hi there,
any idea what i can go up to on an amd athlon 1333 (tm).
Also does it matter how the overclocking is done.
ie.by upping the multiplier 1st or upping the fsb 1st, or is it the end fig that only counts.
Does this effect the ram in any way.
my spec,
abit kg7 , 512ram(2700) 40gig h/d,running xp.(running temp 50 ish)

current bios settings default for 1333 = 10x133 fsb rate 4:4:1

this can got to 13x & 200fsb in manuel define.

cheers phil

In my opinion one should always strive for a syncronous system. Thus maximising your bandwidth, which is the key to a faster system. Which is not necessarily the highest Mhz.

As a guide for your system I would take your ram bus speed which is 166 and try to make your cpu also run at that speed.

So you should lower your multiplier a little and up your cpu fsb until you reach 166.

Once you have confirmed the cpu is stable and cool at this speed then start to work on the multi.

If your cpu starts to fail then you can increase your cpu voltage a little.

Always monitor your cpu temperatures during overclocking as this will indicate how far she will overclock. Dont go over 55 degrees, preferably less.

Pete

cheers for that pete,
One thing i didnt put down was that the motherboard supports 266 fsb,but can i still up it on the fsb & keep multiplier down ?

ta phil

It all depends on your hardware. You can change anything you want if your mobo supports it, if your cpu is unlocked etc.

Will your mobo not do 166?Ill take a look on the net for you. When you say it will do 266 you actually mean 133 fsb(2x133=266). So you need to up that 133 to 166.

Pete

hi pete ,
now running amd 1333 at 14500,still ok & my lad who plays on line gaming not had any snags (temp 50c).By the way it is a 133 fsb board.Idropped the multi & upped the fsb10.5 x 138.
gona push it a bit more

ta phil

Your top FSB all depends on the chipset used on the motherboard. Also note that even if a board has a 166Mhz jumper or setting in BIOS it may not necessarily support it officially, and you may find that around 140Mhz is the highest it can go

update,
got the multi to x10 fsb145 fsb rate (fixed)4:4:1 =1450hz
cpu temp 50c & system 34c (its always run at about this temp)

running ok no problem,i did try it higher & it started to play up so ill call it quits now.

cheers phil