New to forum. and computers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Autolectrician]

But not new to the need for speed! First off i i have an a7v board,duron 750,128mb crucial ram,k133 chip set. Just put it together and got it running. And now i have to take it apart and make it go faster "it's a curse my girlfriend says" on a budget, from what i read the duron chip and asus board lend well to to tweaking. "planned? hmm" do alot of tweaking on car puter chips but i am stuck here in the board manual it says jumper free mode will let me do the changes in the sys bios. does this mean i don't have to move any manual bus and freq settings on the board. and what is a good start for OCing this thing? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. More Is Never Enough.

[Murphy]

AuToLeCtRiC (Jun 24, 2001 10:19 a.m.):
But not new to the need for speed! First off i i have an a7v board,duron 750,128mb crucial ram,k133 chip set. Just put it together and got it running. And now i have to take it apart and make it go faster "it's a curse my girlfriend says" on a budget, from what i read the duron chip and asus board lend well to to tweaking. "planned? hmm" do alot of tweaking on car puter chips but i am stuck here in the board manual it says jumper free mode will let me do the changes in the sys bios. does this mean i don't have to move any manual bus and freq settings on the board. and what is a good start for OCing this thing? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. More Is Never Enough.

Indeed, jumperfree mode is blessing, you don't have to open your case anymore. It will allow adjustments of your FSB and voltage, and also multiplyer when your duron chip is unlocked (L1 bridges connected).

A simple knowledge of the overclocking basics will get you very far with this setup, assuming you have a proper cooler. Overclocking basics can be found at the homepage, at the beginner guides and then beginner guides to overclocking. You have to be carefull with increasing voltage, because the temperature of your core will rise!

I don't know how deep you are into OC'ing, so please tell us what you want to know or already know. Good luck OC'ing, have a good time!

[Tacoman667]

Welcome to the board! When the jumpers on the motheboard are set to jumperless mode, yes, you do not need to move the jumpers in order to chenge the settings. You do, however, need to get into the BIOS menu when you start up the computer by holding down the DELETE key when turned on. This will get you into the BIOS menu so you can change FSB, Multiplier, RAM settings, etc. The settings should all be marked in the manual for explanations on these settings. I do suggest that you update your BIOS to the most recent, non Beta BIOS then do the tweaking your heart demands. You can do very good things with that board or any board at that. By the way, alot of people have reported that on that motherboard, the jumpers will actually give you a more stable system while overclocking. When you use the jumpers there are still MANY setting you will be able or required to change in the BIOS menu. So it's really an either/or for your prefrences. Enjoy!

[robjustice]

ok, first is the duron locked, or have you unlocked it? To unlock it you will need to connect the L1 bridges-connect the upper to the lower. Reinstalled. This will allow you to change the multiplier. So if you are at 7.5 X 100 you could now try 8.0 x 100, or 8.5 x 100. You can also rasie the bus speed, 101, 102, ect. You will get to a point were it will not want to post or will crash, then you may need to raise the voltage. Doing this will allow you more oc. Goodluck, and if you need any other help, just ask.

[Autolectrician]

Tacoman667 (Jun 24, 2001 10:47 a.m.):
Welcome to the board! When the jumpers on the motheboard are set to jumperless mode, yes, you do not need to move the jumpers in order to chenge the settings. You do, however, need to get into the BIOS menu when you start up the computer by holding down the DELETE key when turned on. This will get you into the BIOS menu so you can change FSB, Multiplier, RAM settings, etc. The settings should all be marked in the manual for explanations on these settings. I do suggest that you update your BIOS to the most recent, non Beta BIOS then do the tweaking your heart demands. You can do very good things with that board or any board at that. By the way, alot of people have reported that on that motherboard, the jumpers will actually give you a more stable system while overclocking. When you use the jumpers there are still MANY setting you will be able or required to change in the BIOS menu. So it's really an either/or for your prefrences. Enjoy!

Thanks ! I think i screwed up allready i did update the bios. but i used the bata version it posts the new version # now what?

[Goldwing]

If you flashed the Bios to a beta version then you can flash it to a released version download the version you want and follow the instructions just like you did before. :)

[Phil]

Rust remember that with the kt133 chipset you can only reach about a 110mhz fsb, so if you've tryed shooting for a 133mhz fsb and it didn't work this is why. The newer kt133a is the chip that will run at a 133mhz fsb.
what heatsink and fan do you have and what case cooling do you have?

[Autolectrician]

Only had this thing 5 days and i am making a water block the stock fan that came with the cpu is not doing so well. i am at 116f now using the motherboard sensor from what i have read that is not a good OCing start temp so i am going to do something different before going any farther. Thanks for the info.

[Phil]

Good for you, I beleive water cooling is pretty much the only way to go as far as cooling is concerned. I'm gonna be doing my own watercooling setup soon (when I break up from college next week) and writing it up

[Autolectrician]

I have built Ln2 coolers for wind generators they work very well when does a cpu get to cold? these coolers will drop air temps to -20+ would that be to low?I am hooked now. More Is Never Enough.

[Goldwing]

I don't believe too cold is a problem as long as you don't get condensation. As you well know water and electicity don't play well together. :)

[Phil]

The manufacturers do say that below a certain temp there may be problems, It think this may be to do with the chip die contracting at low temps and causing circuit problems, but many people have used ln2 without such problems. of course none have ever built a permanent solution, they just stick a bucket on the cpu and poor it in, overclock till it boils off and then they are done.
If you want sub-zero temps another way then you can use a peltier or TEC (thermo electirc cooler) you put the cold side of this on the cou and water cool the hot side. They are a lot of work to set up though, as you have to insulate and water proof things. I would go for water cooling for now and if you want to add a peltier it is just a simple upgrade rather than complete project.