1800+ locked!

[rogue1979]

I haven't bought a new cpu for a few months. I ordered an 1800+ from newegg. The stepping is SIXUB and it is a "B" core. Runs 2200MHz at 1.75 volts, but the multiplier was locked and that suprised me. I thought only later 2500+ Bartons were locked.

 

[Dman877]

XP's have been locked since release. There's ways to unlock them though. The early Bartons are an exception I think.

 

[Corporate Thug]

are uusing an nforce2 board?

 

[myocardia]

ALL of the latest chips from AMD are hard-locked, with the possible exception of the 1600 Palomino. But, who wants a Palomino?

Anyway, since you get WAY more performance gain by upping the fsb, it really isn't a big deal to me. Just don't buy any of the new XP2400's! That 15x multi would be a killer...

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: myocardia
ALL of the latest chips from AMD are hard-locked, with the possible exception of the 1600 Palomino. But, who wants a Palomino?

Anyway, since you get WAY more performance gain by upping the fsb, it really isn't a big deal to me. Just don't buy any of the new XP2400's! That 15x multi would be a killer...

They aren't still selling new palaminos, are they?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: aka1nas

They aren't still selling new palaminos, are they?

Newegg has new 1600 Palaminos. That's the *fastest* Pal's still being sold.

 

[WobbleWobble]

I would think that those Palaminos are left over stock and aren't being produced anymore.

 

[rogue1979]

Yeah, it is in a Nforce board, I guess the L1 bridges are cut.

 

[hytek369]

the early 1800+s were nice, go get yourself a used one

 

[jswjimmy]

my 1800 b came unlocked, no lazer cuts