Yet Another Overclocking Question

N1ghtw0lf · August 10th, 2003

Here is the Information About my Good Ol' $50 Mobo Purchase
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CPU
AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron CPU
Socket A
266MHz

Chipset - SiS 745
Super I/O - Winbond

Clock Gen.
ICS
Max Overclocking : 400Mhz (EV6)

Main Memory
Support DDR333 [PC2700]
DDR DIMM x 3
DIMM Type : 64/128/256/512MB & 1GB
Max Memory : 3GB

Graphics
4X AGP slot

IDE
Integrated ATA100 Controller
Max Disk : 144,000,000GB [by 48 bits LBA Spec.]

Sound
Realtek AC'97 CODEC on-board

USB - USB1.1 x 6

Slots
AGP x 1
PCI x 6
CNR x 1

Storage & Back Panel I/O
Floppy Drive Connector x 1
IDE Channel : ATA100 x 2
Additional IDE Channel : ATA100 x 2
PS/2 Keyboard x 1
PS/2 Mouse x 1
USB Port x 2
COM Port x 2
Printer Port x 1
Game/MIDI Port x 1
Speaker_Out x 1
Line_In x 1
MIC_In x 1

On Board Connector
Front Panel x 1
Front Audio x 1
CPU FAN x 1
System FAN x 1
Chassis FAN x 1
Case Open Connector x 1
AUX_IN x 1
CD_IN x 1
MODEM_CN x 1
Wake_on_LAN x 1
Wake_on_Modem x 1
IrDA x 1
S/PDIF x 1
USB Port x 4 (optional cable)

BIOS - Award PnP 2Mb Flash ROM BIOS
Form Factor - ATX
Board Size - 305 mm x 244 mm

Software & Utility
Acrobat Reader
AOconfig utility
EzWinFlash utility
Norton Anti-Virus
Online eBook Manual
HWMON utility

Accessory
Easy Installation Guide x 1
EzRestore Guide x 1
Bonus Pack CD disc x 1
Norton Anti-Virus CD disc x 1
Floppy Disk cable x 1
80-wire IDE cable x 1

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And My Processor's Information Is In the Attached Image...My CPU Cooling Device Is Around 3000 RPM and Idle my System is About 37C...Any Suggestions on Overclocking?

I ahve Overclocking Utilities In My Bios So I Figured I May be Able To Get A Little More Out Of My Computer...

Typically What I'm ASking is will i be able to get much more out of my processor than i Am right now? Thanks for the Help in Advance

JAZ · August 10th, 2003

Well it seems your running your fsb/mem at 133ddr (266) but your memory and cpu can run at 166ddr (333).
I assume you have pc2700 memory (333) yes?
If so I seriouslly recommend you change your fsb/memory clock in the bios to 166 then put the multiplier to 10.5, this will give you a clock speed of 1743mhz which is a little higher than you have now but not much and the extra fsb will improve the overall speed quite a bit.
As for how much you can get out of that chip its a bit of a lottery as I have no idea about sis chipsets and there overclocking capabilitys, the way I overclock is to put the multiplier down low (8 or 9x) then keep pushing the fsb up a few at a time till you cant boot no more then back off 2 or 3 mhz then start pushing the multiplier back up till it wont boot then start increasing the cpu voltage till you find the chips overall mhz limit (at a temp you can live with) then start increasing the memory timings and back off the fsb (if you have to) till you find the best compromise (if to go to max memory timings you have to back off a lot on the fsb then lower the timings a little to find the best compromise)
Stabilty is the key though as its no good running super fast if it crashes when you push it, I run folding@home 24/7 which uses 100% cpu all the time and if it doesnt crash for days on end thats good enough for me.

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August 10th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
JAZ Nintendo Zealot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,424	Well it seems your running your fsb/mem at 133ddr (266) but your memory and cpu can run at 166ddr (333). I assume you have pc2700 memory (333) yes? If so I seriouslly recommend you change your fsb/memory clock in the bios to 166 then put the multiplier to 10.5, this will give you a clock speed of 1743mhz which is a little higher than you have now but not much and the extra fsb will improve the overall speed quite a bit. As for how much you can get out of that chip its a bit of a lottery as I have no idea about sis chipsets and there overclocking capabilitys, the way I overclock is to put the multiplier down low (8 or 9x) then keep pushing the fsb up a few at a time till you cant boot no more then back off 2 or 3 mhz then start pushing the multiplier back up till it wont boot then start increasing the cpu voltage till you find the chips overall mhz limit (at a temp you can live with) then start increasing the memory timings and back off the fsb (if you have to) till you find the best compromise (if to go to max memory timings you have to back off a lot on the fsb then lower the timings a little to find the best compromise) Stabilty is the key though as its no good running super fast if it crashes when you push it, I run folding@home 24/7 which uses 100% cpu all the time and if it doesnt crash for days on end thats good enough for me.