overclocking a amd processor?

Question

i have overlocked a amd athlon xp processor from 1.15ghz to 1.53ghz by altering one setting in set up
unlike normal overclocking were i would use small increments to reach this clock speed i just altered one setting and the clock speed changed from 1.15ghz to 1.53ghz(1800+)
would it be possible to overclock this processor even more,i would like to take it to at least 1.8ghz,but i would be made up if i could get it up to 2ghz
would it be stable at 1.8 or 2ghz,or would you leave it at 1.53ghz
i only asked this question as i have heard that athlon processors are one of the easiest to overclock
i have had the p.c running at 1.53ghz for 3 hours now and its running fine,no crashes and i have evn ran 3dmark and aquamark3 through it with no problems
any advice for a novice overclocker
cheers guys

Answer 1

I doubt that you will be able to overclock it to a stable 2ghz. Overclocking too much can totally fry your processor, and you will need to get another. You can continue raising it like 1-3% at a time to see what's the highest it will remain stable at, but be careful. There are plenty of guides about overclocking on the internet. Just do a google search on overclocking amd processors and you should find some useful information. Good luck, and don't fry you cpu.

Answer 2

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