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another overclocking question
Name: tist006 Date: November 26, 2004 at 09:31:02 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: pc 2700 1gig / 2600xp
Comment:
(mboard a7v8x-x) hello all, while messing around in bios.. i saw on option to let my processor go to 2300mhz (its default is 1.9ghz 2600xp), but the thing that i seen was weird is it like changed the ram to 200mhz or whatever instead of 166mhz. im only on pc2700, is this a bad idea?. becuase it runs stable at 2300 with the 200mhz
Name: jam Date: November 26, 2004 at 10:00:59 Pacific
Reply:
For best performance, the CPU & the RAM should run at the same bus speed.
Seeing that your default CPU speed is 1.9ghz, you must have a Barton core Athlon XP. At 200mhz/400FSB you have both your CPU & RAM overclocked. Sometimes it'll work, sometimes not...sometimes you'll need to increase the CPU voltage and/or the RAM volatge to maintain stability, sometimes not.
I suggest you keep an eye on your temps & run a couple of stress programs to see what happens. Try running TOAST & Prime95...see how it holds up. Those programs (& others) are available here:
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