help with xp 1800 overclock

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  1. Burntfire

    Burntfire What's a Dremel?

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    I just completed my watercooling rig. The only prob is that i cant gety my processor past 1655 mhz (144 fsb). It will go faster than that but wont run stable or wont load windows. What could be causing such a low overclock. I have ample cooling. :eyebrow: I have a giga-byte ga-7vrxp a radeon 8500 and 512 of pc2100.
     
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    Burntfire What's a Dremel?

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    O and if ne1 was wonderin It is running at 34.1 degrees C @ 1655
     
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  3. Adam

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    Something is limiting your FSB, the best thing to do would be to unlock the CPU IMHO.
     
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    Burntfire What's a Dremel?

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    As I am new to overclocking (and watercooling) could some1 post a guide or link on how to unlock my cpu??
     
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    muse46 What's a Dremel?

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    i would say that it your ram thats stopping you from getting further.

    as its PC2100, its default is 133. and, if its a single, 512mb stick, then these are notorious for being poor clockers, or at least no where near as good as 256mb sticks. I run a PC2100 stick @ 155 fsb, and thats as far as it can go stable.

    another thing that could be your problem is a PCI card. take out all PCI cards (if this is possible for u) and then try.

    if this doesnt work, unlock that chip!
     
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  7. jamiesurfs

    jamiesurfs Boom Boom, Cha Cha Cha!

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    Have you tried increasing your vcore a little? Other than that, I would agree with Muse in that something else is holding you back, like a PCI card, Ram or other chipset!
     
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    Burntfire What's a Dremel?

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    Thxs for the quick response.... I have tryed playing with the core voltage and this yeilded little results. I dont use a pci card so it cant be that :) So i guess its my stick of 512 ram. Guess Ill have to unlock my cpu :(
     
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  9. felix the cat

    felix the cat Spaceman Spiff

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    my 512 stick of pc2100 gets up to 158mhz fsb:D

    so i guess im just lucky...if youre not buy yourself some pc3000 and your bound to be lucky:idea:
     
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