Overclocking a TBird 1GHz or 1.33GHz/266FSB with an ASUS A7V133/266FSB

[Bomshanka]

Hi you pc cracks out there...can anybody please advice me on what is the best combination (multiplier, FSB, v-core voltage etc.) for both the mobo and the cpu i could use to get the maximum results? I just got this new mobo and a cpu, but before i screw it up i hope you dudes can help me. Don't forget..both the mobo and the cpu have 266 FSB. Thanx in advance.

Bomshanka

[Da Whip]

You might want to read the articles on your board here;
http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/00q3/000928/

There are alot of good tips.

[TT120]

There is no single setting that will work for everyone. Each MoBo/CPU will be different. My advice would be just run up the FSB and or the multiplier untill it gets unstable, then bump your core voltage a bit to stabalize it and then do it all over again till you get to where no more voltage will make it stable then back the FSB and or the multiplier down a notch. This is gonna make your chip HOT tho, and you will need some good cooling on it.

[GOD]

Bomshanka (Apr 28, 2001 07:44 a.m.):
Hi you pc cracks out there...can anybody please advice me on what is the best combination (multiplier, FSB, v-core voltage etc.) for both the mobo and the cpu i could use to get the maximum results? I just got this new mobo and a cpu, but before i screw it up i hope you dudes can help me. Don't forget..both the mobo and the cpu have 266 FSB. Thanx in advance.

Bomshanka
your ASUS board has no fsb dip switchs so u won`t be able to change the multiplier unless u solder some dip switchs to the board.(that is if u know what u r doing ).
other then that your only option is to use the fsb.
but ocing with fsb,u need good quality rams which will go higher then the normal spec.
if u want to be able to use both the fsb and multiplier then i suggest u search the forums for the how to`s...that is if u have the skills to do soldering to your mobo.

GOD...

[Bomshanka]

Thanks a lot GOD. My asus mobo has of course dip switches which one can use to adjust the multiplier between 5.0x and 12.5x !(one has of course to use the jumper mode as compared to jumper free) what i really don't understand is why the mobo has a 266FSB. How on earth can one use 266... with which multiplier? You can bump your mobo upto 145FSB, but how the hell do you use 266? Sorry if i'm a bit green in these matters but that's something i really won't figure out. And another thing now that i am at it... whats all these about 200/266FSB on the cpu?

[Bomshanka]

That's good link... thanks a lot. It's only that soldering is not everyone's beer. If one screws up, then no retailer will ever accept it back. I mean what's the maximum can i get out of a 1 GHz/266 cpu without having virtually to rape the mobo..... and this thing with 266FSB how exactly do you use that to oc? Thanx.

[kat]

ABIT....

[Bomshanka]

TT120 (Apr 28, 2001 08:01 a.m.):
There is no single setting that will work for everyone. Each MoBo/CPU will be different. My advice would be just run up the FSB and or the multiplier untill it gets unstable, then bump your core voltage a bit to stabalize it and then do it all over again till you get to where no more voltage will make it stable then back the FSB and or the multiplier down a notch. This is gonna make your chip HOT tho, and you will need some good cooling on it.

Thanks TT for the the tips. I have also purchased a Titan majesty twins cooler-heatsink which should cool CPUs upto 1.5 gigs......shouldn't that alone be enough if i oc my chip upto anything below that? Also, like i asked the the guys, how do you put the mobo's 266fsb into effect or am i missing a link here?. That i can't really sort out. Thanx.

[Thelemac]

The 266FSB is in actuality 133FSB...AMD just calls it 266 cause it's ddr or something like that.

[Goldwing]

Bomshanka (Apr 28, 2001 05:31 p.m.):
Thanks a lot GOD. My asus mobo has of course dip switches which one can use to adjust the multiplier between 5.0x and 12.5x !(one has of course to use the jumper mode as compared to jumper free) what i really don't understand is why the mobo has a 266FSB. How on earth can one use 266... with which multiplier? You can bump your mobo upto 145FSB, but how the hell do you use 266? Sorry if i'm a bit green in these matters but that's something i really won't figure out. And another thing now that i am at it... whats all these about 200/266FSB on the cpu?

You know its kinda funny my A7V133 has dip switches too...just like the owners manual shows. :)

[netarc]

Yes, the A7V133 definitealy has dip switches - one can set the FSB/Clock multiplier thru either the mobo, or in the BIOS - I suspect the folks saying you have to solder on dip switches are thinking of the A7V mobo.

Re: the 200/266 FSB speeds ... try these posts for a great explanation of what that means, and how to get it:

http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=14745392
http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=14743991


Thanks TT for the the tips. I have also purchased a Titan majesty twins cooler-heatsink which should cool CPUs upto 1.5 gigs......shouldn't that alone be enough if i oc my chip upto anything below that? Also, like i asked the the guys, how do you put the mobo's 266fsb into effect or am i missing a link here?. That i can't really sort out. Thanx.

[Resqme]

On the a7v133 borad you can set it to jumper free mode. And in your bios
you can change the FSB in there ,how it works is what ever you set the FSB to is actually X2 so to get your 266 fsb you would set it to 133. And you can change the mutiplyer in the bios to providing your L1 bridges are unlocked

[GOD]

ooppss...
sorry mistaken for another board.
btw: 266fsb is just 133fsb.
tbird uses 2 bus for single clock it think.
intel uses 1bus for single clock.
something like that.
GOD....