Athlon XP 2600+ Barton

[HyoImowano]

Hey all, I was the guy who was haveing the problem with the 2600+ running at 1.15Ghz a while back.

Well, I got a new motherboard that has some decent overclocking features (MSI KT6V) and I was wondering what FSB/Voltage would be decent and safe for overclocking.

If you need anymore info just say the word, and thanks for any suggestions or advice.

EDIT:
Fuzzy Logic is reporting a temp of 59 C....isn't this a little hot? Everything seems very stable, I've had absolutely no problems so far.

[JerMe]

Depends on what memory you have... so...what memory do you have? :) You'll probably get to about 2.4GHz, though, so if you have PC3200 memory, you can do around 200x12 = 2400MHz. I'm not sure how that mobo holds up, however.

[HyoImowano]

Yes, it's 3200, but just for safety's sake, what would you reccommend for 2700?

Also, any suggestions about the voltage? It's curerntly at 1.65

[JerMe]

Have you read the stickies yet? Those really helped me to get off the ground. For PC2700? With AMD chips, you have to run a 1:1 CPU:Mem divider... PC2700 at stock is 166FSB, so you'd have to run 166FSBx(multiplier) to get your overclock. 166x11.5=1909MHz is stock. If you can O/C the mem, then you can run a slightly higher FSB. As for voltage, that depends on your CPU temps. You can push higher voltages if you have good cooling... everyone recommends temps less than 50°C, with 40°C and below being ideal. If you're on air, you'd probably get to about Vcore=1.85 @ 45°C full load. Just guessing, though.

[HyoImowano]

I think it might be mis-reporting the CPU temp for some reason. I've got a Cooler Master Aero 7 with some decent thermo-paste running full blast, and at stock it's reporting 59 C.

It seems like it might be 2700 (I've got a pretty bad memory >.<) because putting it at 200 FSB locked up the system.

I have been browsing the AMD FAQ sticky and it's links while posting.