Athlon XP 2500+ OCing (Success! Prime95 stable!)

[frankierx]

Originally posted by: beserker15
so it was your ram that was holding you down? for some reason with my computer...prime 95 will always get errors, and my computer will reboot in games/music/movies if i set it to like 2.1ghz or more...regardless of voltage. from stock 1.65v to 1.8v doesn't seem to make a difference for stability in my system. i got an epox 8k5a2 (which i know can handle fsb up to like 195mhz) and corsairs value ddr3200 ram.

well the first pair of ram was rma'd for another exact same pair because the first ones failed memtest86 at stock speeds. I also felt that my original 333 fsb rated epox 8rda mobo was holding me back. So i swapped it out with the 400 fsb rated epox 8rda3I mobo. I am so happy with epox, amd, and anandtech forums!!!

 

[beserker15]

i had better ram in the past which i had to trade in for, so i know my mobo can handle up to 195mhz for fsb. any fsb and multi combo that results in 2.1ghz or more makes my cpu unstable for some reason. i guess i should download that memtest thing to see if it's a ram issue. when it's unstable for you, does it lock up? cause my computer never shows really freezes or have issues doing stuff...just random reboots.

 

[dawks]

Sorry to jack your thread op..

Whats a good HSF for this processor.. not too expensive but something to cool it down a bit. I'm running at 2.019Ghz.. (185x11) and its at 52°C. Running rock stable, but I'd like it a little cooler.

 

[Avalon]

I think you can get a Thermalright SLK-947U for around $30, but I haven't seen it around lately. Similarily, you can probably find a Thermaltake Volcano 12+ for a bit over $20. The Thermalright will be better, but like I said, I'm having a hard time finding it at the moment. Either will cool nicely.

 

[frankierx]

Originally posted by: beserker15
i had better ram in the past which i had to trade in for, so i know my mobo can handle up to 195mhz for fsb. any fsb and multi combo that results in 2.1ghz or more makes my cpu unstable for some reason. i guess i should download that memtest thing to see if it's a ram issue. when it's unstable for you, does it lock up? cause my computer never shows really freezes or have issues doing stuff...just random reboots.

My machine would not pass prime95 tortue test set at 2048K custom level. It would go thru random reboots also at times.

Originally posted by: dawks
Sorry to jack your thread op..

Whats a good HSF for this processor.. not too expensive but something to cool it down a bit. I'm running at 2.019Ghz.. (185x11) and its at 52°C. Running rock stable, but I'd like it a little cooler.

I have plenty of success with the inexpensive Coolermaster X-dreamII also known as Hac-v something. It's only for 14 usd at newegg.