Amd sempron questions (fsb related)

[Magick211]

Hello all i just bought a amd sempron 2200 1.5ghz and it says it runs at a 266 mhz fsb.


Here is my question. Some sites a i look at say the sepmron 2200 is suppost to run at a 266mhz fsb but others say 333. Just wondering if they made two differnt versions of the sempron 2200

 

[floppybootstomp]

I don't know offhand but you could try running it at 333 (nor forgetting to adjust multiplier to suit) and if boots then you're OK

If it doesn't boot, reset the cmos/bios, reboot, go into Bios and set it back to 266.

PS: Just had a quick look around, all Sempron 2200's I've seen run at 333.

Set it to 166 x 9 = 1500Mhz.

 

[Magick211]

Thanks for the quick reply bro. The motherboard i have is able to run at 266 or 333.

 

[muckshifter]

Yes, they did make 2 versions ... I beleive one was the old T'bird/T'bred (266) and the other the old AthlonXP chip (333) 9.0 x 166mhz @ 1.60v ... they are still being made under the Semperon badge.

 

[Magick211]

well i just looked at my board and its set a 166mhz x 9 witch makes it 1.5ghz and its running at 333mhz fsb

So i guess i have the one that is 333mhz fsb

 

[Magick211]

Thanks for the replys everyone

 

[floppybootstomp]

Glad you sorted that one out


On looking around, that particular chip seems to overclock quite well, lottsa folks getting 1.8Ghz and more, stable...

 

[Magick211]

wow really? how are they going about doing it? over clocking bus or messing with clock multiplier

 

[floppybootstomp]

Up the fsb, if your motherboard supports that, mess around with RAM timings, and keep an eye on those temps....

 

[Magick211]

My motherboard manual says the highest setting i can go is 333. but i think i may have gotten the outdated manual because i have the revised version of the board

 

[floppybootstomp]

Check out the bios, look for a setting to increase fsb, up it a few notches at a time, then run a while to check stability, you'll soon notice quirks if it's unstable.

And, for now, that's it, I'm bushed, it's late, lol, I'm gonna hit the sack...

 

[Magick211]

I see a setting called "Cpu frequency" 133 - 452. I bileve that is for setting fsb correct? Currently set a 166

 

[Me__2001]

yep thats the one, up it 3 or 4 Mhz at a time you should be able to hit 190 x 9, make sure you keep an eye on the temps

 

[muckshifter]

I see a setting called "Cpu frequency" 133 - 452. I bileve that is for setting fsb correct? Currently set a 166

And as Buda would say ... he who break CPU, has to get new one.

 

[Magick211]

Thanks again guys for all the replys