AGKGA stepping???

[compudog]

I was given a XP 1800+ AGKGA cpu and an A7N266 mobo. I'm putting this together as a back up PC, anyone have any ideas where I can go with this?

Details:
AGKGA0150RPNW
Y7394340465
Asus A7N266 nForce1
512 MB Crucial DDR266


Thanks

 

[fhetw]

you got a tbred a, expect max around 1.9 or so

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: fhetw
you got a tbred a, expect max around 1.9 or so

Actually, that's wrong on two counts:

A) the AGKGA stepping is a Palomino (.18u)
B) Tbred A's can make it higher than 1.9 GHz. My 1700+ TBred A can hit 1.95 GHz with 1.72V

(For reference an easy way to know if it's a TBred is the shap of the die: if it's wide and relatively narrow, it's a TBred, if it's almost square, it's a Palamino. Also TBreds have production codes that start with AXDA on the first line.)

 

[compudog]

It is almost square. It did have a cooler with a thermal pad on it, but I cleaned the old TIM off with acetone (nail polish remover) and a lint free cloth. I would like to overclock this since the equipment was given to me and I have nothing to lose. Unfortunately, all I have are older hard drives that may not even be Ultra 66 speed. This isn't a big concern as I am going to use this for a SETI cruncher and not as a primary computer. I will use the integrated nForce video as well. The case I am using is big with exceptional cooling, and I will be using a 400 Watt Enermax PSU, so voltages should not be a problem either. Any additional comments/guidance is welcome.

 

[aldamon]

AGKGA's were the first stepping available for the Palomino. Expect about 1.7 - 1.8 from the 1800+.

 

[LilHen]

Originally posted by: aldamon
AGKGA's were the first stepping available for the Palomino. Expect about 1.7 - 1.8 from the 1800+.

Even that's a little optimistic. Prolly not more than XP 2000+ with decent cooling.