XP2200

[adamsh]

Hi, I have just overclocked my XP2200 to the following...

FSB 166 Multiplier x11, giving me 1.8Ghz but with 166 FSB instead of 133.

If I push the Mulitplier to 11.5 windows starts to boot but then resets the computer, if I push the FSB up to 168 everything seems stable but I am unsure about pushing it any further.

Are the current settings I have standard for an xp2200 overclock?.

Also what else Should I look out for in the bios, I head increasing the FSB can increase the frequency in AGP and PCI slots, how can I check if this has happened?.

I have the following set-up
XP2200
A7V8X Motherboard
Crucial PC2700 DDR 512MB x2 Memory.

cheers
Adam

 

[endyen]

Do not worry about the pci bus, it is set at 33 mhz. As to the agp bus, it is controlled seperately, a few lines down from the ram timing. Not much point changing it though.
Do you have a palomino core? Most of the thoroughbred b cores can go at least 200mhz above rated speed. Yours should go to at least 2 gigs @ 166 with stock cooling and voltage (if it's b core). Look in the bios and tell us what your vcore is. You may have to raise it to get where you are going.

 

[adamsh]

Looks like I do need to play with voltage now.

I managed to get it up to 170FSB while it seemed stable the screen went blank half way through and I had to reboot (it wasn't a heat problem as my heat monitor didn't sound any alarms).

I cant take the Multiplier past 11 @166FSB, if I do windows starts to load but then resets itself, I also updated my bios from 1010 to 1012, this resulted in an unstable overclock @ 166, not sure why because 1012 supports the XP3000 so I thought it would have been more stable.

Anyway I'm back to 1010 so any suggestions on how high I can "Safely" take the voltage?.

Cheers
Adam