I think I just accidentally overclocked my computer.

[stormbv]

I'm a newbie.

I was looking around in my motherboard's BIOS (Epox 8RDA+) and I changed the FSB to 200 mhz. When my computer restarted, it started beeping, and I freaked out, thinking I had messed something up. I reset the CMOS with the jumper thing, and then set the FSB to 166 mhz. When my computer booted up, it used to say the processor (Athlon XP 1800+) was running at around 1.54 ghz, and now it says 1.9 ghz!

My questions: Is this safe to do? And what else can I do to speed this puppy up?

Thank you

Ben

 

[Shimmishim]

yeah it's safe...

i tink you're running at default voltage so you're good to go!

i think you can prolly run even 2.0 ghz if you up your mult a little...

what ram are you using?

and what chip are you using?

 

[Harabecw]

heh shim, he didn't MEAN to overclock

 

[Shimmishim]

yeah i know but he says he wants to SPEED this puppy up!!!

 

[stormbv]

My ram chip: Elixir pc2700, 333mhz, cl 2.5

As far as the chip: is that the processor? I guess it's an Athlon XP 1800+ Socket A (Socket 246). I got this from WCPUID program. Is there a different program I can use to find out this info that you ask for?

 

[stormbv]

and I have the FSB set at 166 mhz with a 11.0 mult. I set it higher, but my computer kept restarting.

 

[stormbv]

Oh...for the chipset info it says NVIDIA Nforce 2. I feel like a dirty, dirty newb!

 

[Shimmishim]

i was looking for the coding on it...

i wanted to see if it was an A or a B tbred

if it's a b tbred, you should be able to get more out of it if you up your vcore a little more

 

[stormbv]

ahh crap, I have no clue.

 

[stormbv]

1.8 ghz is good enough for now. I think I'll learn more about overclocking, and then come back when I don't need someone to hold my hand. Thanks for your help though!

 

[Doh!]

Get a freeware called Aida32. It'll tell you what stepping your cpu is & other extra stuff (i.e., cpu/system temp. voltages and a bunch of other nice stuff).

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: Doh!
Get a freeware called Aida32. It'll tell you what stepping your cpu is & other extra stuff (i.e., cpu/system temp. voltages and a bunch of other nice stuff).

okay, thanks. I couldn't find the steppings in any of the other programs I was using.

 

[stormbv]

finally found it. My processor is a Thoroughbred-B with stepping B0.

 

[bgeh]

you have a t-bred b. it should be able to hit 2.1GHz without any problems. only once have i seen a t-bred b that didn't hit 2.1GHz.
btw, i also overclocked my processor accidentally without realising it. it was a P2 400. was playing with the DIP switches and ended up in 112MHz x 4 = 448MHz
i was so happy then and i'm now still using it

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: bgeh
you have a t-bred b. it should be able to hit 2.1GHz without any problems. only once have i seen a t-bred b that didn't hit 2.1GHz.
btw, i also overclocked my processor accidentally without realising it. it was a P2 400. was playing with the DIP switches and ended up in 112MHz x 4 = 448MHz
i was so happy then and i'm now still using it

When I try to get it to run that fast, is it just a matter of experimenting with FSB and multiplier combinations? Also, what is a safe temperature for the processor to be running at?

 

[cow123]

you have a t-bred b. it should be able to hit 2.1GHz without any problems. only once have i seen a t-bred b that didn't hit 2.1GHz.

LOL i have a tbred B that wont even do 2ghz at 1.85v

(without it being unstable anyway..)

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: cow123

you have a t-bred b. it should be able to hit 2.1GHz without any problems. only once have i seen a t-bred b that didn't hit 2.1GHz.

LOL i have a tbred B that wont even do 2ghz at 1.85v

(without it being unstable anyway..)

I had mine running at 2ghz, but windows kept crashing.

 

[4x4expy]

If you just stumbled upon the ability to overclock your CPU, you are probably using a stock or something near cpu cooler. You will want to download MBM5 or some other hardware monitoring software to keep an eye on those temps!

 

[Doh!]

He already has Aida32 which can monitor the temp. & voltages.

 

[XiZiT]

Overclocking without any real physical tweaking ...and it's safe? whaaa? Is there anymore info on this? I have a pretty stable mobo asus a7v333, wouldn't mind the extra boost to my athlon 1800..