cant get a stable decent OC 3.2e pressy

[mikey976]

ok here is my specs

p4 3.2e prescott
p4p800 se bios 1012 beta001
1gb dual channel mushkin xp pc3200 lvl2 v2
custom WC never break 39C full 100% load after running toast/prime 95 for 24hrs
and Ati X700 Pro Agp
also ultra 600w PSU

can someone help me as to whats holding me back as far as an OC
i cant get any farther then 3.6 stable a@ 16x and 3.5 @ 14x

ive tried putting up a divider ive been researchin for a few weeks now.
i can get a post and partial boot at 4ghz 1.485v w5/4 divider but moment it goes to welcome screen i get flash of blue screen and immediate reboot

any ideas? thanx for anyhelp

~mikey

[lutjens]

The P4P800s have lousy voltage regulators...waaay under-designed to handle a highly clocked Prescott. I think they used a 3 phase setup...if memory serves correctly. They were barely adequate for a Northwood, and while technically compatible with Prescott, the P4P800 isn't the best choice for this CPU.

You can try attaching heatsinks to the top of the MOSFETs to dissipate some of that heat. But, I wouldn't expect too much more out of them...they're bagged already.

IMHO, your best bet would be to go to a Dothan conversion card...which seems to be the saving grace for these boards...:)

[Nanometer]

The best for a prescott were the p4c800-e and the ic7 max3. Both when modded were great boards. Likw he said, the p4p800 is really a stripped p4c800 board. It isn't a good overclocking board.

[mikey976]

i bought a p4c800 e off ebay it turned out NG , i called asus for an RMA
they were willing to RMA it but the board is discontinued so the offered me a p4p800 e in place of it

as far as my revision goes i have a C0,
this is the only chip i have a problem with.
my air cooled 2.8 northwood HT i hit 3.6 NP on stock voltage same board
my 2.4c i hit 3.3 with a little tweaking
my 3.06 hit 4.1 with a slight raise in voltage all on same board. i guess i might have to get an abit board

[Vric]

They changed your P4C for a P4P ? you got ripped off by few $$.
The P4C board was about $50 more at that time.

[mikey976]

i didnt rma it yet thats is what they offered me

[lutjens]

The C0 isn't doing you any favors either, unfortunately. But, I had a Socket 478 Prescott 3.0 E0 stepping that couldn't clock much better (3700MHz on a good day).

[mikey976]

where can i get some info on the stepping?
im lookin into gettin a gallatin but might just put some $ away fro a 939 or 775 setup

[Pete]

Stick with Intel mate

Still go ahead and stick some green away but use it on Conroe at least.

[mikey976]

anyone you guys could recommend i could maybe mail my mobo out to,
who would do the volt mods to my p4p for a lil green, pm me
btw im in brooklyn ny, id do it myself but i dont have a steady hand