Hi This time im here to ask you 1 thing: How much overclock can my processor handle(his name is on the title)? And if you can please give me a link to an overclocking guide or something. Best Regards Amd Athlon 5200 2.6ghz; Asus m2n-e sli; 2GB DDR800 kingston; Asus GF8600GTS; Seagate 7200rpm 320GB;

Everything you need to know has been discussed in this forum numerous times before. - set AI Overclock to manual -raise the CPU Freq a little at a time from 200MHz toward 250MHz (5-10MHz at a time) - lower the HT multi (HT Freq) from 5x to 4x - set the RAM speed to 667MHz - lock the PCI-e at 100MHz - lock the PCI at 33MHz - disable ALL Spread Spectrum settings - disable Cool 'n Quiet Be prepared to increase the CPU voltage is the system becomes unstable.

So your processor is a guy eh? :) Overclocking is going to depend on your motherboard. If you're using an HP board, or the HP version of that Asus board in your signature, overclocking options in the BIOS probably will be locked. In this case, you could try software-based overclocking using a program such as ClockGen. Results will be limited. If you're using a true Asus board (non-HP) overclocking using the BIOS will be possible. With a good PSU, the X2 5200 can *usually* hit 3.0GHz. With extra voltage, 3.1-3.2GHz is usually possible. Here's a little something I pulled off Google. I just skimmed through it; it has BIOS screenshots and stuff: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/arti... AMD Opteron 185 @ 3.0GHz 4.0GB of OCZ DDR400 RAM 8800GTS 640MB at 625/2000 core/mem, 1500 shader Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe X-Fi, Vista 64-bit, yada yada Completely owns the Super P3

Thanks for the help but I dont know what specific FSB should i select, lets say I want to reach the 3.0Ghz what FSP HTT values should I use? Best Regards Amd Athlon 5200 2.6ghz; Asus m2n-e sli; 2GB DDR800 kingston; Asus GF8600GTS; Seagate 7200rpm 320GB;

There is no FSB on an AMD system. It uses a HyperTransport bus which is the product of the CPU freq x the HT multiplier (usually 200MHz x 5). It should be kept as close to 1000MHz as possible...lower is fine, higher is not good. That's why I said to lower the multi to 4, that way you'd be safe raising the CPU freq as high as 250MHz (250 x 4 = 1000). The HT bus doesn't tolerate much overclocking, but it's bandwidth is already so large that lowering it a bit has no effect on performance. You won't notice any difference if you were to run it at 900MHz (225 x 4) if necessary. I provided all the settings you need in my previous response....the only number I can't give you is the CPU freq because that will be trial & error. Start at the default of 200MHz, then try 210MHz, save your settings, reboot & test the system for stability. If all is well, go back to the BIOS & try the CPU freq at 220MHz, then test for stability again. If all is well, try 230MHz & so on. At some point, you will run into stability issues, that's when you either have to back off to the last stable settings, or increase the CPU voltage & try to push it higher.

I know this might be a stupid question, but how do I test my system for stabillity? Amd Athlon 5200 2.6ghz; Asus m2n-e sli; 2GB DDR800 kingston; Asus GF8600GTS; Seagate 7200rpm 320GB;

why overcock an x2 5200+? heh. still not fast enough? AMD all the way