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Hey everyone,
I just have a quick question concerning multipliers and clock speeds....
I currently have an Athlon XP 2400+ (TB) and it's running at stock speed (2000MHz) with a 133.334 FSB * 15x multiplier.
Yesterday, I was in my BIOS Setup and I noticed that I have multiplier options from like 1x to 25x, so I tried upping my multiplier to 16x, rebooted and my CPU was recognized as 2600+ runninng at 2133.33 MHz.
My question is: Why did this work? I thought the CPUs were multiplier locked.
My other question is if I get a Barton 2500+, will I be able to up the multiplier to get 3200+ clock speeds (i.e. 133.334 x 16.5) with this motherboard?
I'm not into overclocking the FSB or anything, just the CPU as long as I don't have to up the voltage or anything.
Your input would be greatly appreciated
I just have a quick question concerning multipliers and clock speeds....
I currently have an Athlon XP 2400+ (TB) and it's running at stock speed (2000MHz) with a 133.334 FSB * 15x multiplier.
Yesterday, I was in my BIOS Setup and I noticed that I have multiplier options from like 1x to 25x, so I tried upping my multiplier to 16x, rebooted and my CPU was recognized as 2600+ runninng at 2133.33 MHz.
My question is: Why did this work? I thought the CPUs were multiplier locked.
My other question is if I get a Barton 2500+, will I be able to up the multiplier to get 3200+ clock speeds (i.e. 133.334 x 16.5) with this motherboard?
I'm not into overclocking the FSB or anything, just the CPU as long as I don't have to up the voltage or anything.
Your input would be greatly appreciated