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sephiroth_749
08-21-06, 05:03 PM
i have and old p3 socket 370 that is locked out and was wondering if there was anyway to unlock it
MadMan007
08-21-06, 05:11 PM
Unlock the multiplier? No.
sephiroth_749
08-21-06, 07:41 PM
ah thanks i guess that stops me from overclocking it. darn
MadMan007
08-21-06, 08:08 PM
You can still OC it by the usual FSB increase method. The only catch is not all (if any? can't remember) s370 boards will be able to lock the PCI/AGP bus to a set frequency so you end up oc'ing everything. This isn't a problem if kept within reasonable limits of about +10% bus speed but it means the final OC may not be the 'cpu max' but limited by the bus overclocks or the other components like HD etc.
Evilsizer
08-21-06, 09:22 PM
what motherboard is the p3 in? raising the fsb has been the only way to oc a intel since,hmmm the P-II 400mhz or was it lower then that.
FlailBoy
08-24-06, 12:04 PM
what motherboard is the p3 in? raising the fsb has been the only way to oc a intel since,hmmm the P-II 400mhz or was it lower then that.

You might still get some OC out of it. On my BH-6, I have a few preset choices to set the ratio between FSB and PCI bus.

And run CPU-Z or some such. Not all P-IIIs are created equal.