athlon xp...help..

[kaklas13]

hi everyone. i have an athlon xp 2600+ witch is suppossed to run at 2133mhz. right?
when i installed it for the first time it ran at 1566mhz.
i thougth it was the normal.
when i found out it wasnt i changed it from the bios at 1917mhz(it has four options 1110, 1533, 1917 and 2133.)when i ran simple programms(winamp etc.) it was fine.
but under heavy load the system used to crash.
at 1566 it was fine.
when i tried to clock it at 2133 the system wouldnt even enter at windows.
when it was at that point it rebooted every single time.
i wouldnt even boot from the cd rom!
i thought it was the cpu and i bought a new cpu and mobo and all ok.
after some time i tried to see if the athlon was working and it did( at 1566)
so i am asking, is this a problem from the mobo(bios update?) or is the cpu defective?
please help me. :?:

 

[only_me]

hi everyone. i have an athlon xp 2600+ witch is suppossed to run at 2133mhz. right?
when i installed it for the first time it ran at 1566mhz.
i thougth it was the normal.
when i found out it wasnt i changed it from the bios at 1917mhz(it has four options 1110, 1533, 1917 and 2133.)when i ran simple programms(winamp etc.) it was fine.
but under heavy load the system used to crash.
at 1566 it was fine.
when i tried to clock it at 2133 the system wouldnt even enter at windows.
when it was at that point it rebooted every single time.
i wouldnt even boot from the cd rom!
i thought it was the cpu and i bought a new cpu and mobo and all ok.
after some time i tried to see if the athlon was working and it did( at 1566)
so i am asking, is this a problem from the mobo(bios update?) or is the cpu defective?
please help me. :?:

my XP 3000 runs at 2187 you have overclocked it, thats why it keeps crashing, it is meant to run at about 1800.

 

[Grimmy]

FSB-333

It should be running @ 2.083GHz

Not @ 2.133GHz.

NewEgg - 2600+

Tech Spec
Core Thoroughbred
Multi-Core Single-Core
Name Athlon XP 2600+
Operating Frequency 2.083GHz
FSB 333MHz
L1 Cache 64KB+64KB
L2 Cache 256KB

 

[kaklas13]

but the bios setup gives me only the for options i told u.
1100, 1560. 1910 and 2100.
witch is the right clocking and how can i set the cpu to it if its not one of the four i told u?

 

[Grimmy]

Errrr.. might help if you tell us what MB it is running on.

1100, 1560. 1910 and 2100

The above statement doesn't help, me at least...

The bios should set up the mutilpier and FSB automatically.

I did find:

There's at least 3 models of the 2600+.
Tbred 2600+/266 @ 16x133
Tbred 2600+/333 @ 12.5x166
Barton 2600+/333 @ 11.5x166

Do you know what core you have?

 

[kaklas13]

the mobo is an asus a7v8x-x for socket 462.

 

[only_me]

download CPU-Z it will tell you what CPU type you have and will give us more information so we can help.
here is a link http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

Make sure your FSB is set correctly. I'm guessing the correct setting is 166/333 for your processor.

 

[ausrick]

With a FSB of 333mhz. Your CPU will be @ 1917 mhz. All will be good..

 

[MrCommunistGen]

Yeah... I'm betting he's got the 166x11.5 2600+ but set to 133x11.5. The numbers add up. 133x11.5=1529.5 You need to change your FSB from 133/266 to 166/333 which shouldn't be hard. Is your RAM at least PC2700? If not it may be a bit of a bottleneck.

-mcg

 

[kaklas13]

yes my ram is 2700.
before when i set it at 1917mhz it still crashed in heavy load.
is this a problem of the cpu or do i need a bios update?

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

yes my ram is 2700.
before when i set it at 1917mhz it still crashed in heavy load.
is this a problem of the cpu or do i need a bios update?

CHECK YOUR FSB AND LET US KNOW WHAT IT IS SET TO!

 

[mdd1963]

YOu can still set the mem clock (or ratio, depending on the BIOS) to run at PC2700 speeds via an asyncronous bus...

It'll be fine....

 

[BigBuckinChicken]

Did anyone address the CPU's core voltage?

I have an old (but stable) 1900+ that my mobo defaults as a 1200mhz CPU, and sets the default core voltage to 1.70. In order to get it to run stable at 1600 mhz I need to crank the CV up to 1.75v. Otherwise it has similar problems.

Also a thing to note with all the different FSB possibilities with that processor, the clock multiplier is locked on those chips, so if you set it incorrectly, its not going to run (or at least mine doesnt, but its older...but similarly locked down)

Thats the only idea I have for this issue, I hope it helps.

(and all you pimped out gamers please dont laugh at my old beast, shes been with me for almost 5 years now lol, and outlasted at least 5 girlfriends, but I am heading towards a full system replacement within the nest month)

 

[Dade_0182]

I agree with wusy on number 1 and 3 (not sure about 2 coz i don't know all that much about ram issues). I have a 2500+ Barton at home, it runs at about 1887mhz or something, cant remember now. It used to be around the 30 degree range but lately it's been running 39 idle and about 49 under stress (mind you my place isn't good for ventilation). It also started giving me problems but just last week I cleaned the cpu and hs and put some new termal paste on and now it runs like a charm again. This is also the case with some old video cards but that's besides the point. Just check and let us know the temps and voltage.