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Steve H
Having realised that my ageing 466 Celeron is pretty much worthless in
comparison to today's superfast chips, I decided to have a bash at
overclocking it ( with a new Moboard and 1MHz chip coming in at less
than £100 it seems worth the risk ).
During my search for hints and tips I came across a couple of neat
utilities that have proved useful.
TestCPU ( 570Kb)
"Programmed by Robert Smid
Detects about 60 processor types and displays picture of cpu
Detects processor features and cache sizes
Contains processor museum with pictures and description
Shows memory transfer speed using different instructions
Contains standard benchmarks"
No installation required, provides a small range of comparative tests,
and a fascinating archive sample of chip speed data.
http://www.testcpu.fbi.cz/
MBProbe (69Kb)
"MBProbe is a program which monitors voltages, temperatures and fan
speeds using hardware monitoring chip(s) available on many modern
motherboards. Its features include:
Up to 9 voltage, 4 temperature and 3 fan speed readings (subject to
the limitations of hardware monitoring chip(s) present).
Automatic detection of monitoring chips.
Small memory footprint.
Setting of nominal voltage and fan speeds with warning thresholds.
Setting of temperature warning limits and offset readings.
Setting of sensor used for each temperature reading.
Temperature display in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Customisable task when critical temperature is exceeded for more than
30 seconds continuously.
Ignores fan warnings for 10 seconds after system comes out of suspend.
Swappable temperature display in status icon on taskbar.
Event and history logs. "
No installation required, quite configurable.
http://mbprobe.livewiredev.com/about.html
Motherboard Monitor ( 1746Kb )
"Motherboard Monitor (MBM) is a tool that will display information
from the sensor chip on your motherboard in your Windows system tray.
MBM supports a wide range of Chipsets & Sensor Chip combinations. MBM
is compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and .NET. "
A far more advanced Moboard monitor, requires installation.
I couldn't get it to work on my system, but from looking on
overclocking sites it appears to be quite well regarded.
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
And do these things work?
I've overclocked my 466 to 525MHz, and noted only a two degree rise in
temperature on the chip when working hard, and one degree when idling.
I've also used the programs to test a new cooling arrangement whereby
the power supply fan was replaced with a 24 volt one, which is
substantially quieter, and dispensed with the secondary chassis fan.
Regards,
comparison to today's superfast chips, I decided to have a bash at
overclocking it ( with a new Moboard and 1MHz chip coming in at less
than £100 it seems worth the risk ).
During my search for hints and tips I came across a couple of neat
utilities that have proved useful.
TestCPU ( 570Kb)
"Programmed by Robert Smid
Detects about 60 processor types and displays picture of cpu
Detects processor features and cache sizes
Contains processor museum with pictures and description
Shows memory transfer speed using different instructions
Contains standard benchmarks"
No installation required, provides a small range of comparative tests,
and a fascinating archive sample of chip speed data.
http://www.testcpu.fbi.cz/
MBProbe (69Kb)
"MBProbe is a program which monitors voltages, temperatures and fan
speeds using hardware monitoring chip(s) available on many modern
motherboards. Its features include:
Up to 9 voltage, 4 temperature and 3 fan speed readings (subject to
the limitations of hardware monitoring chip(s) present).
Automatic detection of monitoring chips.
Small memory footprint.
Setting of nominal voltage and fan speeds with warning thresholds.
Setting of temperature warning limits and offset readings.
Setting of sensor used for each temperature reading.
Temperature display in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Customisable task when critical temperature is exceeded for more than
30 seconds continuously.
Ignores fan warnings for 10 seconds after system comes out of suspend.
Swappable temperature display in status icon on taskbar.
Event and history logs. "
No installation required, quite configurable.
http://mbprobe.livewiredev.com/about.html
Motherboard Monitor ( 1746Kb )
"Motherboard Monitor (MBM) is a tool that will display information
from the sensor chip on your motherboard in your Windows system tray.
MBM supports a wide range of Chipsets & Sensor Chip combinations. MBM
is compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and .NET. "
A far more advanced Moboard monitor, requires installation.
I couldn't get it to work on my system, but from looking on
overclocking sites it appears to be quite well regarded.
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
And do these things work?
I've overclocked my 466 to 525MHz, and noted only a two degree rise in
temperature on the chip when working hard, and one degree when idling.
I've also used the programs to test a new cooling arrangement whereby
the power supply fan was replaced with a 24 volt one, which is
substantially quieter, and dispensed with the secondary chassis fan.
Regards,