is my cpu multiplier locked?

[kalster]

just upgraded my tbird 1.4 to athlon xp pally 1800+
i have it running at 1750 (2100+) mhz (12.5 * 140)
my bios shows multipliers till 14 but even if i set it to 13 , it still only boots up at 12.5 *140
is my multiplier locked, i can run the cpu at 2200+ (12.5 *145) but my ram isnt the best,

 

[Viper96720]

Yes it is locked unless you join the bridges and unlock it.

 

[kalster]

is it worth the effort?

i think 2100/2200+ is pretty good for a pally anyway, do u think i cna reach 2400+ with the pally?

 

[ShowdOWN]

well that depends on if you want to spend an extra few bucks on an unlocking kit.

 

[jonmullen]

Unless you go with extream cooling your most likely wont puch a pally much past 2200+ heck AMD had problems geting TbredA past 2200+. The money would be better spent on better RAM. upping the fsb is going to give you better proformance are the same stable clock speed. ie 25 x 66mhz is not going to be as fast as 12.5 x 133mhz. Up the fsb, but make sure the rest of the system can keep up.