TB 700 won't pass 800!

[cbxqt]

Hi I have a TB700 mhz and i would run it 7x103.... but when i upped the multiplier to 8x, its only totally stable at 100FSB!!! i have a msi k7t pro2-a... and yes i know this board has many OC probs! well, it doesnt boot after 8x multiplier... any suggestions? should i connect all the L7 bridges? is this dangerous? what exactly does this do? thanks, q

[ThePunkGeek]

cbxqt (Apr 13, 2001 09:43 p.m.):
Hi I have a TB700 mhz and i would run it 7x103.... but when i upped the multiplier to 8x, its only totally stable at 100FSB!!! i have a msi k7t pro2-a... and yes i know this board has many OC probs! well, it doesnt boot after 8x multiplier... any suggestions? should i connect all the L7 bridges? is this dangerous? what exactly does this do? thanks, q

Could it be your cooling?

[FBRopz]

I have a K7T Pro 2A board myself, running a AMD Duron 750 @ 950. I had to O/C by multipliers. When I pushed the FSB past 106, it ran about as loose and unstable as a porche without the front axle locked in place.

Listen, you probably need to up the voltage to 1/4 or a lil more. Make sure you have the latest O/C Bios update. Kick up your voltage, drop that FSB, like I said, I love my board, but it gets real stingy if you start pushing the FSB. Start slowly pushing that multpilier up and keep an eye on your cooling, you should get there.

[Rob Cork]

I had an early tbird 700 (week 23 2000), and it wouldn't do over 800, no post at 8.5 or higher. It was factory unlocked, so it wasn't an L1 problem, but turned out it just needed a burnin. After a week of playing Deus Ex I could get it to 850 stable :)

As the others said, look at your cooling - aim for low 40's at default speed and voltage. Don't worry about the L7 or any other bridges, as long as the L1's are connected you ought to be able to oc fine. Bear in mind though that AMD chips prefer higher voltage over lower temperature - so long as your max temp is somewhere in the 40's it ought to stay stable, and you can easily run the max voltage of 1.85 through the chip safely. My duron runs at 48C absolute max under 2.27V at a gig, and it's still alive after 3 months of that treatment!

[Oni]

cbxqt (Apr 13, 2001 09:43 p.m.):
Hi I have a TB700 mhz and i would run it 7x103.... but when i upped the multiplier to 8x, its only totally stable at 100FSB!!! i have a msi k7t pro2-a... and yes i know this board has many OC probs! well, it doesnt boot after 8x multiplier... any suggestions? should i connect all the L7 bridges? is this dangerous? what exactly does this do? thanks, q

the rule of thumb is low multiplier, higher FSB. Try a lower multiplier and you'll gain more stability, and maybe more speed. Good luck!