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Thought P4's were locked
I just bought a 2.6 800fbs cpu and installed it in a Abit IC7-Max 3. I am
able to overclock it to 3.3 gzh, but I thought these new processors were locked. Did I get luckily or is my OS lying to me? |
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I just bought a 2.6 800fbs cpu and installed it in a Abit IC7-Max 3. I am able to overclock it to 3.3 gzh, but I thought these new processors were locked. Did I get luckily or is my OS lying to me? You can up the FSB, you just can't change the multiplier. Intel has been locking CPUs ever since about the PPro stage IIRC. -- Michael Brown www.emboss.co.nz : OOS/RSI software and more Add michael@ to emboss.co.nz - My inbox is always open |
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wrote in message ... I just bought a 2.6 800fbs cpu and installed it in a Abit IC7-Max 3. I am able to overclock it to 3.3 gzh, ....And? but I thought these new processors were locked. Intel CPU's have had locked multipliers for years. You can still do whatever you want with the FSB though. -- Richard Hopkins Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (replace .nospam with .com in reply address) The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com Out with the old & in with the new at www.dabsxchange.com Get the most out of your digital photos www.dabsxpose.com Did I get luckily or is my OS lying to me? Erm, neither. There's nothing mega special about your CPU, and your OS isn't lying. The problem was your original assumption about the CPU's being *totally* locked. |
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wrote in message ... I just bought a 2.6 800fbs cpu and installed it in a Abit IC7-Max 3. I am able to overclock it to 3.3 gzh, but I thought these new processors were locked. Did I get luckily or is my OS lying to me? Overclock it how? |
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"jeffc" wrote in message ... Overclock it how? In this case by running a 253MHz FSB it would seem. -- Richard Hopkins Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (replace .nospam with .com in reply address) The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com Out with the old & in with the new at www.dabsxchange.com Get the most out of your digital photos www.dabsxpose.com |
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