Self build update

[Will]

Just to update that my 1st build is working great and thanks for previous
advice. I am running an;

Asus A7N8X Deluxe - E
Athlon XP 2500+ Barton
512mb Corsair XMS 3200
Hitachi/IBM 120GB 7K250

Processor runs at 42c idle and 45c under load.

I have managed to overclock it to 400FSB and the voltage up to 1.8v/1.775 to
keep it stable. My temps were 51c idle and 55c under load. Are these temps
ok and is the voltage safe at that high level?

Also can the PCI bus be locked to 33mhz?

Cheers for any help,

Will

P.S. The ASUS board is incredible!!!

 

[KB]

"Also can the PCI bus be locked to 33mhz",,,,,,,,,,,,,,nope

 

[Ed]

Just to update that my 1st build is working great and thanks for previous
advice. I am running an;

Asus A7N8X Deluxe - E
Athlon XP 2500+ Barton
512mb Corsair XMS 3200
Hitachi/IBM 120GB 7K250

Processor runs at 42c idle and 45c under load.

I have managed to overclock it to 400FSB and the voltage up to 1.8v/1.775 to
keep it stable. My temps were 51c idle and 55c under load. Are these temps
ok and is the voltage safe at that high level?

Also can the PCI bus be locked to 33mhz?

Cheers for any help,

Will

I just try and keep the CPU die temp 20C lower then AMD's max spec (85C
for Bartons). If you are using Asus PC Probe to read the CPU temp you
are actually reading the CPU socket temp which is generally 10C to 12C
cooler then the actual CPU die temp.

btw, with Motherboard Monitor you can read the cpu on-die thermal diode
on the A7N8X's.

P.S. The ASUS board is incredible!!!

I've had the A7N8X v2.00 with Barton 2800+ (overclocked of course) for a
little over 8 months now, can't say anything bad about this setup, it's
been flawless since day one.

Enjoy,
Ed

 

[Ben Pope]

"Also can the PCI bus be locked to 33mhz",,,,,,,,,,,,,,nope

it IS locked to 33MHz.

BEn

 

[KB]

Seeing that it IS already locked then there is the answer......no it cannot
be locked at 33MHz

 

[Ben Pope]

Seeing that it IS already locked then there is the answer......no it
cannot be locked at 33MHz

Interesting interpretation.

Ben