overclocking amd 2800 athlon xp

Hey Dr. XP and everyone,

I just ordered some upgrades for a friend and my pay for the work are some new parts. Tell me what you think I can OC to vs the old CPU and Ram

For $60 out of pocket I will move to the following items vs. my signature info:

-AMD Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton", 400 FSB, 512K Cache Processor - OEM
-Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail

I'm also curious if it was even worth it. The upgrading should certainly be easy enough. I am keeping my MB in place.

Will I want to make sure the current Bios settings are set to default before I pop in the new CPU and RAM?

Thanks again for the help!

Jagerbreath

 

You might see a 5-7% increase in speeds... the memory might help... all in all for 60.00 naaaa not worth it.

 

great deal!!!
in clockspeed you wont see big difference 3000+ run at 2.1ghz the 400mhz fsb is great jump in performance like with the 3200+ great cpu.
and of course that memory will give you more room and stability in overclocking!!

run that syst for a few days stock to see how it perform!!? some people say that cpu dont need oc to improve just for fun because it runs great at stock speed..

let me know

 

hi all im looking to change my cpu fan but there so much product on the market volcano edition look good but i prefert to ask before thx for the answer

 

hello tryhard.
about fans volcano 12,polo 735, are thermaltake products great fans but they are really noisy at top speed 5000 rpm. so if noise is and issue with you.
then you might check zalman fans they are great copper fans and really quiet.

did i say that copper heat sinks are the best heat transmitters!!!.

here a few options for your socket 462(amd,xp or sp)

silent fans/heat sinks
http://www.xoxide.com/zalman-7000b-cu-cpu-cooler.html
http://www.xoxide.com/thsibofork7a.html
http://www.xoxide.com/thermalright-si-97-cpu-cooler.html

not to quiet

http://www.xoxide.com/thvo12.html
http://www.xoxide.com/asus-star-ice-cpu-cooler.html
http://www.xoxide.com/ttextreme.html

 

thx man 2 question is the turbine type fan is juste good looking or it works for real and heat sink fan less are effective (good cooling in mad oc sitution)

 

the turbine type ive read in few reviews that said is great cooling solution and cool desing..

the other one the thermalright are among best coolers you can add a fan of your choice!!!!

 

tryhard theres also a thermaltake turbine model:

http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-beetle-4-in-1-hsf.html

theres a review on asus model

http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cooling/air/heatsinks/asus/stice/

 

thx

 

welcome man!

 

hi dude i have a little prob i cant raise my core voltage is there a way to change my bios or a soft a somthing i can raise my fps but not my core voltage in frequency/voltage in bios i cant even see it thx see ya

 

hey every1, this is my 1st post but been following this thread for a while now and recently overclocked my 2800 to a 2.21gighz without any trouble so far... touch wood, uped the vcore 1 notch just to be on the safe side(1.728), new cpu cooler coming tomo current temps are idling at 43°c for cpu and 21°c for mobo, will let ya know how it goes 2mo

 

you need to change the Vcore voltage tryhard depending on your bios switch from auto to menu or user defined and then alter it by the lowest increment your bios allows {mine 0.025v increments yours maybe higher }then run benchmark to test for stability hope this helps

 

hi all
does any one know if it is possible to unlock the multi on the xp2800+ barton ive read of people using the pencil trick etc i assume this means using a soft graphite pencil to short particular L bridges if anyone has any ideas please post
THX IN ADVANCE
SwampSnake

 

hey, new cpu cooler installed and now idles at 38°c with mobo at 17°c, my house m8 today tho overclocked his 2800+ "barton" to a 438Hhz fsb, he's able to change the multiplier without doing anything to the chip? it is retail tho not oem, but its only just over a year old :S think must have been old stock or something, think he used a 11.5 multi to get it that high, didnt have to change the vcore to do it tho :S its currently running at 2.3something ghz? gunna try mine a little higher l8r tonight

 

ketzal7,lucky you a 2800+ unlock barton!!!

swampsnake a lot has been said about unlocking amd processors i belive according to all the reviews ive read that is only possible on older cpus such as duron with morgan core, older xps such as 1800-2400+ througbred and some of the first bartons 2500+ heres a link for unlocking 2800 and 3000+ xp do it at your own risk!!

http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030210/barton-06.html

 

sadly lucky house m8, think my 2800+'s multi is locked

 

i knew it!! amd lock all bartons but there a few tricks to unlock it dont know if they work but the word is out there take a look:

http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030210/barton-06.html

 

Hey guys! It's been a while since i've done anything on this forum. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm actually starting a business and the athlon series of processors will be our main processor. After being on this forum and reading what we all talk about, and after me and the other co owners have run many tests, we found that the athlon is in fact better for the gamers, which is who we target. We will be starting it up in the summer so when you all get the chance, come to Bowling Green, Kentucky and look for PCN Computers. Thanks guys! I'll keep posting when i get new stuff but for now, I have to keep busy trying to get our business going!

 

congratulotions!! kalunjoku best wishes!!! and good luck!