system.

Motherboard:

Make -
Model -
Revision -
BIOS Revision -

Processor:

Make -
Model -
Stepping -

(should be listed on the processor somewhere)

Memory:

Make -
Model -
Speed -
Chips -

(should be listed some place on the memory)

Cooling:

Make -
Model -
fan(s) -

--------------------------------------------

As much information as you can get me will help a lot.

Thanks

Quarter · May 3, 2003, 10:08 PM

Depending on your chip, the 333's were a little hard to clock on the 100 buss as oposed to the good old 300a's.

WyreTheWolf · May 4, 2003, 05:30 AM

333 celeron ran on a 66 bus (5x66) to be exact. If you have a motherboard that supports the 75MHz FSB then you might be good to go... I have heard of 333 celerons doing 450 with no problems.

MSX · May 4, 2003, 06:30 AM

I ran a cely 300 at 500mhz on my abit board everyday in a case with no fans. Id go up to 600 heh... Crazy stuff. I was really impressed. Its overclocking options were some of the first software ones. My overclocking experiences have been less than favorable since... Two amd processors. The last just didint like overclocking... and my new one is a palimino. It runs at 50C all the time. which sucks.

Smradac · May 4, 2003, 08:52 AM

I have overclocked my 1GHZ Celeron to 1.35 GHZ.How is this possible with some cheap fan that i got with the processor?It is working on 40 Degrees of Celsius.

May 1, 2003, 02:03 AM	#1
hellbender DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Toilet Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	Overclocking an old Celeron Hey guys, I'm looking to overclock my Celeron 333mhz, and it will be my first overclocking attempt on a processor. Do you guys know of any good tutorials for COMPLETE newbies? Like, step by step, preferably with instructions? And, any tips from you pros? :P __________________ An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs.

May 2, 2003, 01:28 AM	Thread Starter #5
hellbender DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Toilet Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	lol, very high risk? __________________ An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs.

May 2, 2003, 05:41 AM	#8
Euphoria DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: California Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	Ok I doubt you'll be able to do anything from the BIOS. We are talking about Cellery 333MHz, which I think it works on some of the older mobos that dont support BIOS FSB and Clock setting, but then I might be wrong. In case your BIOS does not give you the option to change teh FSB and the CPU clock you'll need to find your Mobo's manual and jumper configuration. You should be able to change the Front BUS speed and the CPU clock by switching couple of jumpers in their right position. You should give us some more info on your mobo. __________________ Athlon XP 2400 @ 2125MHz, A7V333, Samsung PC3500 512MB ATI 9700 Pro @ Core/Mem = 385/702, Maxtor 40GB ATA133 7200rpm

May 4, 2003, 08:52 AM	#13
Smradac DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Slovenija Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	I have overclocked my 1GHZ Celeron to 1.35 GHZ.How is this possible with some cheap fan that i got with the processor?It is working on 40 Degrees of Celsius. __________________

May 1, 2003, 05:40 AM	#2
gripen DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	First of all, make sure that your mobo supports fsb adjustments(& preferably cpu voltage adjustments). Then increase the fsb to 75mhz or 83mhz & test for stability by running CPU Burn-in @ http://users.bigpond.net.au/cpuburn/ for a few hours to a day. If the cpu is unstable, increase the voltage a little. And check your temperature at all times to make sure that it does not exceed 50C or so.

May 2, 2003, 01:27 AM	#4
MoFoQ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	ooo...cely overclocking.....I remember seeing CRAZY stuff with it.....the first refrigration stuff I've seen was for a cely.

May 2, 2003, 01:43 AM	#6
MoFoQ DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	yea...I think it was but since cely's are cheap, ppl cared less.

May 2, 2003, 05:59 AM	#9
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	hellbender... Could you give me a FULL rundown of the entire system. Motherboard: Make - Model - Revision - BIOS Revision - Processor: Make - Model - Stepping - (should be listed on the processor somewhere) Memory: Make - Model - Speed - Chips - (should be listed some place on the memory) Cooling: Make - Model - fan(s) - -------------------------------------------- As much information as you can get me will help a lot. Thanks

May 3, 2003, 10:08 PM	#10
Quarter DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CA / USA Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	Depending on your chip, the 333's were a little hard to clock on the 100 buss as oposed to the good old 300a's.

May 4, 2003, 05:30 AM	#11
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	333 celeron ran on a 66 bus (5x66) to be exact. If you have a motherboard that supports the 75MHz FSB then you might be good to go... I have heard of 333 celerons doing 450 with no problems.

May 4, 2003, 06:30 AM	#12
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	I ran a cely 300 at 500mhz on my abit board everyday in a case with no fans. Id go up to 600 heh... Crazy stuff. I was really impressed. Its overclocking options were some of the first software ones. My overclocking experiences have been less than favorable since... Two amd processors. The last just didint like overclocking... and my new one is a palimino. It runs at 50C all the time. which sucks.