AMD Athlon XP Overclocking w/ Stock Fans

Hey guys,
From what I've heard prior to my recent purchase of a AMD Athlon XP 2500+, AMD CPUs are able to be overclocked alot, easily and with stability. I didn't know how to overclock my CPU antil about 5 minutes ago, when I was playing around with a setting in the BIOS, a frequency raning from 166Mhz up to 199Mhz, when I changed it, the CPU speed changed. My system wouldnt display ANYTHING at 199Mhz, so I decided, move up in increments of 5/10Mhz, 170Mhz, reads as 2600+, 175Mhz, still 2600+, 185Mhz, reads as "AMD Athlon XP 2035Mhz" loads Windows XP, the restars suddenly. Can somebody with a AMD Athlon XP 2500+ or 2600+ and using a stock fan, please tell me what speed I can set my CPU with a stock fan, I wont check this thread for about 18-24 Hours, so I dont mind if you take your time.

Thanks in advance

Nic Italiano

The max oc will vary. It depends on your chip, motherboard, ambient temperature, and a good dose of luck. If you're getting unstable, you can try increasing the Vcore a bit.
If you're really interested in OC'ing though, you'll need a better heat sink and fan, stock just won't cut it

I agree, I use a Cooler master Aero to overclock my CPU, stock one will not cut it for long, good luck with it as it's very much trail and error.

Try this site to see if it helps you any:

http://www.viperlair.com/articles/howto/cpu/unlock/

Good Luck!!