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Date:      Fri, 19 May 2000 14:45:06 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        "Mike C. Muir" <mmuir@es.co.nz>
Cc:        Sebastien ROCHE <sr@sxb.bsf.alcatel.fr>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: occasional reboots
Message-ID:  <3925B5E2.6C3828FF@3-cities.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005191426320.381-100000@haus.lan>

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"Mike C. Muir" wrote:
> 
> Sebastien ROCHE wrote:
> >
> > I had this kind of problem.
> > The solution was to increase the CAS latency from 2 to 3, and to go back
> > to a not-overclocked cpu.
> 
> Strangely, I find FreeBSD to be the most welcoming OS to overclocked
> cpu's..
> My old celeron 300a which would only go so far as 464mhz in Win NT or 98,
> under FreeBSD 3.2-S, was rock solid at 504mhz.
> Right now i have two ppga 366's at 550, under freebsd they are stable at
> any speed between 550 and 600 (havnt tried any higher) yet Win2k/98 only
> seem to accept 550 without occasional freezes (albiet after a long time)

If you feel lucky, build XFree86 3.3.6 from the Ports. In the middle I
cooked an overclocked 300a. It melted the heat transfer pad.

Kent

> 
>         -mike
> 
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