Can I Effectively Oc My Xp2000+

[Dray_04]

im getting to that stage where i dont really give a shit what happens to my slow amd athlon xp2000+. i wanna OC it.

im guessing its around 1.6ghz, so if i can successfully OC to 1.8Ghz or even better 2ghz....


... will i physically see any difference? im a gamer so performance matters to me.

p.s those barton 2500+ cost like NZ$150 here !!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRR damn i wish i was in the states

[SciManAl]

1.8 is probable... My bros comp with a 2000+ doesn&#39;t seem to like to go aboce the FSB of 140... <_< umm, but otherwise yes it is possible... just get some cooling the 2000+ get hot...

[bluedevil]

1.8 should be easy made out of it:)

[lynx]

The Thoroughbred core doesn&#39;t seem to like being clocked to an FSB above about 140 (or the Palomino for that matter), although I understand some of the 1800XP&#39;s were an exception.

You seem to need to change the multiplier to get any decent overclocking. If you can unlock the multipliers, I suggest REDUCING the FSB and increasing the multiplier to give approximately the same overall frequency, then increase the FSB from there. If you manage to get back to 133MHz try increasing the multiplier again (and reducing the FSB of course) and repeat.

I managed to get about 1650MHz out of my 1700XP (1467MHz is standard) using that method, without any voltage changes. I might have got more, but unlocking the multipliers on a Palomino is a pain, and I didn&#39;t manage to get all of them.

[Lite]

I did manage to have my 2000+ running stable at 166 x 12.5, before i crushed the core :angry: :angry: :frusty: :frusty:

Got a 1900+ yesterday (only £35 B) ) gonna see how much this goes upto later :01:

[DWk]

Originally posted by lynx@4 February 2004 - 20:46
The Thoroughbred core doesn&#39;t seem to like being clocked to an FSB above about 140 (or the Palomino for that matter), although I understand some of the 1800XP&#39;s were an exception.
I think you are talking about the Tbred-B, the one I have :)

[Storm]

go to www.tomshardware.com (http://www.tomsharware.com) for complete guides............

[Dray_04]

yer bout time ppl started replying to this :P :P


The Thoroughbred core doesn&#39;t seem to like being clocked to an FSB above about 140 (or the Palomino for that matter), although I understand some of the 1800XP&#39;s were an exception.

how do i find out what my FSB is etc. i have no idea bout OC the CPU. all i know is that you go into bios.... slowly change sumthing. measure the temps. keep slowly increasing the multiplyer or sumthing, until the comp stalls, frezzes etc. then go bak one step.


go to www.tomshardware.com for complete guides............

u need to fix the link :P

[johnboy27]

Originally posted by Lite@5 February 2004 - 11:35
I did manage to have my 2000+ running stable at 166 x 12.5, before i crushed the core :angry: :angry: :frusty: :frusty:

Got a 1900+ yesterday (only £35 B) ) gonna see how much this goes upto later :01:
The XP 1900+ sucks for overclocking.The best I can get out of mine is 1704 mhz with any kind of stability.

[Lite]

Originally posted by johnboy27+5 February 2004 - 13:09--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (johnboy27 @ 5 February 2004 - 13:09)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lite@5 February 2004 - 11:35
I did manage to have my 2000+ running stable at 166 x 12.5, before i crushed the core&nbsp; :angry:&nbsp; :angry:&nbsp; :frusty:&nbsp; :frusty:

Got a 1900+ yesterday (only £35&nbsp; B)&nbsp; ) gonna see how much this goes upto later&nbsp; :01:
The XP 1900+ sucks for overclocking.The best I can get out of mine is 1704 mhz with any kind of stability. [/b][/quote]
:angry: :angry: :angry:

Well ive got mine at 144 x 12 atm (1728mhz) its pretty stable, will try a burn in test later - hope it survives&#33; :unsure:

[Mr. Elmo]

why would u say a 2000 is slow? hows the coolign in ur current system? i dont think that if you thinkg the 2000+ is slow, a 200mhz increase is gonna be any different.

[Weedy]

how did u break the core? :huh:

[Lite]

Originally posted by Weedy@5 February 2004 - 18:41
how did u break the core? :huh:
putting my heatsink back on :angry: :angry: :angry:

[Weedy]

i thut that was it, i dont under stand how u can do that. usually my screw driver splips, and goes straight into the mobo, alredy kill 2 that way :lol:

[Lite]

Originally posted by Weedy@5 February 2004 - 19:04
i thut that was it, i dont under stand how u can do that. usually my screw driver splips, and goes straight into the mobo, alredy kill 2 that way :lol:
well theres the tiniest amount of damage to the cpu, when i say tiny i mean tiny&#33; well i had it checked over by my local pc shop - they said the same thing, so here i am with a (very cool&#33;) 1900+ (running at 1728mhz - 22c&#33;)

[Weedy]

wow, i got a athlon 1ghz, ocd to 1150, and damn... 56c

[Robert00000]

Originally posted by lynx@5 February 2004 - 03:46
The Thoroughbred core doesn&#39;t seem to like being clocked to an FSB above about 140 (or the Palomino for that matter), although I understand some of the 1800XP&#39;s were an exception.

The 1800&#39;s (dont know which core) were actually 2600+ re-labelled thats why they could be clocked so high.

I have a 2000+ and its not significantly overclockable and certainly not worth the effort.

[Dray_04]

I have a 2000+ and its not significantly overclockable and certainly not worth the effort.


thanks. seems like ppl are with the idea that its not worth OCing, and that also ther wont be much difference.

ok :P thanks. i wont OC it.