Overclock Asus. AMD 1800-2200

[jordanabc2332]

Hello. I have an asus motherboard and yesterday i noticed in the bios menu there is option to increase the speed of the processor. From 1800mhz to 2200.

However, when i tried to increase it to 2200 my computer would lock up while trying to boot windows XP.

What is the reason for this?

inproper cooling

generic ram?

Please post the rest of the system specs

[jordanabc2332]

thx for reply:


Asus motherboard A7V333
AMD 2200
512 Corsair
geforce 440
Audigy 2



Currently im cooling using a 60mm to 80mm adapter with a 80mm fan....its the quietest alternative. However i do have a thermaltake silent boost if cooling is the problem.

[jordanabc2332]

Alright...i replaced my cpu fan with a thermaltake silent boost. At 1800mhz its running at about 40 deg C.

I tried to boost the speed to 2200 through the bios but it doesnt bootup...actually the monitor doesnt even work so i cant tell what its doing.

Eventually i shut the computer down then turned it back on and the system automatically downgraded the speed to 1350 mhz.

In short, the most i can get out of my comp is 1800 mhz. Anyone know what i can do to achieve 2200mhz?