Hi i have a AMD Athlon XP 2100+ with a ASUS A7V8X. and 768mb DDR PC2700. i dont know the make of the memory. how can i overclock this CPU? go easy on the questions i am newbie on this. If more info is need let me know. Thanks used CPU-Z to get this info, it may help you help me. CPUID Output -------------------- Number of CPUs 1 Name AMD Athlon XP Code name Palomino Specification AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2100+ Family/Model/Stepping 662 Extended Family/Model 7/6 Package Socket A Core Stepping A5 Technology 0.18µ Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE Clock Speed 1724.9 MHz Clock multiplier x13.0 Front Side Bus Frequency 132.7 MHz Bus Speed 265.4 MHz L1 Data Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size L1 Instruction Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size L2 Speed 1724.9 MHz (Full) L2 Location On Chip L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes L2 Bus Width 64 bits eax ebx ecx edx Function 00000000 00000001 68747541 444d4163 69746e65 Function 00000001 00000662 00000000 00000000 0383fbff Function 80000000 80000008 68747541 444d4163 69746e65 Function 80000001 00000762 00000000 00000000 c1c3fbff Function 80000002 20444d41 6c687441 54286e6f 5820294d Function 80000003 31322050 002b3030 00000000 00000000 Function 80000004 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 Function 80000005 0408ff08 ff20ff10 40020140 40020140 Function 80000006 00000000 41004100 01008140 00000000 Function 80000007 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 Function 80000008 00002022 00000000 00000000 00000000 edx eax MSR C0010015 00000000 04081008 Chipset -------------------- Northbridge VIA KT400 (VT8377) rev. 0 Southbridge VIA VT8235 rev. 0 AGP Revision 3.5 AGP Transfert Rate 8x AGP SBA supported, enabled AGP Aperture 64 MBytes Memory Type DDR Memory Size 768 MBytes Memory Frequency 166.0 MHz (FSB + 33 MHz) DRAM Interleave 4-way CAS# 2.5 RAS# to CAS# 3 RAS# Precharge 3 Cycle Time (tRAS) 7 Memory SPD -------------------- Module #1 General Memory type DDR-SDRAM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 512 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2700 (166 MHz) Part number Attributes Number of banks 2 Data width 64 bits Correction None Registered no Buffered no Timings table Frequency (MHz) 133 166 CAS# 2.0 2.5 RAS# to CAS# delay 3 3 RAS# Precharge 3 3 TRAS# 6 7 Module #2 General Memory type DDR-SDRAM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 256 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2700 (166 MHz) Part number Attributes Number of banks 1 Data width 64 bits Correction None Registered no Buffered no Timings table Frequency (MHz) 166 CAS# 2.5 RAS# to CAS# delay 3 RAS# Precharge 3 TRAS# 7 Software -------------------- Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Workstation (Build 2600) DirectX Version 9.0b (BodyBag You Know it Makes Sense)

You want to increase your fsb on both cpu and ram to 166mhz, thatll get you started.Ive only got pc2100 ddr266 and an athlon 2000 and mine is quite happily at 161mhz/12.5(should be 133mhz). ASROCK K7S8X M/B AMD ATHLON 2000+XP@2ghz 384MB DDR 266MHZ GEFORCE4 AGP8X 64MB MAXTOR 60GB H/D LITEON SOHW-1213S DVDRW SAMSUNG SM-332B CDRW/DVD QTEC AND STATICX SILENT COOLERS

You have PC2700 RAM & your CPU has an unlocked multiplier...lower that multiplier & crank up the FSB! Try the multiplier at a very low setting, maybe 9.0x & set your memory to "sync"...then set your CPU FSB at 166mhz/333. Your CPU will be running at 1500mhz & your RAM will be running at 333. Now start to raise the FSB 3-5mhz at a time. Reboot & test your system after each change. You should be able to hit 175mhz/350FSB or better. Eventually, you're system will become unstable...at that point, back it off to the last stable FSB setting. Now you can try raising the multiplier...if your FSB is 175mhz/350, try 10.0x, 10.5x, etc. Once you become unstable again, back off to the last stable multiplier setting. If you wanna try to squeeze a little more out of it, increase your RAM voltage to 2.7v, & try increasing your CPU voltage a little...0.05v at a time. If your default voltage is 1.60v, try 1.65, 1.70, 1.75, 1.80...personally, I'd stop there...but that's your choice. Keep an eye on your temps. Once you're satisfied with your overclocked speed, stress test your system...run TOAST for 20min (or Prime95 for at least an hours) "Jam" Asus A7V8X-X AthlonXP(TM) 2000+/OC 2000Mhz (10*200Fsb)1.85V 512MbPC2700 HDD 80G-Western Digital Life is the pain, get over It!!!

Hi thanks for the advise, now i need to get my Dictionary out, because I am completed lost. and more advise? or till says it all? sorry till not saying that is not good enough just i find it a bit confusing, but thats Because i am a newbie. whats this ""run TOAST for 20min"" Many Thanks (BodyBag You Know it Makes Sense)

don`t mention it-(that is in fact Jam`s post to me when I was a newbie) Toast is a utility used to test your CPU. You can download it from: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=867&file=10&evp=d85d2bb2a2acbbb55a3c300ed04be824 watch your temps. Asus A7V8X-X AthlonXP(TM) 2000+/OC 2000Mhz (10*200Fsb)1.85V 512MbPC2700 HDD 80G-Western Digital Life is the pain, get over It!!!

I'd like to know where you guys buy these 2100 XP Palimino processors that are unlocked. I have one, and it's not. YO

Hi Yo is not going to help you, but i belive i got it off ebay, but that was 2 years ago (if not 2 years going near it) this is my backup CPU after my AMD 2800+ die on me (so i think it die still not sure whats wrong with it, i have another post for this problem) going to play with it now, need to make a printout of till advise. will let you guys know, if you dont see any more posts from me it means it all went wrong and BOOM!!! later PEACE!!! (BodyBag You Know it Makes Sense)