Barton 2500

[smokin]

What an easy chip to overclock!
:)

After my mobo woes were dealt with. I changed the multiplier from the stock 11 x 166 to 12.5 x 166....Boom!
it posted as an XP2800, and rock stable
:)
no voltage adjustment..nada..
( the KT400 chipsets unlock the Barton multi)

...now to fool with the fsb..

:D

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Hmm..so far so good..
at 12.5 x 176 it's posting as an XP3000+ (2200 Mhz)

:D

still no voltage adjustment required....

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Well I guess I hit the wall @12.5 x 176
darn..only a 400 Mhz OC
;)
http://www.smokin1.net/san.jpg

updated cause I updated Sandra :)

[BBA]

Cool...nothing like a nice little OC. :)

If you put a Zalman heatsink on it you can usually get the 2500 to 2.3-2.4 GHz with no voltage, and friend at work just took his to 2.5 with no voltage either...but you got to have a good heatsink (his is a Zalman too)

Of course, he is running 200MHz FSB (yes it is on the NF2ultra-400). Now, my other friend has voltmodded his a7n8x deluxe and uses water cooling...his best was 213 FSB and 2.45 GHz, but he has the first run of bartons that arent supposed to oc very well.

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I'm a Zalman fan as well..gonna put one in and see if I can get a bit more
;)

[santax]

I put a Aero7 from Coolmaster on mine, i can turn up the fans via the drive bay when it gets a bit hot.

I have mine running same as a 3200+

[BBA]

I have a 3200 now, and the Zalman would not keep it cool enough because of the mounting of the fans in the case. There is a 120MM fan in the back blowing in, a 120MM on top blowing out and a 90MM in front blowing in. I have tried all fan combinations or in or out and no difference.

I learned the Zalman only works good in a case with a side cover mounted fan that blows directly in over the cooler...then it's the best cooler you can get.

In my situation, I ended up trading the Zalman for an SK800, and the temps are pretty much below 39ºC all the time, even when running at 2.3 GHz and higher.

I may put the Zalman on again after I move the fan to the side cover of the case but for now, I will live with the noise.