Athlon XP 1800 overclocking

[d1abolic]

Can i overclock an XP 1800 (Epox EP-8KHA mobo)? And if so, what would be a realistic expectation? Would i need to buy one of those fans Anand loves so much, or would my recular crappy CoolerMaster do?

 

[anthrax]

I wouldn't expect too much out of Overclocking Athlon XPs......All the higher yeild Atholon XP cores would have already been picked off the producation line for the faster Athlon XP chips

 

[Beatles]

You should be able to get up to about 150 FSB with a simple voltage increase.

 

[Mavrick007]

When overclocking an Athlon XP, most people can see around ~100-200Mhz overclock with a simple fsb raise(possibly more).

Since the XP is factory locked, and you can't do the pencil trick to open up the multiplyers, it's alot harder to raise the mults by modding it and essentially opening up the bridges for the higher mults. It's not very safe and not guaranteed that you won't fry your chip but it is possible. If you do unlock your 1800+(which is 11.5 multiplyer set at factory), you can probably raise it a couple of notches, but stability is still a problem depending on how far you raise the fsb.

Overclocking depends on the mobo and the type of cooling that you use in alot of cases. For the 1800+, which has been a good overclocking chip, I would expect to get up to 200 or possibly 300Mhz overclock if you use good cooling, but not alot more than that.