Absolute minimum!!!

[Boom-stick]

I have a AMD T-bird 800 on a Asus A7V motherboard. What is the procedure of overclocking with this setup BUT only WITHOUT buying new cooling methods etc? What is the highest I can go, and how can I do this, meaning my Frequency and volts. I have never done this, I just want the minimum!

Thanks!!

[Carmine_Paterno]

To have a safe overclock you must buy new cooling methods.

[Boom-stick]

Ok OK...maybe with a simple heatsink or better air cooling....I was looking at the CPU database charts and all it says is that the FSB was changed and the voltage?...is that it? It was for a 880 OC!!

[Rob Cork]

What are your temps at the moment? If they're around 40-45C you could overclock a bit, just don't let it get above 50C (60C is technically ok but not a great idea). If you're already running close to 50C under load don't raise the voltage any more, you'll have to get better cooling to cope with the increase in energy pumped out by your cpu. Once we know what your temps are it'd be easier to suggest multiplier/fsb/voltage settings.

[Boom-stick]

Cpu already runs steady at 46 celcius (114 F) And Im not sure If I have the multiplyer on my board. HOW do I check for that?

[Rookie]

I'm in same boat almost. My BlueBird is running a hot 54c under load with my stock heatsink/fan. Any lesser expensive methods of cooling him off so I can get it oc'ed?

[Rob Cork]

Boom-stick (Jan 26, 2001 10:27 a.m.):
Cpu already runs steady at 46 celcius (114 F) And Im not sure If I have the multiplyer on my board. HOW do I check for that?

The A7v is one of the top ocing KT133 boards (the other being the ABIT KT7-R), and you should have some dipswitches to change the multiplier (apparently boards with onboard audio don't have these dipswitches, hope yours isn't one of those). It 'll give all the settings in your manual - page 23 in mine. In order to free the multiplier, as it is normally locked, you need to connect the broken L1 bridges on your cpu ceramic - there's details on how to do it here: http://athlonoc.efront.s4r.com/unlocking.htm . For really clear pictures go to http://www4.tomshardware.com/cpu/00q3/000711/index.html .

Try 9x100 for a start, you may need to raise the voltage a bit to get it stable. Then try raising the fsb further, until it becomes unstable. Stop as soon as your temps get above 50C - probably after you've raised the volts by 0.05 or 0.1, and added a few MHz. You should be able to get at least 900 with your current setup, and if it's a good chip you may get quite a bit further (I doubt the gig'll happen without better cooling). Just watch those temps.