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Do you know if your CPU is unlocked (you can change the multiplier if unlocked)? If its not just follow the fsb and voltage part of this.
If it is, just increase the fsb little bits at a time while changing the multiplier in order to keep the CPU at the same clock speed. This is done to see what the highest possible fsb is. All throughout this, you should try to keep your memory at the same clock speed as the fsb, but if you hit a wall, try slowing down your memory to see if it does something for you, if not, keep your memory the same speed as the fsb. Next increase the multiplier on the CPU in small increments. If the system becomes unstable, increase the voltage by .025 volt increments until it becomes stable again. after that, continue increasing the multiplier while raising the voltage at unstable points until you get to a point where voltage will help no more. When you get to that point, decrease your multiplier by 1/2 or so until you find a stable point agai and that will be you maximum OC. Don't increase your voltage to above 1.85 volts as it will probably damage your CPU. The stock CPU cooling will probably not let your CPU reach its full potential. you shouldn't use the thermal pad that comes on the stock cooling as it just sucks
. You will probably want some arctic silver 5 and an SLK900 w/ a 92mm fan.
Note: any extra cooling is good
Note: try to keep your SPU temps under 50 degrees celcius (even if it means opening you case
)
With that system, you should be able to get 2.2-2.4GHz with good cooling and 200+fsb with some good memory. Good Luck!
BTW, very nice first computer! My first computer was a slot A Athlon Thunderbird, AMD 760 chipset, 128mb PC100 SDRAM, GeForce 2 MX, 30GB hdd...OH YEAH!!!
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