CPU multipliers...

[overst33r]

are they software of hardware based? if i use a program that changes the cpu multiplier based on power need...will toggling it much affect my processors longetvity?

im pretty sure they are software based...just wanted to ask...

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: mariok2006
are they software of hardware based? if i use a program that changes the cpu multiplier based on power need...will toggling it much affect my processors longetvity?

im pretty sure they are software based...just wanted to ask...

Hardware, some older CPUs were locked and no software or bios could unlock them without some mods to the actual hardware. This usually involved a pencil mod.

 

[tallman45]

Software,

There is not 10x of something vs 9x physically built into a processor

In other words if you were to disect a 9x vs a 10x processor they would have and equal amount of parts

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: tallman45
Software,

There is not 10x of something vs 9x physically built into a processor

In other words if you were to disect a 9x vs a 10x processor they would have and equal amount of parts

It's still done by hardware. They are fused a particular way to lock in the max multiplier(on chips with speedstep, or cool and quiet you can use lower multies, but not higher). It's not the number of parts, it's the way it's fused.

EDIT: Argh, not good at spelling early in the morning.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: stevty2889

Originally posted by: tallman45
Software,

There is not 10x of something vs 9x physically built into a processor

In other words if you were to disect a 9x vs a 10x processor they would have and equal amount of parts

It's still done by hardware. They are fused a particular way to lock in the max multiplier(on chips with speedstep, or cool and quiet you can use lower multies, but not higher). It's not the number of parts, it's the way it's fused.

EDIT: Argh, not good at spelling early in the morning.

so does it affect my CPU longevity if i use a program that constantly changes the multipliers? it is a 1.83 core due processor with the yonah chipset.

 

[lopri]

I've heard it's something like a 'firmware' that requires both special machinery and software.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: mariok2006
so does it affect my CPU longevity if i use a program that constantly changes the multipliers? it is a 1.83 core due processor with the yonah chipset.

Not at all. Your motherboard will do it alot more often than you will, if you leave it at stock settings.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: lopri
I've heard it's something like a 'firmware' that requires both special machinery and software.

I remember hearing something similar about a resistor change and factory microcode change...

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: stevty2889

Originally posted by: tallman45
Software,

There is not 10x of something vs 9x physically built into a processor

In other words if you were to disect a 9x vs a 10x processor they would have and equal amount of parts

It's still done by hardware. They are fused a particular way to lock in the max multiplier(on chips with speedstep, or cool and quiet you can use lower multies, but not higher). It's not the number of parts, it's the way it's fused.

EDIT: Argh, not good at spelling early in the morning.

so does it affect my CPU longevity if i use a program that constantly changes the multipliers? it is a 1.83 core due processor with the yonah chipset.

Won't hurt it at all. Actualy it's normaly for that cpu to change it's multipliers anyway. Thats what speedstep does, it drops the multiplier so that the cpu uses less power when it's not needed.