Overclocking a Tbird

[Ben88]

I am going to buy a Tbird 850, Abit KT7(non-raid), 128 megs of muskin rev. 1.5 pc133 ram and a taisol cek733092 HSF. I want to overclock this processor to 1 ghz. Will this be difficult to do? I have NO overclocking experience, but from reading posts on this forum it seems fairly easy for an intermediate techie such as myself. Can someone please post detailed instructions on how I should go about this? I will print it out and be eternally greatful. (ok maybe not eternally but at least very greatful)

Thanks,
Ben

 

[Vpham97]

Tom's Hardware

This link has detailed instruction complete w/ picture for overclocking.

 

[Thead]

Tweak3d Athlon Overclocking Guide Very good guide.

 

[SilverBack]

Hi Ben,
No it shouldn't be to hard , even if it has aluminum interconnects.
One thing though, monitor your cpu temp. The TBirds produce quite a lot of heat.
I have a 900MHz TBird now at 1016 Mhz it's an Aluminum one also.
Here are the settings in the BIOS you need to use to get the most out of your system :

Enhance chip performance Enabled
Force 4 way interleaving Enabled
Dram 4k-page mode Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Disabled
Bank Dram Timing Turbo
Dram Bank Interleaving 4-Way Enabled
Delay Dram Read Latch 0.5 ns
Sdram Cycle Length (CAS) 2
K7 CLK_CTL Optimal

BTW here is an EXCELLENT link from todays SharkyExtreme Athlon overclocking guide.

Connect your L1 bridges pics, enhanced

Hey, it also looks like you have the makings there of a "kick ass" system!