I have a 2600+ stock heatsink 5 80mm case fans 4 blowing in 1 blowing out. my wires are a mess right now. what should i be running at? also where is the best place to put a tempiture probe? on the processor it self doesn't seem like a good idea but i have to ask

need help over clocking

What kind of OC help? Specs plz.....

Oh and put the thermal probe under the processor, route it between the pins and use some frag tape to hold it in place

tape it to where exactly

Thats the thing i don't know how to do any

Quote: Originally Posted by hondatuner I have a 2600+ stock heatsink 5 80mm case fans 4 blowing in 1 blowing out. my wires are a mess right now. what should i be running at? also where is the best place to put a tempiture probe? on the processor it self doesn't seem like a good idea but i have to ask

Got to www.AMD.com and download the pfd file#24228 and it's all right there in the white pages...

Quote: Originally Posted by hondatuner I have a 2600+ stock heatsink 5 80mm case fans 4 blowing in 1 blowing out. my wires are a mess right now. what should i be running at? also where is the best place to put a tempiture probe? on the processor it self doesn't seem like a good idea but i have to ask

To help with overclocking we need some hardware info:
(List includes some examples)

Motherboard model and revision (Abit NF-7S rev 2, Shuttle AN35N Ultra)
Memory brand and rated speed (Corsair XMS PC 3200, Kingston Hyper X PC3500)
Power supply (Antec Tru Power 480 watt, Fortran 350 watt)

There are temp probes allready included in most modern systems, they are not the most accurate, but give you an idea of whats going on.
You can use Motherboard Monitor to see temps and voltages, it takes a little bit to set up correctly, ask if you have some questions

CompuNurse makes a probe that goes anywhere, but it might require a slot to be made in the socket for the wiring.
It needs to be near the edge of the CPU die to measure the temps. Most accurate would be at the center of the chip, but that is not normally practical

As far as OC settings, you want to concentrate on raising the FSB, stock is 333MHZ (166 MHZ in the Bios)
Most Athlon XP 2600+ Cpu's can reach 400FSB, but may require dropping your multiplier 1 notch if your CPU is unlocked.

A good Heat sink and fan from Zalman or Thermalright is around 35-50$ and will allow a much higher overclock that the stock one.
Thermal Paste Like Arctic Silver 5 will also help to lower your temps even more, adding stability and increasing Overclocking potential , even with a stock Heat sink... it is under 10$ if money is tight right now.

Try raising the FSB 2mhz at a time in your Bios (From 166 FSB to 168FSB then to 170FSB, etc..) then use a program like Folding@home or Prime 95 to check and see if it is stable after each change, let us know how it goes

first off i have several brands of memory seconed i can't remember the damn name of my motherboard and all the manuals on it on my damn laptop in india getting fixed again... oh and my fsb is 266

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro To help with overclocking we need some hardware info: (List includes some examples) Motherboard model and revision (Abit NF-7S rev 2, Shuttle AN35N Ultra) Memory brand and rated speed (Corsair XMS PC 3200, Kingston Hyper X PC3500) Power supply (Antec Tru Power 480 watt, Fortran 350 watt) There are temp probes allready included in most modern systems, they are not the most accurate, but give you an idea of whats going on. You can use Motherboard Monitor to see temps and voltages, it takes a little bit to set up correctly, ask if you have some questions CompuNurse makes a probe that goes anywhere, but it might require a slot to be made in the socket for the wiring. It needs to be near the edge of the CPU die to measure the temps. Most accurate would be at the center of the chip, but that is not normally practical As far as OC settings, you want to concentrate on raising the FSB, stock is 333MHZ 9!66 in the Bios) Most Athlon XP 2600+ Cpu's can reach 400FSB, but may require dropping your multiplier 1 notch if your CPU is unlocked. Try raising the FSB 2mhz at a time in your Bios (From 166 FSB to 168FSB then to 170FSB, etc..) then use a program like Folding@home or Prime 95 to check and see if it is stable after each change, let us know how it goes

HondaToons, one thing you do need to learn is the edit button. Don't post repeatedly like you have been.

Quote: Originally Posted by hondatuner first off i have several brands of memory seconed i can't remember the damn name of my motherboard and all the manuals on it on my damn laptop in india getting fixed again... oh and my fsb is 266

Ok easy enough grab CPUZ or my favorite Crystal CPUID and take some pics (Hit Print Screen on yer keybaord then Copy Paste it to a new file in MS paint, save as a .JPG) or tell us what you find...

It will show Memory speed, brand and timings, Motherboard revision, Bios info and CPU voltage too. Just click on the different tabs.

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another thing how is the best way to put an 80mm fan on a VGA card