Overclocking

[pberry]

Im trying to overclock my cpu. I have an xp2600+ in a asus a7n8x-e
deluxe mobo with 2x 256mb kingston pc2700 ddr.

I set the cpu timing in the bios to menu then changed the multiplier
to 12.5, the highest option there. So i should get 166x12.5 = 2075mhz.
The system boots ok but windows reports that the cpu is still an
xp2600+ running at 1.92ghz.

Should it not tell me that its a 2800+ ( at least ) at 2.06ghz? The
bios also reports the cpu as a 2600+. Im fairly certain that my cpu
isnt multiplier locked and its definatly a barton core.

I also set the system performance option to aggressive.

thanks for any advice.

Oh by the way, my bios version is 1007.

cheers

paul

 

[Noomie]

To start with you need different Ram.
PC3200 as PC2700 is 166MHz (x2=DDR333)
166x12.5 will give as close to 2.08GHz as ever.
An XP2800 Barton is 2.08GHz
on 166MHz ram(PC2700(DDR333))
Is it a Barton or a TBred??

 

[pberry]

Its a barton core

 

[Noomie]

1917MHz
166MHz cpu freq
333fsb(166MHzx2)
PC2700 ram
to even think about overclocking you would need PC3200(200MHz) ram(DDR400)

 

[Robert Jackson Marley]

agreed

 

[Creeping Stone]

1917MHz
166MHz cpu freq
333fsb(166MHzx2)
PC2700 ram
to even think about overclocking you would need PC3200(200MHz) ram(DDR400)

Half true, if the chip is unlocked/unlockable you could overclock without
raising memory speed.

Thinking about overclocking requires nothing but ideas and understandings -
These can be gleaned from manuals, little info programs, web articles and
dithering forum threads. ;]