Someone needs to make a "How to guide for oc the Athlon XP 2500+"

[Vich]

Someone should make a FAQ sticky for all the 2500+ barton oc'ing questions. Most of the threads have to deal with that... just an idea

-Rich

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: Vich
Someone should make a FAQ sticky for all the 2500+ barton oc'ing questions. Most of the threads have to deal with that... just an idea

-Rich

I agree it can help cut down on the mass threads on the topic...However here is the problem...The ocing a Barton 3200+ should be relatively simple in that since most all new chips are factory locked it is a sheer matter of boosting the fsb.

Maybe what would help is a good report of stats of what boards ppl are having the most success on. I have seen a lot of threads where it is clear the mobo may not support those fsb speeds, lacks some locks and dividers, etc.

Mine was a piece of cake....

I popped it in....raised the vcore to 1.7v in the bios since the DFI board undervolted a bit. Rasied the northbridge vcore (not all boards have this) to 1.55v and bumped the vdimm up to 2.7v for the 2 sticks....Booted right up at 200fsb for 2.2ghz or 3200+ speed. Ran prime95 for 48 hours and did not touch it. Ran memtest for 12 hours....Then I worked my way back until I found it was still 12hours tested stable at default vcore. I however happy with the retail hsf which kept the temps below 50c reported on the board at 1.7v. So I left it for the security of knowing the system would be stable when the end user I was building and testing for would have no issue in his favorite 3 hour gaming session.....

 

[wicktron]

No need for a sticky, if people search around, there is already a vast library of information regarding general OC'ing. Since OC'ing is not an exact science, and is more like trial and error, people should play around and experiment (albeit a bit risky), but I feel it's the best way to learn.

 

[Vich]

True but how many people actually use the search function first before starting there own thread?

Very little!

-Rich