P4 1.6 OC debate

[HoStYlEz]

me and a friend are having a debate about the p4 1.6 overclocking. Is it true that the P4 has the muliplyer locked and cannot be raised?

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[reptilej]

yes, the only thing that you can oc is the fsb i think.

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[Jes12345]

It is my understanding that the multiplier is determined by and adjusted by the MOBO

 

[HoStYlEz]

stay out of this jes12345

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[Pwent]

The P4 can only be overclocked by raising the FSB. The multiplier is locked. Period, end of story.

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[Jes12345]

LOL

Stay out of it. Whatever, you keep on taking your petty Windows classes and let the HW debates get handled by the people in this community that know what they are talking about (not saying that im one, but I know more than HoStYlEz!!) lol

 

[eden]

Well for one, I wouldn't call it a debate about the 1.6A, and you can look anywhere on CPU history and you can find living proof that since the P2 Deschuttes, multipliers for Intel CPUs have been locked unless samples. There has been absolutly NO WAY or living proof that you CAN unlock them. It surprises me however that there wasn't so far one person who has...

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[HoStYlEz]

well the things ive picked up in those "pretty little windows courses" u will be using soon. And an MCSE is NOT for everybody. ill talk to ya next year and we'll see whos salary is better

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[FatBurger]

HoStYlEz says:</i>
Is it true that the P4 has the muliplyer locked and cannot be raised?

Yes, it is true. It is locked and cannot be raised, lowered or unlocked.

<i>Eden says:</i>
since the P2 Deschuttes

<A HREF="http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=deschutes&r=67" target="_new">Ouch</A>, you butchered the spelling :tongue:

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[Crashman]

No P4 can be unlocked, and that really doesn't matter for most people Why? Because the 1.6A goes to 2.13GHz using the standard "533" bus setting which is now available on virtually every board. It usually hits 2400MHz quite easily with a "600" bus, which is really only a mild overclock for the board.

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[eden]

It matters because:
1) You might just wanna take advantage of increased FSB without changing the clock speed.
2) It allows to go further in OCing and not be halted by the high FSB. According to FB's OC, he couldn't get it much further unless the multipliers were unlocked.

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[Crashman]

That's why a smart man would choose a CPU with the proper multiplier to begin with!

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[eden]

Yeah I guess, for the P4 that is...
A 1.8A is the good choice then...

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[FatBurger]

According to FB's OC, he couldn't get it much further unless the multipliers were unlocked.

Perhaps, perhaps not. I'm not really sure what's limiting me, and I really don't care.

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