AOpen AX6BC Pro - how fast can it go?

**BITM@D** · December 14th, 2001, 08:16 PM

I'm considering buying back an old AOpen AX6BC pro based machine that I built for my cousin last year (I loved that machine but had to sell it due to financial reasons - I miss it and want it back).

It overclocked my 400 Celeron to 540 ( a huge step back in those days) and it's been running a 566 celeron at 700 for the last year in his hands. This is obviously a very stable board and I want to buy it back as a second machine with the intent of setting it up for multi player games when my friends visit.

I am wondering, what is the upper limit for these boards? I am hoping to throw in a 1GHz Celeron or PIII in it. Can anyone forsee any problems I might have?

These boards run a BX chipset which was a favourite among overclockers back then and should still be very serviceable today.

**rlpos** · December 15th, 2001, 12:02 AM

Maybe up to 933 http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/rep...uref/p2cpu.htm

**DanU** · December 17th, 2001, 03:51 PM

You should be able to install a 1.0GHz P3 CPU. Whatever CPU you get, be SURE you get one designed for 100MHz FSB operation. The BX chipset wasn't designed for 133MHz FSB CPUs.