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Overclocked Pentium 3 by Changing the Multiplier

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Anonymous   11-12-2000 at 02:00:58 PM

this is possible

<A HREF="http://technology.scmp.com/business/Daily/20001111073401135.asp" target="_new">http://technology.scmp.com/business/Daily/20001111073401135.asp</A>
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The syndicate used hi-tech equipment to modify genuine chips of lower speed into higher megahertz ratings. The CPUs were then shipped from Hong Kong with a mix of genuine and fake parts.

"This is the first laboratory of this type that has been discovered anywhere in the world," Mr Sayell said. He believed the syndicate had shipped about 30,000 counterfeit CPUs in the past three months.

Technicians from US-based Intel and AMD suppliers will visit Hong Kong to help ICAC officers.
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Anonymous   11-12-2000 at 02:03:17 PM
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Hey,

Ahhhh crap I knew that something was wrong when my Computer booted up with my "Athlon" and it claimed it was a genuine Intel.

Timothy Stankus
One of the First AMD Athlon Users =)

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Anonymous   11-12-2000 at 02:44:24 PM
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Whoa! It is happening also to me!!!
I thought i buyed a PowerG3 and now i see GenuineIntel?

What can i do?

A.

ps: rotfl

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Anonymous   11-12-2000 at 04:36:56 PM
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lol, i've been doing that for years... cracking the multiplier is easy.
without giving it all away, ill just say that all u need is a hammer and a screw-driver

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kinky777   02-23-2006 at 03:40:26 AM
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Just smoke man smoke

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