possibly dumb question... possibly not...

Mar 16, 2003, 10:03 PM

"ABIT SoftMenu™
The overclocking function includes CPU frequency, Vcore, multiplier, chipset & DDR voltage and AGP VDDQ voltage adjustment available to maximize your system performance"

ok... for those of you with this mobo or have had it (DriveEuro) does this mean that you dont have to unlock the CPU to change all this? As i said i know that this may be a stupid question... but i was curious

DriveEuro · Mar 16, 2003, 10:42 PM

OK. All athlon xp processors are unlocked by default by this motherboard. So with your XP2100 you don't have to do squat. You can change clock speeds without modding the chip.

Mar 16, 2003, 11:20 PM

From the words of cartman "Sweet"

DriveEuro · Mar 16, 2003, 11:23 PM

BUT, with that ram that you have..... You won't be able to overclock too much at all. What brand is the RAM? Generic? If it is generic then you won't go too much faster.... Hell! You won't be able to overclock much at all. XP2100 Palaminos are hot as hell. They can't overclock much cuz they are simply too damn hot to begin with.

-={420}=- · Mar 17, 2003, 12:03 AM

Not too hot I hope. Will my Koolance CPU-200G and pcToys Arctic Silver III be enough to cool it down? I read a review on the pcToys Arctic Silver III and it actually decreases the temperature by around 15°F versus standard heat compound. That's pretty impressive!

DriveEuro · Mar 17, 2003, 12:15 AM

It CAN drop the temps by 5C. Not everyone will see that type of temperature drop.

Mar 17, 2003, 01:40 AM

yea i dont think i have polomino though... and i plan to get faster RAM PC-3200. And the ram i have now is generic (AIB) and just generic (i have 2 X 256)

DriveEuro · Mar 17, 2003, 03:19 AM

General. You have palamino. We went over this. You bought your processor right when I bought my 2100 Palamino. At that time the 2100 T-Bred B hadn't even been released. Well, if it was released I doubt you woulda bought it cuz the 2100B craze didn't come until January.

Mar 17, 2003, 03:28 AM

ok... thank you for clearing this up for me. i dont actually remember ever going over it though... oh well. with my extra b-day mulah ($90) i might get an 80 CFM heatsink/fan... that should cool it off a bit eh?

DriveEuro · Mar 17, 2003, 03:41 AM

slk-800 with a thermaltake smart fan II ......... should cost you less than 50.

Mar 17, 2003, 03:42 AM

i assume its good? I havent looked at the specs yet so when i do i will be able to tell myself if its good or not...

Mar 17, 2003, 03:44 AM

http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/H...talogno=HS-003 is this it?

DriveEuro · Mar 17, 2003, 03:47 AM

the SLK is one of the best, right behind the slk-900, heatisnks that you can buy.

DriveEuro · Mar 17, 2003, 03:48 AM

And NO, that link you posted was for the V7 for the P4. This is the slk-800 here...... http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/H...talogno=HS-007

Mar 17, 2003, 03:49 AM

thanka you sir

Mar 17, 2003, 03:53 AM

ok well yea i will look into that and will probably get that. Thanks DriveEuro

DriveEuro · Mar 17, 2003, 03:59 AM

Brandon. It's Brandon.

Mar 19, 2003, 12:31 AM

i saw online a Volcano 11 for $37 and seeing how much you have overclocked you cpu and how cool it is keeping with your volcano 9... i figured i may as well just get the volcano 11! It does... anyway... support up to XP 3400+ and hey... i wont even get my processor up that high!. probably

Mar 16, 2003, 10:03 PM	#1
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	possibly dumb question... possibly not... "ABIT SoftMenu™ The overclocking function includes CPU frequency, Vcore, multiplier, chipset & DDR voltage and AGP VDDQ voltage adjustment available to maximize your system performance" ok... for those of you with this mobo or have had it (DriveEuro) does this mean that you dont have to unlock the CPU to change all this? As i said i know that this may be a stupid question... but i was curious

Mar 16, 2003, 10:42 PM	#2
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	OK. All athlon xp processors are unlocked by default by this motherboard. So with your XP2100 you don't have to do squat. You can change clock speeds without modding the chip. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 16, 2003, 11:23 PM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	BUT, with that ram that you have..... You won't be able to overclock too much at all. What brand is the RAM? Generic? If it is generic then you won't go too much faster.... Hell! You won't be able to overclock much at all. XP2100 Palaminos are hot as hell. They can't overclock much cuz they are simply too damn hot to begin with. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 17, 2003, 12:03 AM	#5
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	Not too hot I hope. Will my Koolance CPU-200G and pcToys Arctic Silver III be enough to cool it down? I read a review on the pcToys Arctic Silver III and it actually decreases the temperature by around 15°F versus standard heat compound. That's pretty impressive! __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 17, 2003, 12:15 AM	#6
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	It CAN drop the temps by 5C. Not everyone will see that type of temperature drop. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 16, 2003, 11:20 PM	#3
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	From the words of cartman "Sweet"

Mar 17, 2003, 01:40 AM	#7
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	yea i dont think i have polomino though... and i plan to get faster RAM PC-3200. And the ram i have now is generic (AIB) and just generic (i have 2 X 256)

Mar 17, 2003, 03:19 AM	#8
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	General. You have palamino. We went over this. You bought your processor right when I bought my 2100 Palamino. At that time the 2100 T-Bred B hadn't even been released. Well, if it was released I doubt you woulda bought it cuz the 2100B craze didn't come until January. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 17, 2003, 03:28 AM	#9
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	ok... thank you for clearing this up for me. i dont actually remember ever going over it though... oh well. with my extra b-day mulah ($90) i might get an 80 CFM heatsink/fan... that should cool it off a bit eh?

Mar 17, 2003, 03:41 AM	#10
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	slk-800 with a thermaltake smart fan II ......... should cost you less than 50. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 17, 2003, 03:42 AM	#11
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	i assume its good? I havent looked at the specs yet so when i do i will be able to tell myself if its good or not...

Mar 17, 2003, 03:44 AM	#12
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/H...talogno=HS-003 is this it?

Mar 17, 2003, 03:47 AM	#13
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	the SLK is one of the best, right behind the slk-900, heatisnks that you can buy. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 17, 2003, 03:48 AM	#14
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	And NO, that link you posted was for the V7 for the P4. This is the slk-800 here...... http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/H...talogno=HS-007 __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 17, 2003, 03:49 AM	#15
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	thanka you sir

Mar 17, 2003, 03:53 AM	#16
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	ok well yea i will look into that and will probably get that. Thanks DriveEuro

Mar 17, 2003, 03:59 AM	#17
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Brandon. It's Brandon. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 19, 2003, 12:31 AM	#18
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	i saw online a Volcano 11 for $37 and seeing how much you have overclocked you cpu and how cool it is keeping with your volcano 9... i figured i may as well just get the volcano 11! It does... anyway... support up to XP 3400+ and hey... i wont even get my processor up that high!. probably