Hi.
Either I am lucky or you are lucky. This time yesterday, I had soo many questions, but thanks to reading through the forums all day and aquiring a new headache, most of them were solved. Thanks for you help guys, even though I hadnt asked for it yet!
I Just got me an Asus K7V133(Original Bios) and an Athlon 800. I had been tearing my hair out over the past few days as with the supplied hsf in my purchase, I could not get the CPU below 60. It wen to about 64 under full load. I was pretty miffed as I wanted to clock this thing.
I got a new (cheap but bigger) hsf yesterday and it went down to 45! Now I know how much difference a hsf can make, I will be investing in a good one, rather than the cheapos. I cant believe I was ripped off with the pos one I got. I guess these places have to make their money somehow.
I first tried upping the fsb (with the old hsf) and it got to about 120 before it wouldnt start. Whenever I got to this stage, the only way to get it to post was to reset the mobo (short the contacts). I also tried lowering the multiplier in the bios just to see, and this didnt post either, even though the cpu was still locked.
After yesterdays headache of forum searching, I went home, via the mainstream electronics store & got a bigger sink. I got home, removed the old one, did the L1 bridges to unlock the CPU and put the new one on. I can only set the multiplier to whole numbers, so I guess I have to redo the L1's as I saw others with similar probs.
Eventually, I managed to get 933/133@45
Now for my few remaining questions (if you are still reading!!)
1. Memory
I currently have 128Mb of hyundai PC100 Memory. Before upping anything on the FSB I tried clocking my memory to 133. Everything seemed to work fine until I played Unreal Tournament. It went reeeeaaalll slow, like pausing twice a second or so. Very weird. I put the memory back and it was sweet! Obviously withthe above mentioned 933/133 it still does the same, so i'm temporarily back to 100fsb. I will be getting 256Mb PC133.
So.. Why would the machined have slowed down if the memory was not fast enough for 133? Surely it would have not booted?
Will unbranded PC133 be OK. Surely you only need the GOOD stuff if you plan on clocking the fsb higher than 133?
2. Processor speed / Temp /VCore
I think my limit is gonna be in the region of 933 - 950 with a fsb of 133. I tried booting at 1Ghz and it would have any of it. I tried upping the VCore to 1.8 and then 1.85 and still no post. The Max temp I have had with the new fan is 54 with the case on about 50 with it off (Thats under load).
Any ideas how I can get to the big 1.0? Mod the board for a higher VCore? get a better hsf(which I plan to do)?.
Thanks for your help, and thanks for putting up with such a long post.
Tom...
New to AMD, New to proper OC'ing, Old to Intel, just giving this AMD thing a go.
Either I am lucky or you are lucky. This time yesterday, I had soo many questions, but thanks to reading through the forums all day and aquiring a new headache, most of them were solved. Thanks for you help guys, even though I hadnt asked for it yet!
I Just got me an Asus K7V133(Original Bios) and an Athlon 800. I had been tearing my hair out over the past few days as with the supplied hsf in my purchase, I could not get the CPU below 60. It wen to about 64 under full load. I was pretty miffed as I wanted to clock this thing.
I got a new (cheap but bigger) hsf yesterday and it went down to 45! Now I know how much difference a hsf can make, I will be investing in a good one, rather than the cheapos. I cant believe I was ripped off with the pos one I got. I guess these places have to make their money somehow.
I first tried upping the fsb (with the old hsf) and it got to about 120 before it wouldnt start. Whenever I got to this stage, the only way to get it to post was to reset the mobo (short the contacts). I also tried lowering the multiplier in the bios just to see, and this didnt post either, even though the cpu was still locked.
After yesterdays headache of forum searching, I went home, via the mainstream electronics store & got a bigger sink. I got home, removed the old one, did the L1 bridges to unlock the CPU and put the new one on. I can only set the multiplier to whole numbers, so I guess I have to redo the L1's as I saw others with similar probs.
Eventually, I managed to get 933/133@45
Now for my few remaining questions (if you are still reading!!)
1. Memory
I currently have 128Mb of hyundai PC100 Memory. Before upping anything on the FSB I tried clocking my memory to 133. Everything seemed to work fine until I played Unreal Tournament. It went reeeeaaalll slow, like pausing twice a second or so. Very weird. I put the memory back and it was sweet! Obviously withthe above mentioned 933/133 it still does the same, so i'm temporarily back to 100fsb. I will be getting 256Mb PC133.
So.. Why would the machined have slowed down if the memory was not fast enough for 133? Surely it would have not booted?
Will unbranded PC133 be OK. Surely you only need the GOOD stuff if you plan on clocking the fsb higher than 133?
2. Processor speed / Temp /VCore
I think my limit is gonna be in the region of 933 - 950 with a fsb of 133. I tried booting at 1Ghz and it would have any of it. I tried upping the VCore to 1.8 and then 1.85 and still no post. The Max temp I have had with the new fan is 54 with the case on about 50 with it off (Thats under load).
Any ideas how I can get to the big 1.0? Mod the board for a higher VCore? get a better hsf(which I plan to do)?.
Thanks for your help, and thanks for putting up with such a long post.
Tom...
New to AMD, New to proper OC'ing, Old to Intel, just giving this AMD thing a go.
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