How do i OC an Athlon XP 1600???

[-=Mafia=-]

im a complete newbie to the overclocking world. i Would like to oc my xp 1600 to an 1800, 1900 or possibly 2000. I have no idea wut to do :confused: I was hoping someone could be kind enough to instruct me and teach me how this is done. if someone is willing to show me how its done im all ears or eyes or something :) thank you

[nikhsub1]

First tell us about your system, we know you have a 1600 but what mobo, PSU, HSF etc, etc do you have? All of these items will matter in your OC quest.

[-=Mafia=-]

is this the info needed? or am i leaving something out?
WinXP Home Edition
1 60gig 7200rpm hd
1 30gig 7200rpm hd
Geforce 3
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum ex
Yamaha 20x10x40 cdburner
Samsung 16x DvD Rom
340 watt power supply
512ddr pc2100
KoolMaxx Cooling System
Dual Bios

[nikhsub1]

What motherboard are you running? Some have absolutely no OC options.

[-=Mafia=-]

GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH
AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

[nikhsub1]

Now that we got all that out of the way... Get into your bios (on startup hit delet button) navigate your way to Frequency/Voltage Controll or similar, start raising your Front Side Bus (default is 133). Start with say 137, restart see if system is stable. If yes up the FSB some more. When it becomes unstable you can up your VCORE to 1.85 (+ .01) and raise the VDIMM to say 2.7 or 2.8. I would be very careful with your temps though, I know nothing about your HSF. Keep temps below 50C and you will be OK. Raising the voltage is what creates the heat, so be watchful. Report back with results.

[cjlax5]

Originally posted by -=Mafia=-
im a complete newbie to the overclocking world. i Would like to oc my xp 1600 to an 1800, 1900 or possibly 2000. I have no idea wut to do :confused: I was hoping someone could be kind enough to instruct me and teach me how this is done. if someone is willing to show me how its done im all ears or eyes or something :) thank you

what heastsink/fan do you have? i think you may have trouble getting it as high as you want, but you may get lucky and have a good overclocking chip. my 1600+ got up to the speed of a 1900+ (1600Mhz) and was unstable, so i backed it down.

Welcome to the forums and good luck! Post ur results

[-=Mafia=-]

i dont know wut heatsink all i know is that i have 5 fans.
2 on the back of case
1 on side panel
1 on processor
1 in hard drive cage

[jbslow]

Buy a decent HSF before you attempt to overclock maybe a Thermaright SK6 or a Alpha Pal 8045. Read through the Heatsink performance ranking (http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/) on this forums front page for ideas.

I would not attempt to overclock until you know temp is under control.

While your waiting for a high quality HSF to arrive read these (http://www.overclockers.com/topiclist/index04.asp#) then you will know how to safely overclock your XP1600+.

[-=Mafia=-]

thx =O)