right, i realise that the new Barton CPU's are now locked however i have just ordered a 2500+ Barton 333mhz (i wanted a mobile but i can't be bothered to fork out another £20 extra for a lower voltage cpu) i now have DUAL Channel 1GB XMS Corsair pc3200 can i overclock fsb lots with it? my mother board is in my sig..
Just because you just bought your Barton, it doesn't mean its multipliers are locked. There are still plenty of unlocked Bartons floating around, so you won't know until you try. As far as the FSB overclocking goes, you should be able to overclock your FSB quite a bit, but remember that each rig is different and will overclock differently. Always burn-in test your rig after overclocking! Even a substantial boost in performance isn't worth system instability. What good is a PC if it doesn't work right?
just a thought, if its off topic sorry, why would amd lock they're chips anyways? An unlocked chip would be more attractive to your average OC-er.
Because it keeps people from buying more expensive cpus. (if it's unlocked) Now we're lucky since the 2500+ has a multiplier of 11 which is perfect.
