Overclocking an athlon 1500+ xp

[ncogngro]

Hey all.
I'm new to oc but I need to know what the best way the oc an athlon 1500+ xp(266) chip on an epox 8k7a mb.

Thanx

 

[FatMan42]

The easiest way is just to apply an above-standard FSB (i.e. >133MHz). The alternate method (although these can be combined) is to unlock the multiplier on the chip. The 1500+ chip attains it's 1.33GHz from a 10-times multipler (10*133=1330). That ratio is locked onto the chip. By rejioning the L1 bridges you'll be able to choose the multipler that is applied. Both this and the FSB are varied in BIOS.

There are many, many threads on this topic here - so I won't duplicate.

Do it - just make sure you have adequante cooling. Remember, that there's no reason your chip should overclock. Most do, and some very well indeed. You'll only know by trying.

 

[MoFunk]

Just up the front side bus. Up it just little bits at a time and run for a day or so. When you decide that you are running stable, up it some more. Do it till you can't post or you get crashes, then let it back a bit. Good luck. I have the same board and it overclocks very well!

 

[kursplat]

here's one way...


soyo dragon+
athlon 1500+ @1500 mhz (10x150 fsb)
using the onboard sound and nic
gforce 2 mx400
384 mb ddr sdram
voltage-1.75

 

[RustyNale]

If you want to go the "unlocking your cpu" route, here's a Link to a website that has one of the best ways I've seen to do it. Luck to you.