Abit BH6 question

[gody]

Can somebody tell me how high can I go with a Pentium III or a Celeron with this motherboard
Thanks in advance.

 

[PCAddict]

I have a CuMine 600E on my BH6.

 

[squirrel dog]

If its a rev.1.0,or 1.01 you can flash the bios to the latest ver.(ss) and on a sloket,do a cel2-633 at 950.I would stick to the 100 mhz p3s,although their are some who run the 933 on a bh6.I have two bh6's,both have celerons,the 633,which has a 9.5 multipier for the cpu.In the soft menue,I went to 9.5x100 and set the vlt. to 1.70-1.75,and thats all there was to it.If you have the later version board,1.2,then you have the 1/4 divider for your pci bus,at 124 I think,so the higher bus speeds are a go.

 

[1KrazyFool]

Yes, I have a 550E @ 733 in my BH6 r1.02.

 

[Chad]

I have a 566 C2 doing 953

 

[JackMDS]

If you use a Slotket that is compatible with the CPU that you intend to use, the BH6 will do.

Don?t plan to use a CPU that need 124MHz FSB, and above to O/C, the BH6 has only 1/3 pci divider (more modern Mobo has ¼ pci divider).

Your best bet is Celerons 600 or 633. (o/c to 900 or 950MHz).

 

[Jeff H]

gody, as others have recommended, either go w/ a C2 or a 100MHz FSB P!!!. I've read numerous posts of P!!!-850's being used on HBH6's. Remember to flash to the SS BIOS version b4 you swap processors.

FWIW I've been running an FC-PGA P!!!-650 cB0 on a rev1.02 BH6 for six months now w/o a hiccup. Using an Abit Slotket!!! and a Thermaltake Gorb for cooling. I recently lapped the bottom of the Gorb and used Arctic Silver paste.

 

[Linh]

300@450, 366@550, 533@850 all on the same mobo

 

[LordOfAll]

Wait a sec here. I thought the early revs of the board are not supporting the flip chips. Are you all saying that they will?

 

[JasonG]

Yes, I have a rev. 1.0 BH6 and have been running a fcpga Celeron II 566 at 850 on a Abit Slotket.

It works no problem with the BH6. Abit says the Pentium III's over 600 won't work but I haven't tried.

Jason

 

[creedog]

Abit's home page



Here are the specs for the latest bios update

BH6 Rev. 1.1
Supports the Celeron566(66),600(66),667(66),700(66)MHz CPUs, and PIII 750(100),800(100)MHz,850(100)MHz CPUs.


[ BH6 ]
Supports Celeron 633(66),667(66),700(66)MHz
CPUs

I have the same board (Rev 1.0) and am considering upgrading to a C566@850
, which is becoming hard to find, or the c600@900, which is a bit harder to overclock than the C566


Sharkys Extreme Celeron II overclockig article, Check it out.

 

[JaiKnight]

Under the BH6 rev1.0x BIOS updates (BH6NV.EXE) it also notes that the P3-600(100) can be used, but it doesn't say anything about processors at higher speeds w/ 100MHz bus after that revision. Do you guys think a P3-700 or P3-800 with 100MHz bus will work?

 

[Jeff H]

JaiKnight, there have been post too numerous to count of people successfully implementing P!!!'s up to 850MHz on BH6's. Right now it appears the cC0 P!!!-700 is the overclocking cpu of choice.

 

[Sawbuck]

Ive had a pIII 700 @ 933 and a bh6 @ 872 with no problems

 

[JaiKnight]

Jeff H, yup I know, I've read, but they always gave Bus speeds higher than 100 with Rev1.1, so I know higher clocked CPUs work on higher Revs, but I was never too sure about Bus speeds higher than 100 on the rev1.0x. I honestly don't really know how different dividers and bus speeds work, so I want to make sure before I spend a fairly large amount of money on a new chip...

Sawbuck, which BH6 are you using? and which type of P3 is it (FCPGA, Slot1, 100MHz, 133MHz)? Thanks!

So from what I can tell above so far, I'll be ok with any 100MHz P3-Slot1 chip, and if I do get a FCPGA, then make sure it's not the 133MHz type and get a slotket with it?

 

[Jabberwocky]

According to Abit, the BH6 v1.01 does not officially support the new coppermines. Having said that, I am running a Celeron2 (Coppermine128) 566@850 with no problems. I am running it at 1.7v which is very similar to PIII voltages, which means I am essentially running a PIII 850. Abit says there are power issues with the older boards, but I think they are just covering their asses!

 

[1KrazyFool]

The 1.0x BH6 boards will run 100, 103, 122, 124 and 133 mhz. All with a 1/3 PCI divider. Like I mentioned above, I am running a 550E @ 733 mhz; that's a 100mhz FSB CPU running at 133mhz FSB. The BH6 detected it as a coppermine and gave it the proper voltage, and I run the QN BIOS.

All 1.1 boards have more FSB speeds and a 1/4 PCI divider.

 

[Drifter]

>My system

P3 700@933 SL45Y stock HSF w/ IWill slocket 2 (1.65V)
BH-6 V1.01 (Flashed to SS)
256 meg MUSHKIN w/SIEMENS Infineon PC133 (cas 2)
Asus geforce 2 MX (200/200)
Seagate 30gig
Asus 36X
FUJITSU 1.44 FLOPPY
Yamaha 8X8X24
Yamaha speakers/sub

>I upgraded from Celeron 300A@504. Looks like the last upgrade on the BH-6. Have to say I got my moneys worth out of this board. Bet I would see the 1GIG dance if only this board went past 133FSB.

 

[JaiKnight]

Cool, I think I'll go pickup a P3-700 once I get a chance then! (FCPGA since it's a bit cheaper than Slot 1) Any recommendations on a slotket to get or are they generally all the same?
1Krazyfool: Will the board auto-detect voltages at default speed? (I know you said it auto-detected, just not sure if that was when you o/ced it or not)

 

[Jeff H]

JaiKnight, if you go w/ the Abit Slotket!!!, Asus Slotket or MSI you won't go wrong. The early Abit Slotket!!!'s had trouble w/ FSB's of 124MHz and above, but the recent revisions don't. The Slotket's w/ the plastic carrier will give you the best retention in the cpu slot. If I remember correctly AllStar Shops has the Abit Slotket!!! for either $9 or $11, which is the cheapest I've seen it anywhere.

My rev1.02 BH6 autodetected the correct voltage for my FC-PGA P!!!-650 cB0 (1.65v), all I had to do was tell it the FSB and multiplier (wouldn't have had to indicate the multiplier, as the P!!!'s are clock-locked, but I set it anyway).

 

[LordOfAll]

WOW! Thanks for the outpouring of info people. I was planning this huge upgrade, but now I guess I will just go buy a new processor and save me some cash.

 

[LordOfAll]

OK I did some experimenting. I flashed to the latest bios, SS. Hey I was only 8 updates behind. Slipped my bros PIII 800\100 slot 1 in, and viola, it worked just fine. I'll be ordering my 850 tomorrow.

 

[Nack]

I have a P3700 at 933 on the BH6. I have seen reports of others running 750s at 1GHz. My BH6 1.01 flashed to SS bios self-reports a 1/3 PCI divider at 133, but it PROVIDES 1/4 pci divider when running at the 133MHz FSB. I have verified this with several hardware testing programs, not to mention the fact that my hard drive and PCI cards didn't die.

Nack