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Athlon 2400 XP Problem
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Posted by: captininsanity
I built this system:
-Athlon 2400 XP 2.13Ghz
-Pc Chips Motherboard 333
-1G 3200 Kingston ram
-400 Watt Supply
-2 HDD's 120G total
-2 DVD drives
In the BIOS i set the motherboard to 166Mhz because that was the suggested speed for all my hardware. It works fine for a while untill you try to do anything heavythen it just goes black and reboots. i set it back down to 100Mhz and the pc works great but the prossesor only runs at 1.25 Ghz and calles its self an Athlon XP. I got the offical AMD clock and it says 1300Mhz. What could cause this. The PC works but i dont think im gettin all the Ghz i paid for
Posted by: redwench
sounds like overheating
Posted by: matt.modica
I would replace the Athlon XP (since its an older chip, and your other hardware is newer) for any Athlon 64 thats between 3000+ to 4000+. Also check to make sure the fans are all working properly. I am not farmilliar with the motherboard, but if its older, then the overheating would be caused by the higher clock of the FSB, and the underclocked processor would be a result of lowering the FSB.
Posted by: Ropeuse
Did you take the tape off the pad on the CPU before you put the fan on? and it will run at a slower clock speed if its slowed down to 100 fsb
Posted by: pdnielsen
Do you have more than just the fan on your CPU? It sounds to me like an overheating problem too, but having just 1 more fan can sometimes fix that.
I would also suggest replacing the CPU if it turns out you don't have cooling problems. Just be sure that your new CPU matches your mobo socket and frequency - new CPUs generally cost more than new mobos. If you make a mistake and buy the wrong processor you might find yourself building most of a whole new computer!
Posted by: pdnielsen
Round cables might make a difference too. I gave my older Sempron to my college bud and it ran 5 degrees cooler with the extra space for the air to move through.
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