System Specs:
Abit NF7-S
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0Ghz Socket A
1024MB DDR133(PCI2100)
Geforce FX 5700 Bloody Monster 3
ThermalTake 80mm fan and a copper heatsink.

Not sure the name of the fan but I think it gets like 3000RPMs. My system is at 38 degrees under workload. Not sure what my CPU
temperature is but we will say it is 44 degrees C.

I would like to overclock this thing a little
and I need an idea of how far I can push it and what will be safe. Thanks in advance.

Dude,

You've got a solid overclock friendly board but you also have PC2100 memory, that right there will be your overclocking bottleneck.

B4 you criticize a bigger man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you're a mile away, and you have his shoes.

Sabertooth is 100% correct...your RAM will definitely hold you back. You should have PC2700 at least. PC3200 would be even better. Running the CPU at one bus speed & the RAM at another (ASYNC) will result in a performance hit. For best performance, you should always try to run both at the same bus speed (SYNC).

Raising the FSB from 133MHz to 166MHz will result in a 500MHz increase...that's a big jump. You'd probably have to increase your CPU voltage quite a bit to be able to pull it off, & with more volts comes more heat.

A system temp of 38C is quite high...if the reading is accurate, it indicates that your case is poorly cooled. A well ventilated case will be a few degrees above room temp. If your average room temp is 70F (about 21-22C), your system temp should be about 25C. You can't cool a CPU very well using warm air, so the 1st thing you should do before overclocking is work on getting the system temp down.

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
512MB PC3200
Asus Ti4200 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro

HI all
I have DFI AK76-SN (rev.B) Socket 462 FSB 200/266 i bought AMD mp from ebay , change the FSB to 266 the cpu run for a min then the computer shutoff ,the computer is dead after that,it does powerup but no video no beep nothing, i tried my old cpu Duron 950 ,and change the FSB to 100 and still the computer doing the same thing, clear CMOS , nothing?
how do i know if the cpu or the mb is bad??
thank you

My FSB is 133 and my RAM is 133 so you're saying I should cool my system, up the FSB frequency, up the RAM frequency, and up the volts?

Sounds tough.

Alex,

Your FSB should be set to 133, since your CPU has a FSB speed of 133. (133X2=266MHZ)

If you actually chose the correct FSB speed and are still getting the problem; have you checked that your CPU isn't overheating?

When the system is unable to boot do you have to clear CMOS in order to boot up? If not, and all you have to do is wait awhile and then power it on successfully, it sounds like an overheating problem.
Make sure you have installed the heat sink properly.

Raymond Mackie
Technical Support Mgr.
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