- Joined
- Aug 3, 2003
- Location
- Bergen, Norway
Recently i bought a new cpu, an AMD AtlhonXP 2500+ (Barton)
I've been browsing the forums, and everywhere I look it says that the bartons are factory unlocked.... But... (im kinda new to this, so bear with me and pls correct if im totally way off =) my cpu doesnt seem to be unlocked (unlocked means that u can change the multiplier in the BIOS, right?)
my mb (which is a MSI K7N2 with the latest bios-drivers) lets me select fsb up to 200, but this is not stable at all, any idea of how, if possible, i can make it stable? (my vcore can only go to 1.800)
in bios, i can only select multipliers from x7 to x13, but if i change the setting from ANYTHING else than use H/W settings, my cpu clock drops down to MAX 1100MHz (at 13x, and it was about 900MHz at 10x....) which is not fun.....
the exact numbers on my cpu are as follows:
AMD Athlon
AXDA2500KV4D 9770188241234
AQXEA 0327VPMW
is this a good cpu for oc'ing? (if i can manage to unlock it...)
any ideas of how to unlock it?
it is coated in some fashion, but the L1 bridges do seem to be intact.. ( i havnt got a magnifying glass handy, but they look fine..) can it be my mobo that keeps me from changing the multiplier?
any and all responses welcomed
thx
/bArrin
I've been browsing the forums, and everywhere I look it says that the bartons are factory unlocked.... But... (im kinda new to this, so bear with me and pls correct if im totally way off =) my cpu doesnt seem to be unlocked (unlocked means that u can change the multiplier in the BIOS, right?)
my mb (which is a MSI K7N2 with the latest bios-drivers) lets me select fsb up to 200, but this is not stable at all, any idea of how, if possible, i can make it stable? (my vcore can only go to 1.800)
in bios, i can only select multipliers from x7 to x13, but if i change the setting from ANYTHING else than use H/W settings, my cpu clock drops down to MAX 1100MHz (at 13x, and it was about 900MHz at 10x....) which is not fun.....
the exact numbers on my cpu are as follows:
AMD Athlon
AXDA2500KV4D 9770188241234
AQXEA 0327VPMW
is this a good cpu for oc'ing? (if i can manage to unlock it...)
any ideas of how to unlock it?
it is coated in some fashion, but the L1 bridges do seem to be intact.. ( i havnt got a magnifying glass handy, but they look fine..) can it be my mobo that keeps me from changing the multiplier?
any and all responses welcomed
thx
/bArrin
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