Im new to over clocking and i was woundering if you could tell me the steps on how to do it. I have a Epox EP-8K9A and a athalon XP 2200 with 2 sticks of 256mb pc2700 memory. My computer also has alot of fans so it runs fairly cool i think it runs in the low 90ºF or something. Basicly i just want to know if i can overclock and what are the steps to doing it. thanks

We speak in Celsius around here...your temp is roughly 32C, which is very good There are several versions of the 2200+...they all clock the same 13.5 x 133mhz (266FSB) = 1800mhz, but have different voltages (either 1.60 or 1.65v). You have PC2700 RAM which can run at 166mhz (333FSB), so I'd simply lower the CPU multiplier to say, 11.0x, & raise the FSB to 166mhz (333). Your CPU would only be slighly overclocked (1833mhz), but your entire system should benefit from the higher FSB. If you want even more, you could try increasing the FSB a little at a time & testing the system for stability after each change. Or you could try a higher multiplier setting...11.5x would put the CPU at 1917mhz (11.5 x 166)...no guarantee it would run at this speed though. There are a lot of variables...you may need to increase the CPU voltage to stabilize the overclock...possibly increase the RAM voltage as well. There's also the PCI/AGP speed to contend with...if you can lock them at their defaults (33/66mhz), it's not a factor, but if they overclock along with the FSB, it could cause problems. I suggest you do some reading before attempting anything...cruise this forum & use Google to get reviews & overclock info relating to your motherboard. These will get you started: http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7041 http://www.overclockersclub.com/overclockingfaq.php "If you can read this, thank a teacher" "If you are reading it in English, thank a veteran."

my computer is getting fixed right now but in the mean time i will do some more research thanks for the help!