MSI K7T Turbo 2 V3.6 with Athlon XP 2600+ clocking to low.

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by gomez16, Jul 28, 2014.

  1. gomez16

    gomez16 Private E-2

    I have an MSI K7T Turbo 2 MB version 3.6 and an AMD athlon XP 2600+ Barton core the 333 MHz buss version. It is clocking at 1.5ghz.

    I have read that my MB does not do 166mhz FSB natively only 133. As a work around can I increase the FSB in my bios to compensate? if so will it negatively effect my other components?
     
    Last edited: Jul 28, 2014
    gomez16, Jul 28, 2014
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  2. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Tough call. You can increase the FSB but all you're really doing then is overclocking a chip that's not supported. I would suspect, if you haven't tried this already, that it would cause stability issues and possibly read the processor as being faster without actually accomplishing anything.
     
    Major Attitude, Aug 3, 2014
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  3. DOA

    DOA MG's Loki

    See if there is a newer BIOS for your board, maybe the chip will be supported properly.
    Google how to overclock your specific setup. Typical thread is
    http://www.overclock.net/t/604133/amd-athlon-xp-2600-help

    I believe MA is correct, upping your FSB to 166 will probably be unstable. FSB increases a lot more than just CPU speed. If you are not VERY familiar with your BIOS settings, now is the time to start digging.
     
    DOA, Aug 3, 2014
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