XP 2500+ Barton minimal O/Cing question
Greetings, and thank you for your interest in this thread.
I will post my hardware before asking anything:
AMD ATHLON 2500+Barton XP 333FSB/640K
Asus A7N8X-DX NForce2ST Deluxe
ATI Radeon 9800Pro 128M DDR AGP8x Retail
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 OEM
Corsair TwinX 2x256 3200 LowLatency Kit
Maxtor SATA150 120Gb 8Mb Cache 7200RPM
528D Silver USB 2.0,LED Fan 400W P.S
LG DVD-R
Now, on to the questions:
Can I, with the proper heat dissipation technology, simply increase the FSB
from 166mhz to 200mhz and get a considerable increase in performance ? If
so, is my "overclocking" only limited to a few cmos setting modifications ? If
not, can you provide me with a link to the documentation detailing the right
way to proceed ? Finally, what kind of heat dissipation technology should I
use to ensure stability for either an open or closed system ? Thank you for
your time and patience.
I will post my hardware before asking anything:
AMD ATHLON 2500+Barton XP 333FSB/640K
Asus A7N8X-DX NForce2ST Deluxe
ATI Radeon 9800Pro 128M DDR AGP8x Retail
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 OEM
Corsair TwinX 2x256 3200 LowLatency Kit
Maxtor SATA150 120Gb 8Mb Cache 7200RPM
528D Silver USB 2.0,LED Fan 400W P.S
LG DVD-R
Now, on to the questions:
Can I, with the proper heat dissipation technology, simply increase the FSB
from 166mhz to 200mhz and get a considerable increase in performance ? If
so, is my "overclocking" only limited to a few cmos setting modifications ? If
not, can you provide me with a link to the documentation detailing the right
way to proceed ? Finally, what kind of heat dissipation technology should I
use to ensure stability for either an open or closed system ? Thank you for
your time and patience.
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If you have a thermalright SK-7, SLK-800, SLK-900, SLK-947, or SP-97.. Something large and made of copper, you can easily set the FSB at 200 and get a free 3200+ out of your system.
So, how much to you is minimal??? Figure water in a warmer climate like I live in (Florida, tropics zone, northern part of zone and southern half of Florida). Start with average summer temps if you want a base to design cooling, or plan to change your OC by season-- decrease in warmer weather. Figure for 2 GHz on a Barton, the CPU will be 18-20C above air at stock voltage and OC'd to about 2 GHz unless you water cool, and about 53 C is highest I would run the CPU temp itself for any long length of time.
John.
One of the heatsinks I mentioned with a fan that pushes more than 40 CFM will allow you to overclock your FSB to 200MHz with no ill-effects, and temperatures that are no higher than a real 3200+.
Which Thermalright would be best suited to the task? I was looking at the
ThermalRight SLK-700 with T.M.D. fan and the combination looks efficient.
Any more ideas for heatsink/fan combination? What about all of the fans
needed inside ? How many and what type should I consider purchasing ?
You've been more than patient and kind in answering my questions; I thank
you for your time...
I gotta agree w/Al Capown and Thrax , about their set up