What clock speed can I realistically expect from an Athlon 900. (I am a newbie hence all these posti

[13oots2]

I understand cooling is all important and already am reaching my limits for now. My 900@1017, what can I expect to obtain reasonably safely?

[Hoot]

Without a lot of fiddling and system enhancement, you can reasonably expect to get between 1000 and 1100 Mhz, total speed. My 600, originally, out of the box, did 10x100 with a modest HSF, modest PSU and modest memory. I had to replace all three to get above 1100.

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[Oni]

Just keep pushing it till it becomes unstable. And I'd replace your hsf if it isn't quite up to snuff, and pick up a Glaciator or a FOP38, CAK38, or something similar.

[ManOfKnight]

is it a slot or a TB??? My TB I have gotten up to 1100 on a CHROME ORB...so i know that with a WBK38 I will be able to attain more...(crossing fingers). So you can push a 900 quite far, a couple hundred MHz.