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Posted by: Shurik
I have an athlon xp 2600 (333FSB) and a stick of pc3200 RAM, which as I understand operates at 400MHz when dual-channeled. The question is: can I safely set it to 200MHz while I only have 1 stick?
Posted by: SnowBeast
YEs. Thats not a problem. It will run single channel till you get another. Make sure to get an exact duplicate of the first one to match it up.
Also. When you go to 200mhz FSB, turn your multiplier down to 11. This will give you 2200mhz(3200+ rating). Also change the voltage to 1.75 or 1.8v to make it stable.
Then you can play with the multiplier to see where you will end up stable at. Try 11.5 for a day, if all goes well, go to 12 and turn the voltage up to 1.85 or 1.9 you will be sitting pretty at 2400mhz. Won't go much higher than that as you will be running really hot on Air Cooling.
Good Luck.
Posted by: Veky
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Originally posted by SnowBeast
Also. When you go to 200mhz FSB, turn your multiplier down to 11.
I agree but it's probably locked.
Posted by: Shurik
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Originally posted by Veky
I agree but it's probably locked.
Nah, I can control the multiplier.
Posted by: Shurik
By voltage, you mean the vcore voltage?
Because it's currently set at 1.65, not 1.75v.
[Edit] Never mind, read your post wrong 
Posted by: SL!PPy
Ah!
Right now I have a XP2800+ with PC3200 RAM running at an FSB of 175 MHz.
Let's see if I can get some more out of it. Thanks SB 
Posted by: SnowBeast
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Originally posted by SL!PPy
Ah!
Right now I have a XP2800+ with PC3200 RAM running at an FSB of 175 MHz.
Let's see if I can get some more out of it. Thanks SB
Yeah, slippy. Set your Multi if you can to 11 and FSB to 200mhz. Turn your voltage up also. When I had the 2800+ I could get 2300mhz with 11.5x 200mhz at a voltage of 1.8v at around 47C temp wise. Thats with six case fans too. 
My Mobile 2400+(1.8Ghz) is at 2400mhz(12x200mhz) with a voltage of 1.8v also. (motherboard won't go above 1.8v dammit.)
I stay away from playing with the FSB cause there are too many timing adjustments to make to the memory to get it to run really well overclocked. Also, I just don't have the time to play with that stuff. Maybe you do. Might want to see how far you can push your FSB? Good Luck.
Posted by: Shurik
Ok, I set the ext. freqency to 200 and multiplier down to 11, and now I get ~53C idle/~63C busy, is that a safe temp?
Posted by: SL!PPy
Yeah lol, I got the same Daedalus...
Old settings:
FSB on 175 MHz and mp to 12,5 and core voltage to 1.65. That gives me an idle temp of 42 degrees and 47 degrees stressed.
New settings:
With FSB on 200 MHz, mp on 11 and core voltage to 1.75 gives me an idle temp of 48 degrees and stressed 55 degrees.
I have two 80mm casefans, one in front and one in back.
Posted by: Shurik
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Originally posted by SL!PPy
I have two 80mm casefans, one in front and one in back.
Yeah, same here, but I think my intake fan is more powerful than the exhaust fan my case came with.
Posted by: SL!PPy
You better switch them then 
I have two fanspots at the back of my case, the fan that came with the case was mounted in the lower spot, just "below" my cpu fan. Last night I moved it to the highest spot, directly under the psu and next to the cpu fan. Since then my cpu temps are 2-3 degrees lower....
Posted by: SnowBeast
Fill your cases With FANS!!!! I have six keeping this puppy cool!!!
Posted by: ArcticRaider
Airflow is the key and the only temp that matters is the full load temp. 
Posted by: SL!PPy
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Originally posted by SnowBeast
Fill your cases With FANS!!!! I have six keeping this puppy cool!!!
heh.
/me doesn't like to have a puter that sounds like an airplane taking off...
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