See the system in my signature ?
Let's begin with a little history:
First rig: Athlon XP 1800+/MSI KT3 Ultra/2x256 PQI PC2700 (Samsung chips)/MSI G4TI4400/40 Gb WD 7200 rpm; OS Win XP Pro
It overclocked very poorly, I was unable to gain more then 30 Mhz.
Because with a 1500+ Athlon XP I managed to reach FSB 150, a memory problem was out of the question.
I thought it is the processor, so I changed it to another one.
The same thing occured. After several tries, I decided that 1800+ XPs suxx, and bought a 2000+.
The first one dies on me on the first Windows boot. The second one refused to boot over FSB 100, though it worked on that particular frequency. After several tries, I managed to kill it too.
I changed every major component (like the RAM, VGA etc) and after a succesful BIOS update which also didn't helped, I came to the conclusion that something is wrong with my motherboard.
So I changed the KT3Ultra back for a KT3Ultra2-R.
Mean time I realised that I've been fooled, with a 235W PSU which I found mysteriously in my case. It should be one of 300W, but it was changed by some guy at the service.
So, wery angry, I asked for a 300W PSU, but the rig still not works with the 2000+ Athlon XP.
Now I got the rig shown in my signature, and it serves me well*, but I don't know what I should do, 'cos I would like to buy a 2600+ Athlon XP.
I was told here to get a better PSU, but I want to be sure it helps before spending 80-100 bucks on one.
*I managed to boot at FSB 200, of course the RAM killed the OS.
Max operational FSB was 170, however.
Let's begin with a little history:
First rig: Athlon XP 1800+/MSI KT3 Ultra/2x256 PQI PC2700 (Samsung chips)/MSI G4TI4400/40 Gb WD 7200 rpm; OS Win XP Pro
It overclocked very poorly, I was unable to gain more then 30 Mhz.
Because with a 1500+ Athlon XP I managed to reach FSB 150, a memory problem was out of the question.
I thought it is the processor, so I changed it to another one.
The same thing occured. After several tries, I decided that 1800+ XPs suxx, and bought a 2000+.
The first one dies on me on the first Windows boot. The second one refused to boot over FSB 100, though it worked on that particular frequency. After several tries, I managed to kill it too.
I changed every major component (like the RAM, VGA etc) and after a succesful BIOS update which also didn't helped, I came to the conclusion that something is wrong with my motherboard.
So I changed the KT3Ultra back for a KT3Ultra2-R.
Mean time I realised that I've been fooled, with a 235W PSU which I found mysteriously in my case. It should be one of 300W, but it was changed by some guy at the service.
So, wery angry, I asked for a 300W PSU, but the rig still not works with the 2000+ Athlon XP.
Now I got the rig shown in my signature, and it serves me well*, but I don't know what I should do, 'cos I would like to buy a 2600+ Athlon XP.
I was told here to get a better PSU, but I want to be sure it helps before spending 80-100 bucks on one.
*I managed to boot at FSB 200, of course the RAM killed the OS.
Max operational FSB was 170, however.