Duron 989!

[TheMarMan]

Hi ya all..... I have an AMD Spitfire (hehehe) 900@989....
I wanna ask the unlock processor thingie.... I did that with the pen trick and it went ok... for 3 days... i must dop it again why???
And my MOBO is ASUS A7V133-c... and the maximum Vcore voltage is 1.85???? cant it go more????? andhow much can i over clock that cpu... i went on stable on 1100MHz With an SuperOrb!!!!!!! (and two 80mm fans heheh) so plz help... and i cant find where i can buy the anti fog paint that i should apply on the CPU to unlock....

thanx!!

[UnseenMenace]

Currently all Durons available to the general consumer are spitfire with the morgan only being available to the privilaged few. The reason you must need to do the pencil again is probably that you did not apply enough lead for a long term connection, you can create a permanent connection using 'de-fogger repair kit' which is used to repair the heated rear windows of motor vehicles and should be available from any good motor vehicle spares retailer. The maximum voltage available to the CPU is 1.85 v without completing motherboard modifications, its worth remembering that excessive voltage increases elctromigration of the silicon. Without modifying the mobo to increase the voltage most Durons will do a 200-250 mhz overclock providing you keep them cool (although the 600 and 700 Durons are an exception and will do a bit more) I would also suggest changing your cooler for a decent one before looking for more gains.

Remember to watch your tempratures

[TheMarMan]

How much should I put on the Cpu (pen) to ave it longer!!??????

[UnseenMenace]

There is a report on the front of overclockers.com called Pencil Problems (http://www.overclockers.com/tips314/) which discuss the problems of unlocking the L1 bridges with a pencil and another called Bridging Those L1's With DeFogger Paint (http://www.overclockers.com/tips442/) which are worth a read and may answer your questions