overclocking amd 2800 athlon xp

Do you all think that 2.388 GHz is too hard on an Athlon XP 2800+ (Barton)

 

You can change the multiplier, but most likely, it won't boot, because it is locked. So you need to change the FSB. Yes, I have a 2800+.

2.388 is probibly too hard on it. Try a Prime 95 torture test on it. If the test stops with an error then you are clocked too high. Reduce the FSB and try again. I'm running 2.255 on my 2800+ and I was able to run the test for atleast 12 hours without errors, which means my system is 100% stable at this clock speed.

 

Would it even help if i was running it with PC 3200 DDR RAM and the temp NEVER goes above 95 degrees farenheit?

 

Yea, PC3200 is good, and that is awesome that it doesn't get that hot. It must be loud though....

 

heck yeah it's loud. The Thermaltake Volcano 12 heatsink is more like a turbine! It sounds so loud i had to move my alarm clock right next to me because i couldnt hear it over my computer lol. I like the loudness though. It means it's working you know?

 

Nice review on Newegg, lol. I usually keep my Cooler Master Jet at about 3000 rpm. Nice and quiet and keeps the processor around 46-48 degrees idle depending on the room temp. If it gets into the high 50s or above 60 then you have a problem.

 

What are the Specs on your computer?

 

Thermaltake Xaser III Super Chassis
Thermaltake Purepower 420W PS
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe(really original)
Athlon XP 2800+ OC'd to 2.255GHz
Cooler Master Jet 7+ heatsink and fan
2x512MB Corsair DDR400 PC3200 RAM
Some piece of trash AIW RAGE video card I fould laying around
80GB Maxtor SATA 7200RPM (8MB cache) HDD
80GB Seagate EIDE 5400RPM Dump HDD
Lite-on combo CD-RW writer/DVD reader
Sony 3.5" floppy drive!!

Samsung SyncMaster 955DF 19" Monitor

 

hi i overc my xp 2800+ is now in 2.2ghz i set the fsb in 170mhz and de vcore in 1.7volt.

i now is not much but as you guys said is try from small to high increase until dont boot.


dr.xp
athlon xp 2800+ ovc to 2.2ghz(my first overc)jeejjee
abit nf7
(2x256) 512
gigabyte 3d pro cooler

 

Sounds good to me, try testing it with Prime 95. Keep pushing it and testing it with Prime.

 

i hear a lot of things about prime is it safe it wont damage my system.

 

It's safe. It will shut itself down and give you an error message if it is unstable.

 

ok ill get it rigth now

 

How long does it take to test with prime 95? I ran the test really early in the morning and when i got back from work, it was still going. Anyway, what do some of you all think about HD cooling fans? Are they really that needed? I feel like i have enough fans in my case but i dunno. Give me some feedback guys.

 

Did you run a torture test on Prime? Because if you run a torture test for about 12 hours or so, then that clock speed should be stable. How did you get 2.388GHz stable... I can only get mine up to 2.255GHz, hmmm, maybe it's my video card, lol. That seems to be my scapegoat for everything.

Just a suggestion, you might want to start a new thread about the HDD fans. I don't think the admins like the thread going off the topic. There might alredy be reviews in another thread about HDD fans also. (I have two case fans that blow directly over each of my HDDs. Keeps them real cool.)

 

hhd fans they suck!!! having a fan in the case that blow air to de hhd is better i hava a omega dual fan in my maxtor 80gb 7200 rpm and doesnt do much really.




Dr.xp
abit nf7
athlon xp 2800+ oc (2.2ghz) sit on gigabyte 3d cooler
max rpm 4400
(2x256) 512ddr pc-2700
gforce fx 5200 128 oc
8 case fans 80mms

 

I have my 2800 runing @ 2.25 without any overclocking. how far dya think i could push this??

 

without any oc what do you mean stock???

 

Ye it runs at 2.25 stock

 

but how? what monitor are you running
is your bios settings stock
dude show somw pics