Pentium 4 2.4ghz Northwood-B O/C

[champ2005]

Ive heard of the so called "sudden northwood death syndrome" where a northwood can suddenly die if taken beyond 1.7volts. I hope to achieve a stable 3ghz from my 2.4 which i know some people have done. I get to about 2.92 before the system begins to become unstable. However, the temperatures seem to stay below 60 at 100+% load. I was wondering if it is a wise idea to put up the voltage a bit (say from 1.525v atm to about 1.55v) and if this would make any difference.

 

[dreamliner77]

Rule #1 of Overclocking:

Do not overclock if you cannot afford to buy replacement parts.


But yes, I'd say bump the vcore up a bit.

 

[champ2005]

i dont think its possible to fry a p4 overclocking unless u change the voltage or go insane with the settings. im at a stable 2.93 w/out voltage so ill see how far i can go this time.