how to find if i cant overclock/how to do so

zexter · 18-December-04, 05:50 PM

ok my mobo is an epox ep-8KMM3I (i know i know)

and my proc. is an amd athlon xp 1800+

both are running out of the box nothing special goin on yet.... but im wanting to know how do i find out if my hardware is overclockable and how do i overclock if it is overclockable!?

i have 768 mb of ram if that helps at all.... i think just 333mhz

-thanks in advance

Enko · 18-December-04, 06:48 PM

its going to depend on how old your cpu is. if its made before week 36 of 2003 then you're good to go. you can find out by checking the stepping code on the label of your cpu.

MaTtsPc · 18-December-04, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Enko


	its going to depend on how old your cpu is. if its made before week 36 of 2003 then you're good to go. you can find out by checking the stepping code on the label of your cpu.

I thought it was week 34? I must of heard wrong. But yeah if its unlocked you can clock that puppy up a lil bit on the multi so you dont have to just push the Fsb up if you dont wanna overclock the ram aswell. Having a Unlocked chip just gives you a lil bit more options of what you do.. If its not unlocked you can still overclock it but just on the Fsb.

matt

Enko · 18-December-04, 07:05 PM

34-36 are hit or miss. there's some that are unlocked and there are some that are. everything after 36 is definetely locked

NoSlak · 18-December-04, 07:12 PM

Actually, you're both wrong, it's week 39, but that doesn't even apply to him, he's not running a barton. That chip is likely a T-Bred A or B, either which way it's unlocked.

Enko · 18-December-04, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NoSlak


	Actually, you're both wrong, it's week 39, but that doesn't even apply to him, he's not running a barton. That chip is likely a T-Bred A or B, either which way it's unlocked.

39? hmm things i was reading said 36 . .. oh well haven't found any between 36 and 39 so the point is moot for me

edit: found the site that has all the stepping code info: http://www.overclock.net/archive/index.php/t-172.html

Quote:


	All 2003 weeks 43 to 46 Bartons and Thoroughbreds are locked. Some weeks 35 to 43 are locked, some are not, and that includes Thoroughbreds, Thortons and Durons. There are rare cases of post 2003 week 46 unlocked Bartons and Durons.

zexter · 20-December-04, 08:11 PM

so then how do i overclock it?

MaTtsPc · 21-December-04, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by zexter


	so then how do i overclock it?

Have you found out if its unlocked yet? if its not just move the Ext clock up lil by lil . run like a stress test to see if its stable like Prime95 or something.. if it is unlocked its up to you want you wanna do. FSB or Ghz..

Prime95 Download link..

http://www.computerbase.de/downloads...chung/prime95/

If you can run it for 15mins go back into the bios an overclock some more. But remember WATCH the temps an go slow on the clocks 1 to 3 Mhz of the Ext clock at a time..

Good luck man an have fun..

matt

hondatuner · 13-January-05, 09:31 PM

If it is locked you can buy an unlocking kit. That should solve one of your problems, but that board is a weak point and if you don't have good ram then thatÃ‚â€™s another one also cooling the list goes on and on. You really have to build a system with OCing in mind if youÃ‚â€™re going to do it.

Enko · 13-January-05, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hondatuner


	If it is locked you can buy an unlocking kit. That should solve one of your problems, but that board is a weak point and if you don't have good ram then thatÃ‚â€™s another one also cooling the list goes on and on. You really have to build a system with OCing in mind if youÃ‚â€™re going to do it.

if its the current locked ones, no unlocking kit will help you. ones being sold now are "superlocked" out of the factory.

hmm . .. kind of an old thread. thought we gave him the answer already

18-December-04, 05:50 PM		#1 (permalink)
zexter Apex Techie Wannabe	how to find if i can overclock/how to do so ok my mobo is an epox ep-8KMM3I (i know i know) and my proc. is an amd athlon xp 1800+ both are running out of the box nothing special goin on yet.... but im wanting to know how do i find out if my hardware is overclockable and how do i overclock if it is overclockable!? i have 768 mb of ram if that helps at all.... i think just 333mhz -thanks in advance Last edited by zexter; 18-December-04 at 09:17 PM..

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18-December-04, 06:48 PM		#2 (permalink)
Enko Apex Tech God	its going to depend on how old your cpu is. if its made before week 36 of 2003 then you're good to go. you can find out by checking the stepping code on the label of your cpu.

18-December-04, 07:05 PM		#4 (permalink)
Enko Apex Tech God	34-36 are hit or miss. there's some that are unlocked and there are some that are. everything after 36 is definetely locked

18-December-04, 07:12 PM		#5 (permalink)
NoSlak Gridiron	Actually, you're both wrong, it's week 39, but that doesn't even apply to him, he's not running a barton. That chip is likely a T-Bred A or B, either which way it's unlocked.

20-December-04, 08:11 PM		#7 (permalink)
zexter Apex Techie Wannabe	so then how do i overclock it?

13-January-05, 09:31 PM		#9 (permalink)
hondatuner Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	If it is locked you can buy an unlocking kit. That should solve one of your problems, but that board is a weak point and if you don't have good ram then thatÃ‚â€™s another one also cooling the list goes on and on. You really have to build a system with OCing in mind if youÃ‚â€™re going to do it.