Cant set mulitplier higher then 4.0??

[ThePunkGeek]

on my asus p3v4x in the bios i am unable to set the mulitplier. it says 4.0 and i can adjust it at all.

am running @ 150.37.50 533@600

[outhouse]

what multiplier are you talking about?

[ThePunkGeek]

outhouse (Apr 29, 2001 03:58 p.m.):
what multiplier are you talking about?
Well there is only 1 type of multiplier i know of...
and mine set at 4.0 as default and the only way i know how to set it to 4.5 is with dip switches
in the bios is is gray and can't be changed
anyone know why?

[vv4r3z 4bu5e]

I believe ive heard that with slot 1 processors you cannot change the multiplier cause its locked. Im a newb so who knows. My P3 500 is locked at 5. no matter what i change it to it stays at 620 MHz.

[Phil]

intel locks the multiplyer on it's chips and there is no known way of changin it, on the plus side this means that boards that don't support a very high multilpyer can still run chips with high mutliplyers

[ThePunkGeek]

well that sucks thank for thehelp.
is there anyway to unlock them like the amd pencil trick?

[Shadow ÒÓ]

that's one EVERYONE would like to know, but no. No one so far has found a trick that's proven.

FSB is the only thing you can play with to raise Mhz.

[ThePunkGeek]

so then that would make athlon a better choice for overclockers?

[Shadow ÒÓ]

for overclocking AMD is hands down the best for overclocking. You'll get FAR better results on average. However that doesn't make it the best. =)

[cw823]

Shadow ÒÓ (Apr 29, 2001 10:12 p.m.):
for overclocking AMD is hands down the best for overclocking. You'll get FAR better results on average. However that doesn't make it the best. =)

Nah, would have to disagree. The whole multiplier thing bores me. My 700E@1071 far outperforms any TBirds that I've run at same speeds.

[Shadow ÒÓ]

cw823 (Apr 29, 2001 10:36 p.m.):
Shadow ÒÓ (Apr 29, 2001 10:12 p.m.):
for overclocking AMD is hands down the best for overclocking. You'll get FAR better results on average. However that doesn't make it the best. =)

Nah, would have to disagree. The whole multiplier thing bores me. My 700E@1071 far outperforms any TBirds that I've run at same speeds.

Agreed that it's not all the time. That's why I threw in the "on average" part. I'd prefer a 700 celly to an AMD just due to it's results. However chips higher like mine (933) don't have much sucess. (1022 was the best stable speed I ever got)

Ok Clarification........on AVERAGE the AMD is better..however Intel produced some outstanding chips that would surpass AMDs at times.