A7N8X Dlx and XP2000+

icyrus76 · Posted: Wed May 21, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject: A7N8X Dlx and XP2000+

As i've mentioned in the other forum, this combo has been working for me quite nicely, but i want to overclock it, but the CPU Frequency only has 100, 133, and 166, is there anyway i can clock it more, i think my system does not boot up when i switch to 166, if it does, it's good, btu if not, are there any other alternatives i can make it go faster than 1.67 Ghz?..please advise.

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eli · SirTweaksabit Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 256

It should be unlocked. Go in to the BIOS, and try to change the multiplier if you can, the its unlocked. In order to overclock your processor, You have to adjust the % of you ram speed. just go in there any mess around a bit, and see what you can uncover, but please, when you exit, selected: Exit without saving changes. please dont overclock you proccesser with out the brains behind it. Its a dangerous task. Look in your motherboard manual, and just see what you can do. For the Xp 2000+, the settings should be: 12.5x133. If you were to just set the clock right to 166, you would be running your processer at 2075Mhz, a 400Mhz overclock. By the way, what are your temps? and were are you checking them from? (thanks DMW). What cooling are you using? What voltage is your CPU currently at? Many things that really count in overclocking your CPU.

I'd love to help your overclock your processor! You just need to do it right, and with caution.

So, if you could give me your system specs, then we should be on are way!

C'ya

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Eli,

No offense bud, but you do not know enough about overclocking to be giving advice to people. Please don't give advice without knowing everything about what you are saying. Giving the wrong advice could lead to someone destroying their computer. Be careful.

icyrus76,

Your processor is a 133Mhz front side bus frequency cpu. Do NOT go to 166 because that is for the barton 333Mhz front side bus cpu's.

First off, the processor 100,133,166 is not where you do the overclocking. There should be a setting where you can add Mhz to your frontside bus above 133. that is where you overclock your ram. The multiplier should also be adjustable seing that you are using a Nforce board that unlocks the cpu for you. To overclock an athlon XP, you should drop your multiplier and raise your frontside bus to get the most performance out of you computer seeing that overclocking the FSB is overclocking the ram and will allow you to increase you memory bandwidth. To overclock, you will have to raise your memory and cpu voltage to obtain a stable overclock. Kinda like getting the sufficient amount of gas to a race engine to get the most speed.

For more information go here:

http://www.tech-report.com/faq/athlon.x

Should answer your questions.
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eli · SirTweaksabit Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 256

Thanks for the dis Nathan. I have to start somewhere you know. I was giving him good advise. I was going to mention the stuff that you just did after he became more familiar with what the BIOS is.

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Eli,

It wasn't a Dis bro, you know me and you know how much I have helped you from the start.

I am just stating that the inforamtion you stated about "% ram speed" and overclock to 166 is not the way to overclock.

You have only been in the overclocking game for about a month or so and haven't learned everything yourself, please don't give out advice that isn't correct.

Don't take offense, it is not my intention, I am just protecting people from an accident.
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DMW · SirTweaksabit Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 457

*disclaimer* this is not a "dis"

well then...and XP2000 that's gonna hit 2GHz, huh? that had better be one VERY healthy CPU!

eli...relax man, Nathan's warning is justified. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Although it may seem like a great accomplishment thus far for you, there is plenty you are unfamiliar with.
You have gone from saying

DMW · SirTweaksabit Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 457

eli · SirTweaksabit Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 256

ok, I just think I know what I am doing. just mess around in there a little, to get more familiar with it, thats what I did atleast, and it worked great. Take it slow, read up about it a little, and find out what the clock is, and what the multiplier is, etc. Once you've learned that, come back to us, and tell us what you've learned.

Nathan, sorry about that, I was just having a bad night and I feel horrible

Maybe well you tell what you know, and I could tell him some stuff about what I know. Correct me if I wrong.

Sorry again guys

icyrus76 · Posted: Sat May 24, 2003 9:54 am Post subject:

Thanks for all your help guys! I've managed to tweak my machine up to 1.82Ghz on the XP 2000+ and loving it!..just might get some more ram later on, but so far the temperatures are great, they don't pass 35 degrees celcius, both mobo and cpu.

The multiplier is set at 12.5, and the cpu frequency is set to 145Mhz, and then i selected teh "Agressive" settings on the mobo in the BIOS. I'll keep you posted on what's going on, so far its pretty stable, but i gotta do some major cpu usage on games and graphics first. Thanks again for all the assistance. I really appreciate it!~

"Another happy Tweaker"
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