20x multiplier?

[Doofie27cp2]

i have never heard of this, but sure enough, there it is on my pentium 4 2.0a ghz. BTW, has anyone ever heard of an unlocked p4?

[Tipycol]

Hehe...the P4 multi's go up pretty high huh ;)
Intel does make unlocked chips, but they are only engineering samples (not for sale to the public) that are made for some type of review or benching of the processor. In other words, unless you have some type of connections, you will have a very hard time trying to find one :(

[looktall]

20x100 = 2000.

the multipliers go even higher on the faster chips. all the way up to 26. :D

[Doofie27cp2]

thanks for the replies.... anyone know on how to "borrow" an unlocked p4? never even heard of one..

[caboob]

keep an eye out on ebay. I even have seen one go for sale on the anandtech forums but even that is a rare event.

[DocClock aka MadClocker]

Watch the computer shows, I found a tualie "ES" for $100. us.

[FIZZ3]

Originally posted by Doofie27cp2
thanks for the replies.... anyone know on how to "borrow" an unlocked p4? never even heard of one..

You cannot legally obtain an unlocked Engineering Sample unless Intel provides it to you (like when you work there). It's also often not worth it, as these chips have odd steppings and do not overclock very well, despite being unlocked.

The best way to overclock a Pentium is to increase the Front Side Bus speed and see how far you can go. See my sig for an example at 133Mhz FSB.

[mirko_3]

i think my last bios revision (a couple months ago) added support for x28 multiplier...

[phoenixofwater]

I have a ES P3 tualie 1.2Ghz (9X133) with 512k cache
but its locked :( but its the only P3 1.2 that have 512k cache that i have seen....

[markodude]

My Abit Beta bios has a list of multis up to 35 - 35x133=4655mhz, but the new 800(200)FSB P4s will run lower multis again...

[Finken]

Originally posted by phoenixofwater
I have a ES P3 tualie 1.2Ghz (9X133) with 512k cache
but its locked :( but its the only P3 1.2 that have 512k cache that i have seen....

Doesn't sound like a ES to me :eh?:
They are supposed to be unlocked, and also all P3 Taulatin have 512kb L2 cache

..I'll sell all my computers if I wrong! :eek:

[FTC]

Finken

[looktall]

Originally posted by Finken

and also all P3 Taulatin have 512kb L2 cache

..I'll sell all my computers if I wrong! :eek:

i hope you're not too attached to your computers. :D

http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=SL5PM&ProcFam=25&PkgType=ALL&SysBusSpd=ALL&CorSpd=ALL

[Finken]

OMG! It can't be!! :)

Ok ..I was bluffing :)