I have an AMD Athlon XP 1100.2 MHz. As you can tell its not the best. I will be making a new PC some time in the near future, so I don't want to have to buy 2 new processors. I want to overclock. It would be great if I could get it to like 1.7Ghz. I don't know if that is possible. I believe my PC would be able to maintain a good enough PC temp to be running that high. So, I am wondering what the highest I would be able to overclock my CPU to, and how would I do it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Have the lambs stopped crying Clarice?

Actually, if your processor is an Athlon XP, it's underclocked!!! Thus getting it to 1.7 ghz
shall be fine. In fact, if you want to overclock it, try 2.0 ghz or higher.

If I'm not mistaken, the slowest Athlon XP is a 1.33 Ghz CPU (1500+), therefore are you sure it's an Athlon XP and not just an Athlon (Thunderbird)? I have an Athlon 1100, and it's not an Athlon XP. Maybe you've been underclocking your Athlon XP this whole time, and if you change your FSB from 100 to 133, you'll get your CPU to 1467 Mhz (an Athlon XP 1700+).

As far as overclocking is concerned, if your motherboard supports an FSB increase above 100, then you might want to consider that (there's a "pencil trick" to modify the multiplier, but it's tricky), and then, of course, if you up the FSB more than a little bit, you'll also need to increase your CPU's core voltage (but not much!), and of course you'll want to know where your "Clear CMOS" jumper is on your motherboard, just in case your machine won't boot after overclocking it. And, as you've indicated, keep it cool!

Good luck.

Well thanks for the information. I will look for the posts on how to overclock my processor. Also, I am sure its an AMD Athlon XP, and its running at 1103.9 Mhz. I found this out by getting a program called MyCPU. So increasing my processor to 2Ghz wouldn't require me making my PC cooler?

My PC was custom built. If I remember correctly, the person who made it said something about it gettting to hot. So he added an extra fan, and he may have underclocked my CPU for heat reasons. I also found out the exact type of processor I have.

Vender Name: AuthenticAMD
Central Processor: AMD Athlon XP Processor
Platform: Socket A(462-pin OPGA package)
Family: 6
Model: 6
Stepping: 2
Clock Speed: 1100.07 MHz
P-Rating: 1150+
Host Bus Clock: 100.01 MHz
FSB Speed: 200.01 MHz
Clock Ratio: 11.0
Voltage: 1.712 V
L1 Data Cache: 64 KB
L1 Cache: 128 KB
L1 Instruction Cache: 64 KB
L2 Cache: 256 KB
Processor Core: Palomino
Processor Technology: 0.18 micron
Temperature: 49 C

I realize that some of that info isn't needed, but I decided to add it anyway. Could you possibly give me a link to the post or a website that will show me how to overclock my CPU based on that information.

Based on your info, it appears that you were given a computer that was underclocked, and it could be due to concerns over the CPU overheating, especially since I've never heard of the Athlon XP 1150+ (P-Rating given above).

What are your current CPU temps? If cool enough, then change your FSB and you're done (find the FSB setting on your motherboard/bios, and change it from 100 to 133.) If you don't feel that your current cooling setup is adequate (as possibly the builder didn't), then get yourself a new (and better) heatsink/fan (including thermal paste) and maybe some more case fans (properly mounted).

If you know what your current heatsink/fan is, then look up its specs and see if your CPU is supported by it - my guess is that your current CPU is actually a 1467 Mhz Athlon XP 1700+. If this CPU is supported, you may be able to get away with simply changing the FSB and (whether mobo or BIOS) you are done - happy computing!

As far as going to 2 Ghz is concerned, I would have to say that's pretty ambitious, from a 1467 Mhz processor, but hey, if you get a good enough heatsink/fan and up the voltage (no more than 20% of current voltage, though), you may be able to get away with it, although I would suggest going with the 100 to 133 FSB change mentioned above and see if the change is satisfactory, first. If the CPU is truly an Athlon Thunderbird, 1100 Mhz, and that utility is misreporting it, then going to 2 Ghz is probably out of the question. By the way, I'd get a second opinion on that, too. Try Everest Home Edition or something similar before proceeding, to make sure that you actually have an Athlon XP, running at 1100 Mhz.

Good luck.

I confirmed with EVEREST, it is an AMD Athlon XP, 1100 MHz (11 x 100). I think my PC is running to hot because I got a monitoring program and it is saying my motherboard is running at 52 C. My processor is running at 45 C. Are those temps to high?

Hey C-Legends, I was reading through that EVEREST program, and it said that the max I could clock my processor to is 1500 MHz. Also, another reason I think my PC is getting to hot, because my monitor started to have lins run through it for a few seconds. It keep doing that when I was trying to play Sims 2. I think it was distortion, but I am not sure.

This probably sounds stupid, but you weren't talking on the cell phone when you noticed the lines were you? Cell phones and monitors(or perhaps vid cards) don't get along.

I seriously doubt lines running through your monitor have anything to do with your motherboard/CPU overheating.

I'm not sure about your motherboard temp, but your CPU at 45 degrees Celcius is well within the normal range. Change the FSB (Front Side Bus) to 133 (from 100) and then monitor your temps - I probably wouldn't be concerned as long as the CPU temp stays under 60 C. Changing the FSB to 133 will give you 1467 Mhz (roughly the 1500 Mhz Everest mentions), which is probably what the CPU is designed to run at.

Good luck.

OK, it's a Palomino and likely a 1700+ that should run at 133x11 and is currently running at 100x11.

Anyone disagree?

Here are all the clues:

"Family: 6
Model: 6
Stepping: 2
Clock Speed: 1100.07 MHz
P-Rating: 1150+
Host Bus Clock: 100.01 MHz
FSB Speed: 200.01 MHz
Clock Ratio: 11.0
Voltage: 1.712 V"

It should happily run at 133Mhz fsb or more without overheating if properly installed. Palomino's run hotter than most but with decent air cooling, they are not unmanageable.

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When I mentioned "lines" running through my screen, I guess I worded that wrong. It was more like what you see when you hit your monitor, but a little more vilently. But oh well. Also, I would told I have to increase my voltage by 20%. So, I should increase it to roughly 2.000 V ?

Well I figured out that 20% probably ment from 1.750 to 1.775. I changed that, and in my BIOS I changed the FSB from 100 to 129(129 is the max). I saved and exited, but when I rebooted my PC, it said that Voltage user setting is 1.775 and current voltage detected 1.750. So, the voltage didn't change nor did the clock speed because I am still running at 1100MHz. Did I do something wrong?

btw I have an Aopen AK77-333 mother board with Award Modular BIOS by Phoenix Technologies.

Did you change JP21 on the motherboard? (The FSB)

"the CPU multiplier and FSB dividers (100/133 only) are hardware-based"

YOU DON'T NEED TO MODIFY YOUR VOLTAGE SETTINGS - THE DEFAULT IS GOOD. Remember, you aren't overclocking (at this time).

Look in the motherboard manual for further info.