XP 1600+ overclocking with ECS K7S5A? Possible?

[sectoidcommander]

Hi!
I´m planning to build the following system:
ECS K7S5A
Athlon XP 1600+
Crucial 512MB PC2100 DDR RAM (2 x 256MB) (CT3264Z265)

I want to overclock the XP without unlocking it (just FSB overclocking). Is this possible with this motherboard?.
Which HSF is recommended? Also, should I get a PCI IDE controller card in order to avoid future HDD damage? (as someone pointed out that FSB overclocking could cause HDD failure).

Thanks.

 

[lotust]

if you unlock the multiplyer you should be able to. though im not sure if the boards bios will allow this. I have he exact same setup. the L1's are so dam trickey on this dam XP Chip

also i dont know if once the chip is unlocked if you can adjust the Vcore

 

[grr8scott]

Am wondering the same thing with my 1.4 tbird... would be nice to get a lil bit more out of her!

Needs to go as fast as my 1962 t bird.

well, wait, its not running rite now, but want my 1.4 to run as fast as my '62 could.. there, thats it..

 

[Binky]

There is an "overclocking BIOS" available at ocworkbench.com (in the ECS forum). You can possibly get 138mhz or (longshot) 150mhz with this board but that's it. I run my 1.4@1.45 with a 138mhz bus and it runs flawlessly.

 

[Jalidi]

I've got the ECS K7S5A board paired up with a 1600+ and the latest bios (011121) ... however, what I do is use third-party software in the Windows environment called 'CPUCool' that allows me to overclock my FSB, pretty much the only way to OC a motherboard completely bereft of voltage, multiplier, and real FSB adjustments. Right now I'm running at 147/147 (won't boot at 150/150) and 1.54 Ghz on conservative memory timings of Normal-2.5-6-3 with Crucial PC2100 DDRAM---although folks have reported hitting 150/150 with an identical setup to mine. As always, your milage will vary.