> I just FINALLY upgraded my CPU from an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ to an AMD
> Sempron 2800+ and was wondering about overclocking it to 3000+ spec.
> It's running at 2g right now but what would my overclocking max be
> before I run the risk of burning the chip up? My CMOS setting is at
> 166mhz which is up from the XP being at 133. Having never overclocked
> anything before I thought I'd ask here where the "knowers" are.
Thanks
> for any help given.
> V
Since you already have a 166FSB, you may not have much room for
overclocking. Alot depends on your M/B, heatsink, etc.
You'll almost certainly have to up the voltage a little to get much of
an overclock. The other question is will your motherboard allow your
memory to run at a different speed, or will your memory ramp up to
above 166 w/o timing adjustments.
Get a copy of SiSoft Sandra (the free version) and check out your CPU
temp. I think under 60degC is a safe rule, but it depends on the chip
(I haven't kept up with the latest AMD CPU's, so I'm not sure about the
Sempron).
Definitely check out alt.comp.overclocking, as well as the
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard group for your motherboard.
Good luck!
Kendt