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natthu
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Sun Mar 31, 2002 11:04 am

ive got a xp1500+ and a gigabyte ga 7zxe kt133a, with a cooler master hsf.
ive taken the fsb to 140 from 133, and the system seems stable. whats the max i can push it to?
and does anyone have results. i dont plan to unlock my proc.
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Sun Mar 31, 2002 1:44 pm

The max is found thru trial and error. There is no set max and each processor gets different results. You'll just have to try your luck.
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Mon Apr 01, 2002 1:27 am

The general rule of thumb for the KT-133 and KT-133A boards was 10-15MHz extra on the FSB.
Some people have acheived better, but that is the exception, not the norm. Actively cooling the Northbridge and Southbridge chips will help, if you want to go farther.
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Mon Apr 01, 2002 2:01 pm

My max on my KT133 was 115, and on the KT133A 145. I'd agree with the 10-15MHz estimate, though it's a trifle higher than that on some boards. The Iwill KK266, for example, regularly hit 160-170 FSB, even though it was the same chipset as the 140-150 KT7As and A7V133s.
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Wed Apr 03, 2002 11:43 am

but my ram is set at pc 133, and i think i can push it to 142 max(according to sisoft sandra). then can i take it to 150?
also does the mobo or ram or proc have permanent damage if i do so?
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Fri Apr 05, 2002 2:40 pm

As long as you do it in very small increments, there's little risk of damaging anything. I don't know if there's really any danger of damaging anything, anyways.
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Fri Apr 05, 2002 6:20 pm

On 2002-03-31 12:44, 0oALio0 wrote:
The max is found thru trial and error. There is no set max and each processor gets different results. You'll just have to try your luck.

I agree about the trial and error but its pretty rare to see more than a 10-15% overclock without taking some extreme measures. One thing I've noticed about the Award jumperless bios on the Abit boards is that going too far often means strange things happening in the cmos/bios, sometimes requiring a reflash to set things right.
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