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Offline Gulliver

Re: Fastest running CyberStorm Mk III?
« on: February 14, 2010, 10:14:27 AM »
So you mean you want to overclock it to the extreme :)

Suggestions for stretching your overclocking chances:
1-Make a volt mod, the 68060 can tolerate an absolute maximum 4.5 volts as supply
2-Put heatsinks and coolers working at high speed, not only on the processor, but also to the accompanying glue chipset of your CyberStorm. The more extra chips you cool the more likely the CyberStorm will tolerate overclocking.
3-Get a stable PSU, a PC one with at least 2 times the watts than the power consumed by your entire system, to ensure voltage stability at all times.
4-Overclock bit by bit. This means, dont go for 100mhz at one shot. Try 80, 85, 90, 95 and then 100mhz
5-When overclocking a 68060 the first component that will fail will be the built in FPU. So get a proper fpu test/benchmark and use it while you clock up your CyberStorm to ensure you are getting a stable system.
6-Dont forget to have your setup in a proper ventilated case, otherwise cooling will be useless.
7-If you got the money and the will, you can also try some water cooling setup
8-If you have plenty of money, use phase change cooling for the best results. If not you may also hack a beer mini-fridge for your CyberStorm. When using this type of cooling, remember to protect the cpu/chips by putting a heater near the cpu/chip to avoid condensation.

Bottomline: Overclocking to the extremes is half science and half art. Your mileage will allways vary.

Good luck!