Is My Cpu Clockable Help Please

[bigjonnyauk]

HI ALL

after having some h/drive probs and losing all i forgot about this new place i joined and just got here by error and remembered i had registered

so hi all


my question is this

i keep reading on different forums and this one my xp1700 clocks to this my xp1700 clocks to that

these are great processors to o/c people wanting to buy these was even offered 50 quid

mine just runs normal speed but how do i tell if it is a good o/c one or just the normal type does it have some sort of number or can i see anything in windows system to help me


thanks guys


could save me on a upgrade here chaps

[Swafe]

well itll clock if its a tbred, wont (well maybe get 30mhz out of it , lol) if its a palomino

check the codes and post them, we will tell u from there

[bigjonnyauk]

could you tell me how do i check the codes mate i am quite new to this o/clocking thing i also have another question but that can wait lol thanks for replying so quick mate

[silent ben]

checking the codes means you look at the top of the processor and tell us the 16 (i think) number/letter code. From this we can tell you when the chip was made, its type, and its intended speed.

Ben

[Swafe]

yup, whip out the cpu, and copy the codes from the chip (off the core ) and we will tell u if its clockable

[bigjonnyauk]

cant really do that mate i would prob shag system up lol lol

but i just ran sisoft sandra and it reported back athlon xp 1700+ then in big letters in brackets it said palomino so i think thats answered it for me




my second thing is i beleive this runs at 266 but i have pc2700 ddr ram in it which is running at 333 i was told that if i adjust the ddr to run at 266 would make it better

a. is this true
b.how do i do that

i know how to set the fsb for the processor but dont know about ram mine is just set to auto




i know you are prob rolling around laughing at my inexperience but we all gotta start somewhere lol

[silent ben]

a) not sure, will b a bit slower, but will be more stable.

b) go into BIOS and change the ram speed to "Sync" that'll sync it with the cpus speed.

Ben