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AMD Athlon 3000+ Barton a good overclocker?

Thats a damn good overclcocker if thats a socket A barton :cool: Add some more voltage and try for 3ghz! My socket a barton was fine with 1.8v
 
Yarkanat said:
I am a complete noob when it comes to overclocking, and I just started off with my old CPU. To my amazement, I think it overclocks pretty well! I don´t know about it, you say: The 3000+ stock speed is 2162MHz and I overclocked it to 2746 with ease and it runs perfectly stable with FSB at 360mhz! I am using Zalman Reserator 1+. CPU multiplier is 13x.VCore voltage 1.65. Is this ok? I think it will go further, but I thoought asking you guys.
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Ye gods!

I'm seriously hoping 376MHz is the doubled rate and not the actual value of the FSB, otherwise you probably have a record FSB for a poor Skt A chip!

If that Barton is doing 2.7GHz on its stock voltage, that is very impressive. Most Bartons topped out at around 3.1GHz on awesome cooling, but mileage may vary.

I've had 2.2V through one without problem (until the waterblock came loose... doh!) but that was with substantially better watercooling than a reserator. A wee bit noiser, though. :)

As to temperatures, as long as the chip doesn't break 70oC during an extended load cycle you'll be fine. A lot of people have a metrosexual (!) attitude to temps on this forum when they really shouldn't ("Oh my goodness! Temps are skyrocketing to 43oC when Intel/AMD rate it to 80oC! Oh! Oh! Oh!): I think the Bartons are rated to either 75oC or 85oC and so as long as you stay below 70oC there won't be any problems.
 
Yarkanat said:
I am a complete noob when it comes to overclocking, and I just started off with my old CPU. To my amazement, I think it overclocks pretty well! I don´t know about it, you say: The 3000+ stock speed is 2162MHz and I overclocked it to 2746 with ease and it runs perfectly stable with FSB at 360mhz! I am using Zalman Reserator 1+. CPU multiplier is 13x.VCore voltage 1.65. Is this ok? I think it will go further, but I thoought asking you guys.
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well if it stable i'd be happy, dont push anymore. temps should be ok if u push temps will go up and may no longer be stable.
 
Yeah, well it seems theres no problems so far, so I´m gonna go for the 3 Ghz! I see I have got a good one here. Yeah mrthingy, I myself think that the 360 is doubled rate, that would be like a wold record :D But thanks for the fast replys!
 
i really doubt that your doing 360mhz which is 720mhz. sounds like your using a 754 cpu.

if your cpu is a native 166fsb cpu then it will have a multiplier of 13x which means its cpu speed is 166x13 = 2158mhz. and non mobile bartons have locked multis (most do anyways.)

so at 360fsb with 13x multi = 4680mhz. improbable even for phasechange.

more likley you have 360/2 = 180mhz fsb which gives 2340mhz

so what we have established here is that your either:

1) blaggin your nuts off
or
2) your just plain stupid.

all you have to do now is pick one of the above 2 options and end this thread. :rolleyes:
 
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Correct me if I'm wrong but could he not also be confusing his DDR speed, with his FSB speed?

A 211 FSB along with a 6/5 (FSB/DRAM) Divider would give a DDR speed close to 360.

Besides he hardly came in here declaring himself an overclocking god - go easy man.
 
How the hell are people getting these great speeds witht the 3000+, i can get my to 2.3 on 1.65 v and then anythin more and i get bsod on startup and even at 2.3 it runs super pi and then wen i go to shut down bang, bsod.

edit: I'm also on stock cooling

:confused:

Jonny
 
Jonny L said:
How the hell are people getting these great speeds witht the 3000+, i can get my to 2.3 on 1.65 v and then anythin more and i get bsod on startup and even at 2.3 it runs super pi and then wen i go to shut down bang, bsod.

edit: I'm also on stock cooling

:confused:

Jonny
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A 333 or 400 fsb chip? My old 400 fsb 3000+ wouldn't go above 2.3Ghz cos of the crap DDR400 I had at the time.
 
It'll probably be your RAM then. You need pretty decent RAM to overclock the 400 FSB 3000+'s cos of the low multiplier (x10.5). The 333 FSB 3000+'s were easier to work with because of their x13 multiplier.
 
Cyber-Mav said:
so what we have established here is that your either:

1) blaggin your nuts off
or
2) your just plain stupid.

all you have to do now is pick one of the above 2 options and end this thread. :rolleyes:
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CM you have gone up in my estimation and i quote you for effect. ;)
 
Amazing o/c speed Yarkanat! :eek:
Well do not put Vcores higher than 1.85 Volts at full load they won't help for higher MHz (I mean you won't see significant gains).
I bumped a Barton's Vcore to 2.1 Volts (custom watercooled) but it went to hell :D after 2 months. :cool:
 
2.2V !!!! are you crazy or rich?

I've got mine runing at 1.7 v atm, and it is at 216 fsb and has the multiplier at 11x.

I managed to push further as I have set my ram voltage up to 2.7.

Is it stupid to put it at 1.8v on the vcore or will my 3000+ barton cope with that? Will it allow me to clock higher?

Thanks

Jonny
 
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