Whats the limit? AMD Althon XP 2000+?

Urban_Squrill · 12-09-2002, 10:01 PM

I got a AMD Althon XP 2000+ with a stock fan(i broke my volcano). I am new to over clocking too. So how much do u think i could overclock this cpu? How hot is to hot? and how do i oc it?

256mb kingston ddr
350watt Psu
decent cooling when it is ideling i can get it down to 91F
MOTHERBOARD IS ECS K7s5a

jak · 12-09-2002, 10:07 PM

with xp;s the limit for a max full load i think pretty much everyone here will agree is 60 degrees C, though that is the max, at full load mine ias at ~51 and i have my 1600+ oced to about a 1800+

batmeat · 12-09-2002, 10:09 PM

Welcom to Techimo. Hmm kalispell huh? You fish Flathead a lot? anyway, You overclock from your bios. It would help if we knew what motheroboard you use. First you would want to raise your FSB in small increments. Then v-core voltage. Finally look for threads on howto unlock your processor. Again, it would help a lot if we knew what motherboard you use.

12-09-2002, 10:11 PM

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So how much do u think i could overclock this cpu?

Depends on:
*how lucky you are with the chip
*the cooling inside your case
*your heatsink (Stock fan .. hmm.. not so good for OCing)
*MoBo, RAM, PSU and other parts` quality (must handle theFSB increase)

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How hot is to hot?

Over 55C is too hot, IMO.
Still it is safe to reach 60C, but my XP1900+ OCed to 143FSB never reaches 50C at full load, it stays between 42C - 45C usually.

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and how do i oc it?

You have to go into the BIOS and bump your FSB a little .. lets say 3MHz steps and test the stability ...

In general, most AMD CPUs will reach 140FSB without a problem.

Regards

Urban_Squrill · 12-09-2002, 10:20 PM

MOTHERBOARD IS ECS K7s5a

brucecampbell · 12-09-2002, 10:43 PM

That motherboard really has very few overclocking abilities if any. I think the only way to overclock that particular board is to goto the ecs website and download the latest drivers. good luck

chris64 · 12-09-2002, 10:45 PM

I've checked their site and they don't have any overclockers bios's.

jerrygarcia · 12-09-2002, 11:06 PM

I don't OC and I have several of those boards. There is a new OC bios available though at ocworkbench. I wouldn't think you should even try it with a stock hs/f.

http://forum.ocworkbench.com/ocwbcgi...&f=27&t=003724