For sale: Blizzard PPC 060@72MHz/PPC@330MHz with SCSI phase5 rev2 - on ebay

[Karlos]

I think he's just trying to keep fools like me from jacking up their BPPCs and frying them.

The close-up picture in the listing clearly shows the 68060 is the E41J mask. The processor is sold as a 50MHz part, but it certainly is capable of 100MHz without issues. 72MHz is not going to stress it at all.

I would imagine that you are more likely to have problems with the card's glue logic before you get anywhere close to the limit of the processor.

[Karlos]

I'm sure his is fine, but I have no idea what mask mine is, and I'm just the guy to go shopping for crystals to "give it a shot!"

Just check the top right corner of the processor, the mask/revision info should be there. I've no idea what the limit of other masks are though, only that the E41J is ideal for overclocking.

When I had my first 040, overclocking seemed an intriguing idea and I experimented to see how far I could push it (not far, as it happened). Since then I've never bothered overclocking anything. I just want stuff to work and to have a long, productive life

[Karlos]

As you can see it's worth to say something louder from time to time.

Which oscillator does the SCSI controller take it's clock signal from? I always assumed it was the same one as the 680x0, but 72MHz sounds higher than I'd expect it to be comfortable with.