How far can I overclock?

How much can I overclock my Athlon XP 2400+ 2GHz 266MHz FSB CPU with the
retail heatsink and without making a big jump in temperatures? I have it
OC'd to 2.2GHz now, but it's on the multiplier that I upped, and that
doesn't make much of a difference in performance from what I'm seeing.

"Travis King" wrote in message
news:wgHCc.139674$3x.91499@attbi_s54...
How much can I overclock my Athlon XP 2400+ 2GHz 266MHz FSB CPU with the
retail heatsink and without making a big jump in temperatures? I have it
OC'd to 2.2GHz now, but it's on the multiplier that I upped, and that
doesn't make much of a difference in performance from what I'm seeing.

If you've got the memory for it, and the board, you could probably push it
to 333FSB on the original multiplier. I've got a shuttle with XP2000+ at
266FSB and DDR333 RAM. Changed the FSB to 333, and the temperature went from
38C to about 48C I think. That's fine for me - the fan just steps up a notch
when it hits 48C. Kind of dependent on your heatsink and fan really. But
potentially you could then up the multiplier from there?

Hope this helps
Nick

I have PC-3000 RAM and an Asus A7V333 motherboard with the most up-to-date
BIOS without using a beta version. In the BIOS list, the FSB is set to 133
(or actually 266MHz) but the list goes up to 200 (or actually 400MHz) Is
there quite a performance difference with it set to a 333MHz FSB? I think I
might bring up the FSB some, but mine runs somewhat hot, so I don't think I
want to up it to the 333MHz FSB, but I might up it some. Maybe to 300MHz or
280MHz.
"Nick Drew" wrote in message
...

"Travis King" wrote in message
news:wgHCc.139674$3x.91499@attbi_s54...
How much can I overclock my Athlon XP 2400+ 2GHz 266MHz FSB CPU with the
retail heatsink and without making a big jump in temperatures? I have
it
OC'd to 2.2GHz now, but it's on the multiplier that I upped, and that
doesn't make much of a difference in performance from what I'm seeing.

If you've got the memory for it, and the board, you could probably push it
to 333FSB on the original multiplier. I've got a shuttle with XP2000+ at
266FSB and DDR333 RAM. Changed the FSB to 333, and the temperature went
from
38C to about 48C I think. That's fine for me - the fan just steps up a
notch
when it hits 48C. Kind of dependent on your heatsink and fan really. But
potentially you could then up the multiplier from there?

Hope this helps
Nick

"Travis King" wrote in message
news:t6VCc.109887$HG.65772@attbi_s53...
I have PC-3000 RAM and an Asus A7V333 motherboard with the most up-to-date
BIOS without using a beta version. In the BIOS list, the FSB is set to
133
(or actually 266MHz) but the list goes up to 200 (or actually 400MHz) Is
there quite a performance difference with it set to a 333MHz FSB? I think
I
might bring up the FSB some, but mine runs somewhat hot, so I don't think
I
want to up it to the 333MHz FSB, but I might up it some. Maybe to 300MHz
or
280MHz.

Sorry, I'm a bit ignorant - what's PC3000 RAM rated to? I reckon (but I'm
not sure) your best bet is to get the FSB to a speed where the RAM can run
synchronously. So 333 was great for me, as I could run the RAM at that
speed. I think I've got a good chip though - temperature stays low even at
that speed except when it's really working (games etc).

Hope that'll help
Nick

PC-3000 is rated to a 366MHz FSB, which I don't think any 366MHz FSB CPU's
exist, but I don't know for sure. My computer won't boot any FSB past
280MHz. I put it at 141 (or 282MHz) and it wouldn't start. I've got it at
139 (278MHz) and the multiplier at 16 now. This gets 2.22GHz. I upped the
voltage to 1.7. We'll see how this goes and make sure there are no
restarts. I'm leaving this weekend, actually, in about an hour.
"Nick Drew" wrote in message
...

"Travis King" wrote in message
news:t6VCc.109887$HG.65772@attbi_s53...
I have PC-3000 RAM and an Asus A7V333 motherboard with the most
up-to-date
BIOS without using a beta version. In the BIOS list, the FSB is set to
133
(or actually 266MHz) but the list goes up to 200 (or actually 400MHz)
Is
there quite a performance difference with it set to a 333MHz FSB? I
think
I
might bring up the FSB some, but mine runs somewhat hot, so I don't
think
I
want to up it to the 333MHz FSB, but I might up it some. Maybe to
300MHz
or
280MHz.

Sorry, I'm a bit ignorant - what's PC3000 RAM rated to? I reckon (but I'm
not sure) your best bet is to get the FSB to a speed where the RAM can run
synchronously. So 333 was great for me, as I could run the RAM at that
speed. I think I've got a good chip though - temperature stays low even at
that speed except when it's really working (games etc).

Hope that'll help
Nick

I wish I could up mine to 333FSB too, but my CPU already runs at 60C most of
the time, and I don't need to much more heat...
"Travis King" wrote in message
news:jwVCc.115508$Sw.5518@attbi_s51...
PC-3000 is rated to a 366MHz FSB, which I don't think any 366MHz FSB CPU's
exist, but I don't know for sure. My computer won't boot any FSB past
280MHz. I put it at 141 (or 282MHz) and it wouldn't start. I've got it
at
139 (278MHz) and the multiplier at 16 now. This gets 2.22GHz. I upped
the
voltage to 1.7. We'll see how this goes and make sure there are no
restarts. I'm leaving this weekend, actually, in about an hour.
"Nick Drew" wrote in message
...

"Travis King" wrote in message
news:t6VCc.109887$HG.65772@attbi_s53...
I have PC-3000 RAM and an Asus A7V333 motherboard with the most
up-to-date
BIOS without using a beta version. In the BIOS list, the FSB is set
to
133
(or actually 266MHz) but the list goes up to 200 (or actually 400MHz)
Is
there quite a performance difference with it set to a 333MHz FSB? I
think
I
might bring up the FSB some, but mine runs somewhat hot, so I don't
think
I
want to up it to the 333MHz FSB, but I might up it some. Maybe to
300MHz
or
280MHz.

Sorry, I'm a bit ignorant - what's PC3000 RAM rated to? I reckon (but
I'm
not sure) your best bet is to get the FSB to a speed where the RAM can
run
synchronously. So 333 was great for me, as I could run the RAM at that
speed. I think I've got a good chip though - temperature stays low even
at
that speed except when it's really working (games etc).

Hope that'll help
Nick

Travis King time 18:50 30,06,2004 wrote:
How much can I overclock my Athlon XP 2400+ 2GHz 266MHz FSB CPU with
the retail heatsink and without making a big jump in temperatures? I
have it OC'd to 2.2GHz now, but it's on the multiplier that I upped,
and that doesn't make much of a difference in performance from what
I'm seeing.

To 2200 133*16.5

Good lock

--
[ kamilo23 | Epox 8rda+ nforce 2 spp + AMD ATHLON 2000xp+ 256/333mbram ]
[ CTX 700F + GF FX 5200 128MB 128 bit & Zasilacz Codegen 300Wat]
[ CD-RW LG HL-DT-ST GCE 8481B 48/24/48X CD-ROM LG CRD 8521B 52X]
[ Seagate ST340823A 40GB|Skaner Be@Paw 2400 TA plus gg 4076540]

That's what I used to have it on all the time, but I needed more, especially
since bringing up the multiplier doesn't make a drastic difference. I got
the FSB to 138. At 139, the computer will restart. I wouldn't like to push
the VCORE any more than I have to. I left the multiplier on 16.5.
"Piotr Kroñ" wrote in message
...
Travis King time 18:50 30,06,2004 wrote:
How much can I overclock my Athlon XP 2400+ 2GHz 266MHz FSB CPU with
the retail heatsink and without making a big jump in temperatures? I
have it OC'd to 2.2GHz now, but it's on the multiplier that I upped,
and that doesn't make much of a difference in performance from what
I'm seeing.

To 2200 133*16.5

Good lock

--
[ kamilo23 | Epox 8rda+ nforce 2 spp + AMD ATHLON 2000xp+ 256/333mbram ]
[ CTX 700F + GF FX 5200 128MB 128 bit & Zasilacz Codegen 300Wat]
[ CD-RW LG HL-DT-ST GCE 8481B 48/24/48X CD-ROM LG CRD 8521B 52X]
[ Seagate ST340823A 40GB|Skaner Be@Paw 2400 TA plus gg 4076540]

Max Vacore is 1.95 V

--
[ kamilo23 | Epox 8rda+ nforce 2 spp + AMD ATHLON 2000xp+ 256/333mbram ]
[ CTX 700F + GF FX 5200 128MB 128 bit & Zasilacz Codegen 300Wat]
[ CD-RW LG HL-DT-ST GCE 8481B 48/24/48X CD-ROM LG CRD 8521B 52X]
[ Seagate ST340823A 40GB|Skaner Be@Paw 2400 TA plus gg 4076540]

On my motherboard, the highest it shows is 1.85, and I was told that you
really don't want to go any higher than 1.75. My CPU temperatures are
fairly hot, so I don't want to do lots of overclocking.
"Piotr Kroñ" wrote in message
...
Max Vacore is 1.95 V

--
[ kamilo23 | Epox 8rda+ nforce 2 spp + AMD ATHLON 2000xp+ 256/333mbram ]
[ CTX 700F + GF FX 5200 128MB 128 bit & Zasilacz Codegen 300Wat]
[ CD-RW LG HL-DT-ST GCE 8481B 48/24/48X CD-ROM LG CRD 8521B 52X]
[ Seagate ST340823A 40GB|Skaner Be@Paw 2400 TA plus gg 4076540]