I can't think of why I never got around to doing this earlier, but today I overclocked my 2 years old Athlon PC (and good thing too, since I noticed one of the CPU fans was dead).
Anyway, the specs are:
Slot A 700 Mhz Athlon Classic
Gigabyte GA-7VX-1 Motherboard
Hercules GF 2 MX400 Video
Hercules Muse XL Audio
Generic NIC (Realtek chipset, 8029)
Since I don't have a Goldfinger gimzo, I o/c'ed by increasing the FSP to 110 Mhz (smallest amount possible on the MB, using jumpers).
That means CPU is now at 770 Mhz
PCI @ 37 Mhz
AGP @ 74 Mhz
and Memory @ 146 Mhz (1.33 x 110)
I'm pretty sure CPU can handle 770 Mhz (cache ram is probably a bit stretched) but what about the bus speeds? Are they too high, or can the system handle it?
I did try Quake 3 and 3D Mark 2000 and they worked ok so far.
Another thing. What is the reasonable amount by which the Herc MX400 card can be overclocked?
Anyway, the specs are:
Slot A 700 Mhz Athlon Classic
Gigabyte GA-7VX-1 Motherboard
Hercules GF 2 MX400 Video
Hercules Muse XL Audio
Generic NIC (Realtek chipset, 8029)
Since I don't have a Goldfinger gimzo, I o/c'ed by increasing the FSP to 110 Mhz (smallest amount possible on the MB, using jumpers).
That means CPU is now at 770 Mhz
PCI @ 37 Mhz
AGP @ 74 Mhz
and Memory @ 146 Mhz (1.33 x 110)
I'm pretty sure CPU can handle 770 Mhz (cache ram is probably a bit stretched) but what about the bus speeds? Are they too high, or can the system handle it?
I did try Quake 3 and 3D Mark 2000 and they worked ok so far.
Another thing. What is the reasonable amount by which the Herc MX400 card can be overclocked?
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