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[Spartacus51]

I've got an Asus KT133. I've unlocked my processor and upped the multiplier using the dip switches (which thankfully came on the board) but now I'm wondering how can I increase my overall system performance by raising FSB? All Asus gives guides to is 133 using the jumper settings. Is there a way of raising FSB in jumper mode?

[FRANK]

First of all. Welcome to the forums.

If that's an ASUS A7V with the KT133 chipset, then you're not going to be very successful raising the FSB much above the 107/110MHz range. The A7V as well as all of the first generation socket A motherboards with this chipset suffer with this shortcoming. VIA remedied this with the release of the second generation KT133A chipset which has been reported to attain a FSB as high as 150MHz and above.

However if you have an ASUS A7V133 with the KT133A chipset, you should be very successful in reaching a high FSB.

Both of these boards have the option to use either jumpers or make the adjustments in the BIOS, read your manual, the information is in there.

If you would post more of your system information, CPU, hsf, Power supply etc, we would be able to give you more specific answers and suggestions as to how you could improve the performance of your system.

Good Luck!

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[FRANK]

Thanks.

I just got back on cable about ten minutes ago.

I don't know any of the particulars about anything with AT&T yet.

So far I've disabled the ICS for my dial up and got three of these six computers configured correctly, at least close.

[Spartacus51]

Alright, further info. It is indeed an A7V133. HSF is crap, and I'm not going any higher than I am until I've got my watercooler setup... working on that now. I'm building my own and looking for some advice, but that's another thread. Rest of the computer supports as much OCing as I can squeeze from the chip, GeForce2 MX400, sound blaster live platinum, ata100 hd. My question, how do I change FSB above 133 using jumper settings, in the book that came with my board it does not list the setting, and I can't use jumperfree mode to change multiplier, correct?

Spartacus

[FRANK]

I just got the fourth one up and ran a test. It looks like my bandwidth is about half what it used to be at this time of night. We'll see what it 's like after they get done setting up and tweaking their end and there are more users on these lines. It seems to be capped at about 1.5Mbs, still a far cry from the 49k I've been stuck with since the interuption.

[FRANK]

Originally posted by Spartacus51
Alright, further info. It is indeed an A7V133. HSF is crap, and I'm not going any higher than I am until I've got my watercooler setup... working on that now. I'm building my own and looking for some advice, but that's another thread. Rest of the computer supports as much OCing as I can squeeze from the chip, GeForce2 MX400, sound blaster live platinum, ata100 hd. My question, how do I change FSB above 133 using jumper settings, in the book that came with my board it does not list the setting, and I can't use jumperfree mode to change multiplier, correct?

Spartacus

I haven't got the manual in front of me right now, but if I remember correctly, 133MHz is the maximum when setting by jumpers, I apoligize if I misled you earlier. Why don't you use the BIOS? I've been successful on my A7V133 with that method. And yes you can set the multipliers in there as well, at least with the BIOS version that I have, provided that you have the multipliers unlocked.

One other thing, be skeptical of the temperature readings as shown by the ASUS Probe, this program has been reported to show temperature readings as much as 10C higher than actual. My experience has shown this to be true. You still have to make sure that you have adequate cooling, watercooling is a good solution for many.

Although beginning to show it's age, the ASUS A7V133 is still a good performing board and you should get some very good results from it.

Good Luck!

[Spartacus51]

Alright, if multipliers can be adjusted through BIOS, how?

Do I need to download a beta bios from somewhere else, or can I simply change it in softmenu using the speed setting?

[FRANK]

Again I haven't got the manual in front of me. I'm certain that you have to set a jumper on the board to enable the jumperfree mode. I believe that this option has been available on all versions of the BIOS for this board.

Take some time to study the manual for your motherboard, all of the information you need to get going on overclocking is in there. Once you've done some homework, you'll find that it is much easier for us to give answers and suggestions when you have more and accurate information to give us to.

Good Luck!