Clocking 2100XP - please help!

[meridianseven]

I have an Athlon 2100XP (th/b), an ASUS A7N8X deluxe mobo, and 2x256 Kingston PC2700 DDR modules.

CPU is cooled by a CoolerMaster HHC-001 heatpipe cooler, and the case has one rearward facing extraction fan.

Question:
What can i do with this hardware in terms of overclocking? Will it run if i increase the FSB to 166Mhz, and what speed would you say is safe with this setup?

(edit: aiming for about 2100-2200mhz)

Thanks.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by meridianseven on 03/15/03 00:55 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[svol]

Well your multiplier is unlocked and you have a T-bredB. 166Mhz wouldn't be a problem in theory... and you will probably get it even higher when you increase the multiplier even higher.
2.2GHz should be reachable atleast.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on

 

[khha4113]

I've been running my XP2100+ (Tbred B) at 167*13.5 (2250MHz or 2800+) with 1.65V core on Abit NF7-S. My CPU's temp is ~31C to 40C at full load (Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu set at medium - 4600RPM by Fan speed controller).

Good or Bad have no meaning at all, depends on what your point of view is.

 

[meridianseven]

Thanks to both you guys:
You've been a great help...

So, if, for instance i wanted to run it at say 166x12.5(2075mhz), is there any Vcore settings (and any other settings) you would recommend regarding the setup i have?

Do you think this would be a good starting point?

Thanks again in advance.

 

[khha4113]

So, if, for instance i wanted to run it at say 166x12.5(2075mhz), is there any Vcore settings (and any other settings) you would recommend regarding the setup i have?

Try starting at its default (1.6V) to see if it's stable. I keep others' setting as default (memory, AGP).

Good or Bad have no meaning at all, depends on what your point of view is.

 

[vk2amv]

Just gradualy increase the CPU speed until it is not stable any more then increase the voltage a little bit and then go some more and just repeat that process til you get to a maximum voltage of 1.85. It is very unsafe going any higher then 1.85 as you risk sudden t-bred death syndrome. I would suggest increasing the voltage 0.5 volts at a time. For example from 1.65 to 1.70 and so on.
Happy overclocking.
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