OCing AMD 2500 Barton Core. Help!

[diacetylMorphine]

OK, almost got my PC, lol. It should be here in 2 days. Just some things I have learned in OCing my 2500 barton.

STEPS1: Unlock the CPU. I found a nice video for doing this. Shouldn't be that difficult, although I am worried about fvcking up the CPU!

STEPS2: Set up bios. I am going to start by increasing the FSB, and not mess with the multipliers. My goal is to get 200x11 which is common. I hope it works.

STEPS3: After getting it to 200x11 I will increase Vcore to 1.75, aka CPU voltage to get it stable if it will not post at 200x11.

STEPS4: I don't know yet if my mobo locks out AGP and PCI speeds automatically. Could somone tell me if my mobo does? BioStar M7NCD PRO.

STEPS5: Memory Config. I have no idea what this is, I NEED HELP! If someone could help me with some of the memory timings that would be great.

So far this is what I'm going to do, and also run prime95 for a few hours to see if it is stable. I will also run more benchmarks to see where I am at. My specs are: AMD2500 barton, Buffalo 512 PC3200 dual channel, and Biostar M7NCD-PRO. Thanks all for your help^
Please tell me where I could make improvements.

 

[DahDee]

Originally posted by: diacetylMorphine
STEPS1: Unlock the CPU. I found a nice video for doing this. Shouldn't be that difficult, although I am worried about fvcking up the CPU!

I'm pretty sure the mobo, as it is an nForce2 board, will automatically unlock the CPU for you.

 

[JSSheridan]

STEPS1: Unlock the CPU. I found a nice video for doing this. Shouldn't be that difficult, although I am worried about fvcking up the CPU!

Unnecessary. The chip come unlocked from the factory and the chipset can manipulate the multipliers.

STEPS2: Set up bios. I am going to start by increasing the FSB, and not mess with the multipliers. My goal is to get 200x11 which is common. I hope it works.

Good luck.

STEPS3: After getting it to 200x11 I will increase Vcore to 1.75, aka CPU voltage to get it stable if it will not post at 200x11.

1.75 is fine. The maximum voltage you should use is 1.8, and keep your CPU tempature under 60 C.

STEPS4: I don't know yet if my mobo locks out AGP and PCI speeds automatically. Could somone tell me if my mobo does? BioStar M7NCD PRO.

Can't answer this for you. Check the bios manual if no one answers.

STEPS5: Memory Config. I have no idea what this is, I NEED HELP! If someone could help me with some of the memory timings that would be great.

The memory ratio should be set to 1:1, and use SPD timings.

Good luck. Peace.