Hi guys.As most of you know ive overclocked my athlon 2000+xp to 2gig.The Vcore is currently at the default 1.6-1.65.I was wondering, if I increase the Vcore by 5%, will I see any improvements? 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

"The Vcore is currently at the default 1.6-1.65" Well, what is the default setting for your CPU...1.60 or 1.65v? AXDA2000DKT3C = 1.65v AXDA2000DUT3C = 1.60v Raising the vcore doesn't improve performance...but many times, it's necessary to stabilize an overclock, or to allow you to overclock even further. Higher voltage usually means higher temps & a higher risk of frying your CPU. I'm a bit surprised it wasn't necessary for you to raise your vcore to hit 2Ghz. Last I recall, your FSB was at 161mhz...did you have to raise the vdimm (RAM voltage) to get your PC2100 to run at that speed? Have you tried to go any higher? Raising the vdimm or vcore (or both) may allow you to hit the 166mhz mark (& beyond)... Have a look at how I attacked my 1800+ a few months ago. Just so you know, I've had this same CPU for quite a while. It used to be on my AOpen AK73 Pro(A) board with PC133...I was running it at 11.5 x 145mhz (1667mhz, same as 2000+). I'm not as concerned about overall CPU speed as I am about the higher FSB. FSB is where the speed is! http://www.computing.net/cpus/wwwboard/forum/10077.html Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

right then jam.The Vcore of my cpu is 1.6.The vcore of an athlon 2400+xp(what mine is since overclocking)is 1.65.What I meant by 1.6-1.65 is that my vcore seems to fluctuate between those amounts(1.60-1.65).If I increase my vcore it will put it to 1.725.Do I really need to?As answer to your latter question" Last I recall, your FSB was at 161mhz...did you have to raise the vdimm (RAM voltage) to get your PC2100 to run at that speed? Have you tried to go any higher? "No mate, I havent increased anything other than the cpu and ram fsb to 161mhz.I have an option in my bios to increase ram tolerence.When I enabled this, it set the ram to 161.Whether it increased the voltage or not I don't know.All I did was set the cpu to 161 to match cos as you said, its better to have them at 1:1. 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

BTW.I have incresed my fsb to 166, but for an inrease of about 50mhz or summat, I thought it wasent worth the risk so I put it back. 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

"I have incresed my fsb to 166, but for an inrease of about 50mhz or summat, I thought it wasent worth the risk" There really isn't much risk in raising the FSB...at some point, the system will either become unstable, or it simply won't boot, then you just back it off to the last stable setting... However, if you increase the voltage to try to stabilize the system at the higher FSB setting, that can be risky. Just use common sense & keep an eye on the CPU temp...don't bump the voltage straight to 1.9v or 2.0v, do it a little at a time, just as you would do the FSB. Most newer boards allow voltage increases in 0.025v increments. For example, if it's unstable at 166mhz/1.65v, keep the FSB at 166 & try raising the vcore to 1.675v...still no good, try it at 1.70v....& so on. You have to be the judge as to whether the risk is worth the gain... Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @8x210mhz 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

I only have the option to raise my vcore by 5%! 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

I think im gonna get myself some faster ram next week so I can up it some more.If my 133 goes at 161.I think ill try 166 at 194=2.4 gig.WOW!I know you may think this is too much for my cpu, but pcmark04 AND everest say it has a maximum internal clock of 3000mhz!? 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