Newb requires help....please!

[raggybm]

Hi folks, I have tried overclocking my XP2600 Barton but have failed to get anything above 2009mhz before the system becomes unstable. I have read posts of the XP2600 getting up to the dizzy hights of 2400mhz and I wondering how. My system is as follows

XP2600 Barton
Asus A7N8X-E deluxe
EKL XP cooler fan
Radion 9600 pro 256mb
1024mb DDR 3200 mem

I have tried uping the voltage to 1.8v (wich is the max the bios allows) but still no joy. I would really appreciate any advice anyone can give.

[wju425]

Welcome to TechIMO!

How are you overclocking? By multiplier or fsb (or both)? What was your temps?

\o/ Billy

[jokostel]

temps dont sound like an issue.. Its a hardware limitation.
Wha brand of ddr400 do you have right now? Are you running dual channel mode or just one 1gb module?
Its probably not the memory holding you back anyways.. Since you said you "upped the voltage as high as 1.8" leads me to belive that you have a chip that likes to run what its made to run at and nothing more... the best you can do is live w/ it or by a better flavor of chip meaning(search around for the week of cpu, and where it was made) as this seems to be the best way to build a tweakers system.

Hope this helps ya.
Koz

p.s. i believe on the newer chips bridge locking for multiplyer changing is extremely hard to do properly if not impossible in some cases.....