Originally posted by: Psychosylph
Yes, just change it in the BIOS. 333FSB is an actual 166FSB. 177FSB is a 354FSB, effective
Yeah, my bad. Can't multiply apparently.
So, I went in and changed the FSB from 133 to 166, rebooted, and... WOW! I still can't get over how a simple sequence of keystrokes can make a system blaze! It's great to see the evolution of my comp. over the last couple days:
8/30/03
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[ WCPUID Version 3.1a (c) 1996-2002 By H.Oda! ]
Processor #1 : AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) / 2633A4B7
Platform : Socket A (Socket 462)
Vendor String : AuthenticAMD
CPU Type : Original OEM Processor (0)
Family : 6 (7)
Model : 8 (8)
Stepping ID : 1 (1)
Brand : ----
APIC : ----
HT Log.CPU Cnt : ----
Name String : AMD Athlon(tm) XP
Internal Clock : 1143.88 MHz <------------------ Ok.
System Bus : 198.94 MHz DDR
System Clock : 99.47 MHz
Multiplier : 11.5
L1 I-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 D-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 T-Cache : ----
L1 Cache : ----
L2 Cache : 256K Byte
L2 Speed : 1143.88 MHz (Full)
##--- Date 08/30/2003, Time 18:19:02
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8/31/03
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[ WCPUID Version 3.1a (c) 1996-2002 By H.Oda! ]
Processor #1 : AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) / 0A515366
Platform : Socket A (Socket 462)
Vendor String : AuthenticAMD
CPU Type : Original OEM Processor (0)
Family : 6 (7)
Model : 8 (8)
Stepping ID : 1 (1)
Brand : ----
APIC : ----
HT Log.CPU Cnt : ----
Name String : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+
Internal Clock : 1531.02 MHz <------------------ Better.
System Bus : 266.26 MHz DDR
System Clock : 133.13 MHz
Multiplier : 11.5
L1 I-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 D-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 T-Cache : ----
L1 Cache : ----
L2 Cache : 256K Byte
L2 Speed : 1531.02 MHz (Full)
##--- Date 08/31/2003, Time 07:07:13
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And today, 9/3/03
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[ WCPUID Version 3.1a (c) 1996-2002 By H.Oda! ]
Processor #1 : AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) / A49D3B48
Platform : Socket A (Socket 462)
Vendor String : AuthenticAMD
CPU Type : Original OEM Processor (0)
Family : 6 (7)
Model : 8 (8)
Stepping ID : 1 (1)
Brand : ----
APIC : ----
HT Log.CPU Cnt : ----
Name String : AMD Athlon(tm)
Internal Clock : 1913.18 MHz <---------- Holy *&^%*!@%#$*
System Bus : 332.73 MHz DDR
System Clock : 166.36 MHz
Multiplier : 11.5
L1 I-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 D-Cache : 64K Byte
L1 T-Cache : ----
L1 Cache : ----
L2 Cache : 256K Byte
L2 Speed : 1913.18 MHz (Full)
##--- Date 09/03/2003, Time 20:24:54
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Overall, I about doubled the speed of my CPU.
MonkeyDriveExpress: Awesome link! I didn't realize that's all you had to do! I was envisioning myself with a soldering torch in hand, painstakingly connecting obscure paths on the board. The wire mod is something I could do by accident!
-Grant