How far can my CPU goes?

[SpEeDyGoNzAlEs]

Hi there!

I have an Athlon TBird 800 MHz ADFA0037TPHCJ - 92399650249 and I got it running at 981 MHz FSB 109, Mult 9... But I can't get it over the 1 GHz value... Ihave an ASUS A7V, BIOS 1008, Rev 1.02.

What's the maximum for this system? Any help?

Thx!

[TranceBear]

What are the specs of the rest of your system?

[SpEeDyGoNzAlEs]

ASUS A7V, BIOS 1008, Rev 1.02
AMD Athlon 800@981
2x128 SDRAM (OEM) 133@145 2-2-2
30 GB IBM 7200rpm, ATA100
MediaForte Quad xTreme (Sound Board...)
Diamond 56k Internal
SiS 900 Fast Ethernet Adapter
Ati Rage Fury Pro 32 MB VIVO

MB Temp 35ºC, CPU Temp 50ºC Idle, 55-56ºC FullLoad...
Regular HSF, from CoolerMaster...

I've unlocked the CPU's multiplier with the pencil's trick...

VCore is default (1.78v).

Any idea why I can't get over the 1GHz? ... I mean .. The maximum stable I got was 981 MHz... Higher than that, it doesn't run POST, or it fails when memory is testing, or after memory is testing.. I tried to lower Mem speed to be the same as FSB but it's the same...

HELP!!

[popadel]

YOUR TEMPS are way to high. Normaly once you get past 55 deg celcius the CPU starts to loose it.

Increase your voltage.
Looks like your board does not support FSB increase. I had a Duron 750 @ 950 and it was fine on STD FSB but the minute i took the FSB up even by 1 MHz it would bomb out.

Use the multiplier and thry reduce your temps.

Good luck!:D

[SpEeDyGoNzAlEs]

My Board DOES support FSB increases... I could get it run stable at 109*9... 105*9, 95*10...

It just doesn't get over 1 GHz... Cpu problem? Voltage? Board limitation? I also tried raising the voltage but it still doesn't work...

[SpEeDyGoNzAlEs]

What is better : High FSB or High Multiplier ?

[Rob Cork]

Originally posted by SpEeDyGoNzAlEs
What is better : High FSB or High Multiplier ?
In terms of performance, high fsb is better as you're ocing the rest of the system as well. Because of that though you should be more careful when fsb ocing - only try a few MHz at a time and test for stability each step of the way, don't crank it all the way up to 120 from 100 in one go :)

[SpEeDyGoNzAlEs]

Well... Seems like I found the limit for the board... FSB 109, multiplier 9... Giving me 981 MHz, wich means an improvement of about 121% :) Pretty cool!!! Now I just got to improve the cooling system.. Temps of 55ºC are way too high ...

With this settings (109*9), sometimes, when I'm burnin in with Sandra, memory benchmarks, the system hangs... Only *sometimes*... Any idea or hint why?