Overclocking (Main Thread)

I managed to push my old Pentium 200 up to 233 😁 🙏 I’ve always been a decent overclocker 😁

Right now I’m running a Pentium 4 1.8 GHz—once it hits its twilight years, I'll see if I can squeeze some more life out of it...

Does anyone actually know what would happen if you tried to pop an Athlon XP 2100+ (0.13um) into a VIA K8T330 board?

driftingnomad68 said:Does anyone actually realize what would happen if you tried to slap an Athlon XP 2100+ (0.13um) into a VIA K8T330 motherboard?

The board would essentially go up in smoke, 😲 😁

Since that Athlon features a 266MHz Front Side Bus and the motherboard is rated for 133MHz, just take a moment to visualize how incredibly slow that processor would actually be running at those mismatched frequencies. 🙄

The only way you might see any progress is if you managed to overclock the Front Side Bus on that older board, but even then, you aren't going to see any significant gains, that much is certain...

Honestly, there is absolutely no point in trying to pair that processor with a motherboard like that. 😉

The VIA K8T330 runs on a 100 MHz Front Side Bus, whereas the VIA K8T330A hits a 133 MHz Front Side Bus..

I think they both have multipliers up to 14, if I recall correctly..
So, you could probably max out at 1400 for the VIA K8T330, or maybe hit 1850 with the VIA K8T330A...

I'm not really sure about the exact PR rating here😬 but I guess you can basically throw any Socket A processor in there..

(I actually just popped a 1700+ into an old VIA K8T330 board recently👍 )

dustypilot23 said:The VIA K8T330 board runs at a 100 MHz Front Side Bus, while the VIA K8T330A hits 133 MHz..

I think they both have multipliers up to 14..
So you could max out at 1400 for the VIA K8T330, or maybe hit 1850 with the VIA K8T330A...

Not sure what that works out to in PR terms 😬 but basically you can slap any Socket A processor in there..

(I actually just popped a 1700+ into my old VIA K8T330 board recently 👍 )

So, 100x13 = 1300 MHz. If that actually worked, you'd be looking at 1500+

If it did work, it'd be totally fine, since the memory is old anyway—just SDR

The RAM in there is 133 MHz.

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What's even the point of those silly KT133 names if it doesn't work like that? They used the exact same logic for the KT266/a and the 400/a too.

But hey, I've got a Barton 2600 running at 2000 MHz (167x12) on an ASUS A7V with a KT333 chipset 🙂

So, I just ran PCMark 04 and pulled a score of 1336 points😲😁 gotta brag a little bit about that one
:klap: :klap:

Holy crap
boldhound8😁

So, I picked up a new big tower case this past Friday. Packed it with six fans to keep the airflow moving, and now I can finally push my overclocked CPU even further.

The processor is a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz.
Up until now, I had it sitting at 3 GHz on stock voltage, with the memory clocked at 500 MHz.

Once I tried to crank the frequencies higher, the CPU wouldn't budge without bumping up the voltage.

Increasing the Front Side Bus meant I had to raise the voltage while simultaneously dropping the memory speed.

I actually had to dial the memory back to 333 MHz because the system kept crashing, and I had to bump the voltage from 2.6V to 2.75V.
The best stable settings I could squeeze out of the memory were 2.5-3-3-6.
Once I grab some Kingmax 500 MHz sticks, I'll have a bit more room to play.

Anyway, here are the overclocking results.

Front Side Bus at 300 MHz, which puts the Pentium 4 2.4 GHz at 3.6 GHz (running at 1.6V).🙂

I gotta say, that Cooler Master is doing its job just fine.👍

amberorca192 said:An FSB 300 MHz, which basically gets the Pentium 4 up to 3.6 GHz (if you're running about 1.6V).🙂

I gotta say though, that Cooler Master seems to be handling the heat pretty well.👍

😲
that's just cutting it close 🙂

The CPU is killing it right now, but the RAM is totally holding me back.
My memory speeds in AIDA look pretty pathetic.
I guess I’ll have to mess around with settings until I can grab some new DDR500.

If I drop that DDR500 down to 400 MHz and tighten up the latencies, things might actually get interesting.

Once that's done, I'll post the results from this junker.😎

So, here are my results. They aren't exactly groundbreaking, but they aren't total garbage either.

3DMark 2001 (default settings) - 14,860 points
3DMark 2003 (default settings) - 5,464 points

The build: AMD Barton 2500, GIGABYTE 7N400PRO2, Radeon 9800 SE @ 9800, 2x256 MB RAM (Xerox).

3.8 GHz just because I felt like messing around...

I'm running a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz (yeah, the old one with the 133MHz Front Side Bus).
2x256MB Kingmax 400MHz
ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB

Anyway, I bumped the Front Side Bus up to 167MHz, which puts the processor at 3.0 GHz. The catch is my memory is stuck at 167 too because I don't have an option for reverse asynchronous mode.

Regardless, the whole thing is running VERY stable, VERY cool, and VERY quiet. My cooling setup is just:
Zalman 7000, a passive Zalman on the northbridge, and a damn quiet 300W Sharkoon power supply.

- All BIOS settings for the memory are set to 5-2.5-2.5-something,
- Some kind of memory turbo mode is enabled (gives maybe a 10-15% performance boost)
- I bumped the CPU voltage by just 0.05V, and that's it.

😁

A few more gaming sessions (maybe a beefier power supply) and I think I can push it to 200MHz. That would let the memory and the motherboard run at their normal clock speeds while the processor gets HEAVILY overclocked.
If I'm not mistaken, that’s 3.6GHz—which is a massive 66% increase over what I paid for.
I'm happy with it.
😁 😁 😁
Once I hit that mark, I'll send you guys the 3DMark and PCMark results.

Later!

AMD Barton 2500, 2X 256MB 333 RAM, and a Radeon 9600 pro

Hey guys, what should I be tweaking in my BIOS settings to get the most out of this setup?

Thanks!

Wait, you're actually going to flash the BIOS? 🙂

goldenowl73 said:AMD Barton 2500, 2X 256mb 333 RAM, and a Radeon 9600 pro

What am I supposed to change in the BIOS??

Thanks

What motherboard are you running?😕 😕

Thanks

THANKS MAN
Mr. ex President😁

goldenowl73 said:AMD Barton 2500, two sticks of 256mb 333 RAM, and a Radeon 9600 pro

what should I be tweaking in the BIOS??

thanks

The Front Side Bus moves in sync with your memory, so you just bump it up by maybe 2 or 3 MHz at a time, then reboot and keep going as long as everything stays stable and doesn't crash..

You can drop the memory speed down and compare the results, though ideally, you'd want that memory running on 2-2-2-6 timings..

..but honestly, it looks like you're pretty new to this, so I guess you probably shouldn't mess with it too much until you get more comfortable and learn the ropes a bit more..

Main advice though.. if anything stops working because of the overclocking, you'll just have to clear the CMOS

just do everything at your own risk 😉

I totally blanked on the exact model number for this Soltek motherboard

But hey, everything is running smooth! I ran AIDA and it’s showing an Athlon 3000+. So far, I’ve bumped the Front Side Bus up to 166x13 and set the voltage to 1.75V, which seems to be doing the trick.

I haven't messed with the memory speeds just yet. I just spent about an hour grinding away at Far Cry, and after all that, my temps are sitting right at 52°C. Everything feels rock solid so far!

goldenowl73 said:I didn't touch the memory settings. After running Far Cry for an hour, temps hit 52C. Everything seems totally stable so far.

Look, if it's stable, it's good. I don't care if the temps look a little high. 👍

Whatever.
Mr. ex President😁

Thanks so much for the help!

I'm running an ASUS A7V with 512 MB of DDR400 Kingmax P42000-2780, paired with a pretty pathetic Radeon VE graphics card. Honestly, who cares about the GPU when I'm just hacking strategies? Plus, my wallet is basically suffering from tuberculosis right now, so a new one will have to wait until my check clears.