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Do any Athlon XP's come factory unlocked?

Apoptosis

Senior member
This may seem like a dumb question, but do any XP CPU's come factory unlocked. I am considering a cpu upgrade and am deciding between the 1.4 athlon-c and the xp 1600. I would like to play around with oc options (I'll be buying an EPoX 8KHA+), but don't really want to unlock a 125.00 cpu and possibly damage it.
 
not as far as i know... although it's a little bit more involving when compared with the old t'bird, but it is still possible to unlock them yourself... check out tom's hardware, there's a comprehensive guide there!
 
Athlon MP's are like $50 more per chip - if you are only using single CPU setup go with a regular Tbird like AYHJ stepping - they are unlocked and OC nicely.
 
Cool, bought me some defogger paint.

Two more things 1. Does super glue liquid or gel work best? 2. Does scotch tape work good enough? I can probably get some medical tape free (GF is a nurse).
 
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