Looks like I got lucky =)

[Wildwood]

P4 1.6a Northwood @ 2.60GHZ
Epox 4BDA2+
Samsung 256MB PC2700 DDR

PCI/AGP locked at 33/66, Bus @ 163
CAS 2.5 Turbo settings

Increased Vcore by 0.15 (Edit initially was 0.075 but had a few errors on Prime95 so I upped it to 0.15)

Havent tried any higher yet. It did 2.4 out of the box, no voltage increases or anything

Nice little upgrade from my celly 300A =)

Wildwood

PS Thanks to the posters and regulars here, ive learnt a lot from reading your experiences of overclocking. Im a relative newbie really, this is only my 2nd attempt at an overclock and it worked like a dream.

 

[Bozo Galora]

what divider is running on RAM?
man, i was wondering if you could go 2.6 with a 2.0 - you did it with a 1.6!

 

[Wildwood]

<< what divider is running on RAM?
man, i was wondering if you could go 2.6 with a 2.0 - you did it with a 1.6! >>



What do you mean divider? Its running at 163

 

[Wildwood]

Wow, running at 2.70GHZ now Bus @ 169

Increased Core Voltage by 0.225 to 1.725V

CPU Temp = 40c

 

[oldfart]

Nice! The 4BDA2+ rocks. You can set the ram for 200 or 266 which actually means 1:1 or 3:4 FSB:mem ratio. For instance:

You are running 1.6A @ 2.4, 150 FSB
Ram speed = 150 x 2 (DDR) = 300 MHz with the "200" 1:1 setting
Ram speed = 150 x 2 (DDR) x 1.33 with the "266" 3:4 setting = 400 DDR
You need pretty good ram to run DDR400

With your setup (SWEET CPU!)
Ram speed @ 163 FSB = 326 DDR 1:1
Ram Speed @ 163 FSB = 434 DDR 3:4
Your ram would have to be some pretty good stuff to handle it. The Samsung PC2700 is very good. Mine runs DDR400 no problem. You could try it. Set the timings to slowest (normal 2.5 3,3,7). Maybe up the VDIMM to 2.8.

What is the batch, pack date, etc of that CPU? Where did you get it?

 

[Wildwood]

 

[Wildwood]

<< What is the batch, pack date, etc of that CPU? Where did you get it? >>



Ok, It was boxed from www.overclockers.co.uk

Box Specs:

Made in Malaysia
FPO/BATCH # : L209A552
PACK DATE: 03/26/2002

The board and RAM are from the same people

 

[Bozo Galora]

as they say, ignorance is bliss

 

[Wildwood]

<< as they say, ignorance is bliss

>>



Certainly is in this case

 

[Wildwood]

Currently running stable at 2.71GHz 169 Bus

Ram is at 1:1 running at 338MHz DDR

Vcore is at 1.725v or +0.225v over default

Cpu temp in Windows is 39c

 

[Bozo Galora]

that is an astounding 1.1 GHZ overclock
amazing
why buy a 2.53 for $630

keep going to church

 

[Bozo Galora]

and thank you Mr. Fart, for changing your modus operandi.

 

[oldfart]

Anything to make you happy Mr. Bozo!
Great overclock!! Thugsrook has a similar setup running. I have another 1.6A/4BDA/Samsung PC2700 setup on the way for a friends setup.