need help please

[john ranger]

I need to know how much more I can get out of my system as far as over-locking. I did not do the modifications it was done for me by a friend.I'm a little bit better now and I'm wondering if you guys can help me get the max out of what I got here.What do you think?Thank you.

System Info::

Award Modular Bios v6.0
Windows xp Professional
Build number 2600
Direct x 8.1

Motherboard ASUS A7V ACPI BIOS Revision 1009 Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7V ACPI BIOS Revision 1009

D Link DFE-538TX 10/100 Adapter

Ram slot 0/1 256 MB
slot 2 128 MB
slot 3 512 MB

5xPCI 32 bit
1xI/O 32 bit
1xAGP 4x 32 bit

Processor 1x AMD Duron(tm) AMD Duron(tm) Processor
Version: x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 1

Frequency 1200 MHz
Voltage 1.7V
FSB 100 MHz
Revision/ Stepping 7/1

Caches
L1 64 KB
L1 Data Caches 64KB
L2 Caches 64 KB

DVD/CD-ROM Drives
LG Model GCR-8520B
MITSIMI CD- 4804TE


Video Card All-in-wonder Radeon 7200 AGP (QD) 32 MB

Sound card Sound Blaster Audigy


Screen RES 1024x768

Hard Drive (C) Maxtor 91021U2 Total Free Space = 5.37 GB
Hard Drive (Z) Fujitsu mpg3409ah e Total Free Space = 34.6 GB
Hard Drive Western Digital WD 400BB

Monitor Nec Multi sync P1250+

Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical

Windows xp Pro.

[Surge1243]

So, you're running a Duron 1.2 GHz? Did your friend overclock this already to that speed or is that the stock speed?

[john ranger]

Originally posted by Surge1243
So, you're running a Duron 1.2 GHz? Did your friend overclock this already to that speed or is that the stock speed?

Yes he did ,it was rated at 1.0 GHZ

[Surge1243]

How did he go about overclocking it? Did he unlock the multiplier or just up the FSB speed and v-core? You may be able to get a little more out of it provided that your motherboard supports the raising of the FSB speed. How are your temps now that it is running at 1.2?

[john ranger]

Originally posted by Surge1243
How did he go about overclocking it? Did he unlock the multiplier or just up the FSB speed and v-core? You may be able to get a little more out of it provided that your motherboard supports the raising of the FSB speed. How are your temps now that it is running at 1.2?

I'm sorry I don't have that info.How can I find out?

Please look at attachment for temp

[john ranger]

Processor 1x AMD Duron(tm) AMD Duron(tm) Processor
Version: x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 1

Frequency 1200 MHz
Voltage 1.7V
FSB 100 MHz
Revision/ Stepping 7/1

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I should be able to boost the FSB to 200 with this processor,right??

[Surge1243]

The FSB in the BIOS should already be at 200 since the Duron has a 100 MHz FSB x 2 = 200. In fact, your FSB should probably be a little higher since the cpu has been overclocked. Can you ask your friend what he did to overclock the cpu? Also, was that 49c temperature for the cpu an idle temp or a temp taking while the cpu was under load?

[john ranger]

Originally posted by Surge1243
The FSB in the BIOS should already be at 200 since the Duron has a 100 MHz FSB x 2 = 200. In fact, your FSB should probably be a little higher since the cpu has been overclocked. Can you ask your friend what he did to overclock the cpu? Also, was that 49c temperature for the cpu an idle temp or a temp taking while the cpu was under load?

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Well Surge, I use customizer xp and this is what it reads for FSB,take a look at the attachment.

My friend is unavalble he has moved and I have no contact with him ,I'm lost on that one.
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Can you ask your friend what he did to overclock the cpu? Also, was that 49c temperature for the cpu an idle temp or a temp taking while the cpu was under load? It was Idle....

[Surge1243]

Does that program show what the multiplier of the processor is? If so, what does it say. If not, try going to this site and downloading the program there:

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

[john ranger]

Originally posted by Surge1243
Does that program show what the multiplier of the processor is? If so, what does it say. If not, try going to this site and downloading the program there:

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

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Hi Surge

I took your advice and downloaded the program,very nice to thanks.Check the attacment for the results.

[john ranger]

Another attacment for details.

[Surge1243]

Ok, it looks like your friend has unlocked the cpu and has just upped the multiplier (100 MHz fsb x 12 = 1200 MHz). If you want to overclock a little further, check to see if your board supports manual adjustment of the FSB speed. If it does, then begin increasing that by a couple of MHz, making sure that the system still runs stable without lock ups. Also, monitor your temps since they are going to go up a little bit as you increase the FSB.

[john ranger]

check to see if your board supports manual adjustment of the FSB speed. If it does,

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Sorry but where do I check that?

[reboot]

In BIOS setup.

[john ranger]

Originally posted by reboot
In BIOS setup.

I'm very green and I need help here I can't see anything in Bios that says FSB.Does it go under a different name there?Please walk me through this.Thanks!!!

[reboot]

Well, I haven't got an Asus A7V, nor the manual, nor the BIOS setup screens in front of me, but...
Go into BIOS setup.
Go to the "Advanced" screen.
Operating frequency: change to User.
CPU Multiplier: can't change that, don't bother.
CPU Frequency: adjust in little bits if you can, 2 or 3 mhz at a time upwards.
DRAM frequency: Leave it alone.
System performance: Leave it alone.
CPU Vcore setting: Here's where you can increase voltage to get stability at faster FSB settings.
If you're really not sure what you're doing, then don't do it.
Go read a LOT more about overclocking and what you're really doing when increasing voltage to vcore, and CPU frequency.

[john ranger]

Go into BIOS setup.
Go to the "Advanced" screen.
Operating frequency: change to User.

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Well I found the Operating frequency: but it does not have the option to the user,all it has is (BY JUMPER)

Any ideas?

By the way I'm in North Bay Ontario Canuck:)

[reboot]

OK, set it to "By Jumper" and read the manual.
It will explain how to set the FSB and Multiplier on the motherboard.
If there's an option to set the jumpers to "Auto", use it, then make changes in BIOS.