P3 866mhz Multiplier Locked? [Archive]

View Full Version : P3 866mhz Multiplier Locked?

thinker

01-05-02, 12:15 AM

Hi guys,

I went into my bios to play with the CPU Ratio. I tried all the settings ie. 6.5 , 7.0, 7.5 ect but my multiplier is still at 6.5 . :(

Is it locked at 6.5 or something?
My mobo is a VIA Apollo Pro 133A, its my second rig heeh

thanks for the help.
I use WCPUID to view the Clock speeds ect.
http://ftp2.gamigo.de/ftp2_4/3dcenter/downloads/files/wcpuid.zip

outhouse

01-05-02, 12:57 AM

All intel are locked sorry

batboy

01-05-02, 01:20 AM

Well, all Intels have locked multipliers since the earlier P-II days anyway.

jazztrumpet216

01-05-02, 02:49 AM

Yep, the only way to OC an Intel rig these days is to do an FSB overclock. I think some of the very early PII-233's were unlocked, but that's all. Everything from there on up is, and to the best of my knowledge there is no unlocking them. :(

Yodums

01-05-02, 10:49 AM

Originally posted by jazztrumpet216
Yep, the only way to OC an Intel rig these days is to do an FSB overclock. I think some of the very early PII-233's were unlocked, but that's all. Everything from there on up is, and to the best of my knowledge there is no unlocking them. :(

How about engineering samples?

TC also had a unlocked P2 450 I believe.

dleds

01-05-02, 11:37 AM

everybody nows about the engineering samples but nobody can get them easily :D

jazztrumpet216

01-05-02, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by dleds
everybody nows about the engineering samples but nobody can get them easily :D

Every once in awhile you can catch one on Ebay. I saw an engineering sample P3-933 on there once. Unfortunately, it also went for, like, $250. Yikes.

**EDIT** Hey Yodums, looks like you're gonna beat Reddeath to 3000 after all!

TASOS

01-05-02, 06:43 PM

Yes , i saw that too on e-bay some months ago....and i couldnt believe it...and yes you are also correct about the price.

PipeBom

01-06-02, 06:53 AM

My motherboard allows me to change the cpu multiplyer in the bios as well. If only that could be done...

Yodums

01-06-02, 09:18 AM

Originally posted by jazztrumpet216

Every once in awhile you can catch one on Ebay. I saw an engineering sample P3-933 on there once. Unfortunately, it also went for, like, $250. Yikes.

**EDIT** Hey Yodums, looks like you're gonna beat Reddeath to 3000 after all!

Hes done for it ! :D

Hes away for 1 month so other people will move along past him abit as well.

Yodums