How much can a 1.2ghz ddr thunderbird be overclocked?

[jaybert]

Hi, i was thinking about purchasing a 1.2ghz thunderbird DDR. I was wondering how much extra mhz i could get out of this chip with say a $30-40 globalwin fan/heatsink. Also, what sort of memory + other components would I need to make this happen? Thanks in advance for the help

 

[Quad]

just from reading what others have done, i would say that you could hit 1.4ghz quite easily. you'll need some good ram (ie. crucial, corsair, mushkin). you may be able to hit 1.5 ghz
your cooling should be sufficient.

as for the settings, i've seen many ppl successful with multiplier 10x140 fsb. you may be able to do something like 10.5x140 or even 10x150
you never know. just gotta experiment

good luck

 

[jaybert]

Since this is DDR, to hit say 1.4 or 1.5, will i need pc1600 or pc2100? I was thinking about getting 2 or 3 sticks of pc1600 crucial ram since they're only about $60 a stick. Better than the $120 for pc2100.

 

[Zipperhead]

i bought 2x128 meg sticks of pc2100 from crucial for 119 shipped.

 

[jaybert]

yeah, i saw that deal but they were sold out by the time i tried to purchase . What this a pricing mistake or was that the legit price?

 

[nealh]

the o/cing of the 1.2ghz tbird(at least the 100fsb...which as easily be set to 133 fsb) is hit or miss..some people have been very successfully...there are reports of 1500mhz but I have all seen an equal number where people can not reach 1400mhz..(one report is 1.2 max at 1300)

my personal 1.2 is stable between 1380-1400...I have got it to post at 1485 but Win crashes on the load...part of my problem maybe my ram(mosel vitellic) on the Asus A7V133 which is known to have some problems at the high fsb over 143 with optimal settings...


O/Cing has no guarantees...unless you buy from Compuwiz1...not only will his chips reach there stated speed(he pretests them) but it back his deal 125%...he is great..period

 

[jaybert]

interesting...do you have a website where I can purchase a chip from compuwiz1? I'd rather spend some extra money now getting a chip i know can be OCed than pressing my luck I'm a wanna-be OCer w/ a wimp on the inside

 

[tontod]

jaybert: PM compuwiz1, he's pretty prompt in his replies, he'll be glad to help you out.

 

[Link]

Doing 1407Mhz@1.80V. It can go further, but my cooling is not sufficient at this time.