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Is it safe for me to overclock my Athlon 2200?
I have an Asus A7N8X Dlx Rev 2, 2200 XP, 384 DDR 166 MHz, 400 Watt PSU, with
no special cooling, All I have is a Dr Thermal CPU cooler. Would it be safe to overclock it slightly to acheive a little over the 2 gig marker? I forget what type of CPU I have, I think it is a Tbred, if that is important let me know and I will get the ID string for it. Also if it is safe can someone tell me what I should set the settings in the BIOS to, to achieve the best performance, while running on the safe side of not burning my CPU. |
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Fact is that the 2200 didn't OC too well. I think that stock speed is 1800
(13.5x133). You might be able to get it up to 1995 (15x133) and depending on the MB and RAM you may be able to boost the FSB some to get it over the 2gig mark. For a bit more flexability you might want to look into a 2400. But like the man said, Cooling is key. I've seen the Dr Thermal CPU cooler and it's very similar to the Volcano 6 which served me quite well. I also like the ZIF lever on the Dr. Thermal for risk free attachment. You'd think that style would be more widely used. But the 2200 will likely do better with one of the newer Heat sinks. There are tons to choose from. The Vantec Aeroflow is a good choice based on what you've said. It's cool and quiet and a good all-purpose HSF. But look around. Good Luck. "peter" wrote in message ... Overclocking is never "safe" Having said that I would suggest you go look at overclockers.com The steps to achieving a safe OC are small and involve many ingredients..type of cooler/fans/chipset/ram type/etc etc.I OC in small steps..FSB from 166 to 170 to 175 to 180 and test each step. I have my 2500 barton running at 200x11 where the original was 166x11.Results vary chip by chip,ram by ram.One of the biggest worries is heat...good CPU cooler and air circulation is a major part of OCing. http://overclockers.com/ http://www.aoaforums.com/index.php http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/view...b1a165ae441912 5bd0b13e2f7 peter "Stephen Parnicky" wrote in message ... I have an Asus A7N8X Dlx Rev 2, 2200 XP, 384 DDR 166 MHz, 400 Watt PSU, with no special cooling, All I have is a Dr Thermal CPU cooler. Would it be safe to overclock it slightly to acheive a little over the 2 gig marker? I forget what type of CPU I have, I think it is a Tbred, if that is important let me know and I will get the ID string for it. Also if it is safe can someone tell me what I should set the settings in the BIOS to, to achieve the best performance, while running on the safe side of not burning my CPU. |
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