OCing an Athlon XP...

[A.N.Other]

So, I have an old XP 2200+, which is in need of some attention!

I have never attempted to overclock one of these before, so is there anything to look out for? What Vcore can I take this up to (it defaults to 1.6V)? Realistically, I don't expect to be able to do anything drastic, as the mobo is probably the worst I've ever seen ! Might get 'new' CPU for it for £30 not sure.

Any ideas appreciated.

 

[A.N.Other]

Thanks for the quick replies!

So from 1.6V to 1.8Vish. Cyber-mav, is that on air - what temps you getting?

I'm preferably looking for an XP 2500+ or 2600+ Barton - will see if one comes up on the MM (but I might go to an auction site as well ).

 

[A.N.Other]

Thanks for the replies guys!

When I said it is an awful mobo, I really did mean it. It's a Soltek 75VRF (using VIA KT400 chipset). The confusing thing is that the mobo says it supports DDR400 RAM but the FSB only goes to 333MHz - go figure !

Might have a look at looking for a mobile chip then if you guys reckon they're decent - although I don't want to be spending more than £35-40 max tbh. Heat isn't a problem - just bought an Akasa AK-827BL - not the best but quite adequate.

 

[A.N.Other]

As the board supposedly supports DDR400 RAM and the FSB only goes to 333, I should be able to maintain the 1:1 ratio . Looks like this board wasn't quite as bad as I thought !

To Foxor' - not off topic at all. I'm interested to see what other people can get - helps me to see what I can do with mine.