n00bSki//z Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 Ok, so i have been going to school for about 1 yr know to get my mcsa and hopefully maybe my mcse, but i havent dived into much of the hardware overclocking, and am farely new to this, so considering that there alot of hardware gurus out there on these forums i though i would ask a few questions. So i have an Athalon Xp 2400+ currently running at 1.94 mhz, and i would like to OC it to about at 2.4 or 2.5 if that is too high plz tell me, if not then awsome. Oh and I have learned that i have to unlock the chip and am a little worried that im going to mess up my chip, i have read little about on how to unlock my chip and and still relucktant to try to do so, so any sugestions on how to go about OCing my CPU the right and safest way would be great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 Take a look at my sig to see what a 2400+ can do. Mine is an AIUHB, if you care to know. It still has some headroom to go, too, but I'm not sure how much further my cheap pc3200 will go. Also, you don't need to unlock your processor because you have an nforce2 motherboard. Just go into the bios and change it. Remember that high fsb speed is preferable to high clock speed, to a certain extent. Also, I don't know about your setup, but my a7n8x deluxe and 2400+ won't use 10x or 10.5x for a multiplier. It just won't post. 9.5x and below work just fine, and 11x to 12.5x work fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinejunkie Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 I would say that 2.4 is possible maybe .5 but you would need decent cooling. Like an excellent aircooling steup or a watercooling setup. With new ram my 2600 would hit 2.4 and it's locked so i think you could hit that easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bSki//z Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 Thanks alot guys, thanks for all your info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeatRyder Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 I have an Nforce2 Mobo, and it dont unlock my CPU altho I may have the one that is locked internally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00bSki//z Posted January 21, 2004 Posted January 21, 2004 Just bought this stuff thought it might help with keeping the computer cool, what u guys think? Arctic Silver Thermal Epoxy pcToys 80mm Blue UV fan pcToys AirMaxx Pro Volcano 11+ (Xaser Edition) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 22, 2004 Posted January 22, 2004 Woah, don't use that thermal epoxy on your cpu. That's for your video card ramsinks or something, right? Just checking...I recommend ceramique for the cpu. Other than that, it looks pretty good. BeatRyder: What week is your cpu? Like you said, it's probably one of the "new" locked cpus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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