P6SBA's with the older Harris controller

Ghostrider <-00-.DeleteThis@fitron.142> wrote:

 > Philip wrote:
 >
  > > I'm one of the unfortunates with the Harris HIP6004ACB voltage controller.
  > >
  > > I know it can't handle 1.65v Coppermine P-III's, but having read about
  > > overclockers upping the processor core voltage by as much as 15%
  > > (1.65 + 10% = 1.82 v) I wondered whether anyone had actually ever tried
  > > a 100Mhz FSB Coppermine in an older P6SBA board?

 > But the issue is overclocking what?

Well, I read that overclockers have to increase the core voltage to ensure
that the processor can get enough power. It struck me that if a suitably
cooled processor can stand +10% core voltage then the Harris ACB at
1.8v might still work (all be it at an "unsupported" non-spec way).

 > The P4 Pentiums, for instance, do have
 > an allowance for, perhaps 10-12% due to the physical manufacture of the
 > CPU. Such tolerances were not available for the PIII Katmais or CuMines.
 > Nor did motherboards that have the flexibility of the Intel 865 or 875 chipsets
 > exist at the time of the 440BX chipsets. But do some experimentation...that
 > is OK for obsolete products such as the P6SBA's and PIII's.

Well, perhaps after I've upgraded! - Though I was just asking in case anyone
else had already given it a go.

Phil.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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