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Dusk
02-07-01, 09:54 AM
Is all Tbird always have their multiple lock? If not how can you tell which one is not lock so you can buy?

CKY
02-07-01, 10:58 AM
Its a crapshoot dude. Get a pencil and or loctite defogger kit and your set. Dont worry about bridges when you should be crossing your fingers for a blue core. There is almost no way to see what you can get unless your computer store has oems out in a showcase. But 95% of the time they take the good ones out :o .
Good luck and roll the dice.

TechnoFile
02-07-01, 02:32 PM
The Durons and TBirds may or may not have their bridges cut(which will lock the multiplier). I've got an early Duron that is unlocked from the factory, and I've got a duron 700 that I had to unlock myself. AMD changed the way they made the chips halfway through the process because they wanted to keep us from having fun, but It didn't work very well. I have read rumors that newer T-Birds are unlocked from the factory, I think they are the 1.2Ghz models though.