Unlocking

[Iamghey]

Why do people unlock the cpu? What is the purpose of that?

[The Coolest]

The purpose of unlocking is to change the multiplier freely in the BIOS or via jumpers/dip switches on the mother board.
for example you have a 800MHz chip. u want to make it 850. u can't cotrol the multiplier so the only way to do it is via FSB or unlocking...
multiplier will give u higher MHz if ur chip can handle them, but FSB will give better performance at the same MHz

[Iamghey]

First off, I want to thank you for replying.
So what unlocking L1 bridges does is it unlocks new multiplier to get more MHz?

[JAWS]

Exactly right! Check some of the guides on the front page!:)

[Iamghey]

One last thing, is the Dragon Orb 3 any good? What's better?