Can anybody Help me for This Overcolcking?

casperooi

Hi everybody!
I have brought a ABIT NF7 ver2.0 and I'm new in overclocking, my friend told me that this board is a gread board for overclocking. Here's my spec below:

Abit NF7 ver2.0 motherboard
AMD Athlon XP2000+ processor (266mhz)
Termal Take Volcano 7 10,000RPM Heatsink/fan
ELSA GeForce2 GTS PRO 32MB DDR AGP
256MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Maxtor 40GB 7200 RPM ATA133 HDD
Lite-on 52x32x52 CD-RW Drive
Samsung 16X DVD Rom

Can anyone please give me an advise on how the best performance it can be?
How to overclock the processor? How's the setting and what's the step?

Thank you. :Rocker:

Geeky1

Do you know what core the athlon has on it? If it's a palomino CPU, it's probably not worth overclocking.

casperooi

My Processor is AMD XP2000+ Palomino (266MHZ). Why it's noy worth for overclocking? Problems?

Thanks...

fatcat

the palomino 2000+ is known as bad overclocker, only ~20% or so whereas some palomino's got ~40-50% overclocks. dont worry it will still overclock, which will help u learn about max fsb/vcore/mhz and everything. i had my old 2000+ hit around 1.88ghz, so a nice 200mhz is always a plus. just keep an eye on ur temps..i remember my 2000+ ran hot as hell

Palomino 2000+

Geeky1

Someone (Probably Thrax ) will correct me on this if I'm wrong, but I think that the Palomino Athlon XPs topped out at around 1.8-1.9GHz and 1.8v+ core voltages. A ~130MHz increase in your CPU speed probably won't be noticeable, and bumping the voltage up to 1.8v+ is going to increase the heat output of the CPU significantly; I'm not certain that the Volcano 7 could handle it.

However, to overclock it, basically, you go into the BIOS and start changing stuff. For starters, use these settings:

In the SoftMenu III Setup menu:

CPU Operating Speed: User Define
-External Clock: 133MHz (which is stock; leave it there for right now)
-Multiplier Factor: x12.5 (which is also stock; for right now, everything should be stock)
AGP Frequency: 66MHz
CPU FSB/DRAM ratio: Auto
CPU Interface: Disabled

Power Supply Controller: User Define
-Leave all the settings under this at their defaults
CPU Over Temp. Protect: 75*C

In the Advanced Chipset Features Menu:

Memory Timings: By SPD
System BIOS Cacheable: Disabled
Video RAM Cacheable: Disabled
AGP Aperture Size: 64M
FSB Spread Spectrum: Disabled
AGP Spread Spectrum: Disabled
CPU Thermal-throttling: 50%
Enhance PCI Performance: Disabled
CPU Disconnect Function: Disabled
AGP Data Transfer Rate: Auto
AGP Fast Write Capability: Enabled

In the PC Health Status Menu:

CPU Shutdown Temperature: 65*C
CPU Warning Temperature: 62*C

Also, if you could post the info below that (System temperature to Standby voltage readouts), I'd appreciate it. Once the BIOS is set up like that, tell it to save and exit. If it boots normally after it saves those settings, you're now ready to start overclocking. BUT, it would be a good idea to post that info on the system temperature, cpu temperature, etc. here before actually overclocking anything. If those aren't within an acceptable range, overclocking the CPU could cause problems.

Also, if you've got a few $$, I'd go to Newegg and pick up one of the following:
Athlon XP 1800+- $49
Any 1800+ Newegg has now is likely to be a JIUHB DLT3C or DUT3C stepping CPU, which should be good for 2.1-2.6GHz.

Athlon XP 2400+ Thorton- $67
People have hit as high as 2.7GHz with Thorton-core CPUs. You can probably expect 2.1-2.4GHz, at least.

Athlon XP 2500+- $75
The 2500s are generally good for 2.1-2.5GHz.

Or, any one of the Mobile Athlon XP CPUs (2400+ for $77, 2500+ for $93, or 2600+ for $101). Depending on which one you get, expect anywhere from 2.2-2.5GHz+

Also, if you plan on overclocking any of those CPUs to 2GHz+, you're going to need a new heatsink. The Volcano 7 was decent when it came out, but it's not a match for the kind of heat output that a 2GHz+ Athlon XP can put out.

casperooi

Thanks for advices. So for the overcloking my AMD XP2000+ Palomino with Abit NF7, which is the best way to get the max performance and stable? What FSB, Multiplier and VCore should I set to? Is it 188FSB + 10x multiplier with 1.7volt stable? How about the AGP? I'm using ELSA Geforce2 GTS 32MB DDR AGP.

So is the AMD XP2800+ (barton) good for overclock?

profdlp

casperooi wrote:

...which is the best way to get the max performance and stable?...

So is the AMD XP2800+ (barton) good for overclock?

You'll have to experiment. Usually you try to see what the max FSB is first, then set it back to it's normal setting and see how far you can push the multiplier. Once you have an idea as to the max of each you can try different combinations to hit the highest overall overclock.

The XP2800+ is not much better overall than the 2500+. Remember: the chips in one family all have the same design. Some do better than others when tested before they leave the factory and get marked with the higher rating. That's why chips from the early-to-middle range of a design family often do better at overclocking than their higher-marked brothers. The higher-marked ones are already pretty much maxxed out. A good example is the old palamino's. The XP1700+ was famous for reaching fantastic speeds. It's brothers (like the 1800+ and 1900+) were essentially the same chip, just marked higher. They couldn't get much farther than the 1700+ did.

Again, to find the overclocking potential of your unique system you'll just have to experiment. As others have mentioned, better cooling and a better quality power supply can help you get the most out of what you've got. If you are deciding between the 2500+ and the 2800+ I would get the 2500+ and put the money you save into a better heatsink and heatsink fan.