i need an answer, please help

turbotoaster · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:25

Im working at overclockers so helping me out can be favorable, anyway, ive been reading about overclocking for about a week now and there is just a couple of questions.

1. multipy, I asked one of the lads that I work with about it and he said the newbie thread was old and you could only change the multiplier on old chips with a lead pencil and you cant do that on new ones, so I was wondering how come you guys are changing yours, do you use a pencil, or is it in the bios, does it say MULTIPIER and you can adjust it up and down

2. im going to buy a board from work for a 3800 venice ive got, not sure which to get as I read about asus boards not going above 2.7ghz on 3700 because of the FSB, would the dfi board be better then.

cheers very much for your help

give us a call if you need anything, just ask for Lee
I NEED THE SALES

Zefan · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:28

DFI > *

People only really talk about REDUCING the multiplier now, as all have a locked maximum (Apart from FX chips) AFAIK.

weescott · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:31

A64 multi bar FX go down only.

/awaits OCUK email confirming discount status.

turbotoaster · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:36

anybody who helps me out on hear, just has to mention his name when he calls up

weescott, you are added to my list

turbotoaster · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:37

oh! and zefan

Solouko · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:37

Lee, if you can talk me into buying computer before socket M2 comes out then you've got yourself a £2500 sale

i'm definatly going for a DFI lanparty board simply because they look cool and are specificaly designed for overclocking which means better voltage ranges and tweeks and little things in the bios to make things simpler (just dont get a gigabyte one, they all suck)

Kesnel · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:38

For overclocking the DFI boards are a dream to work with. I don't know how I ever lived without mine.

The pencil unlocking trick is only with the Barton and Tbred chips.

Solouko · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:43

going slightly off topic but has anyone found a way of unlocking the multy on the operons yet, or forthat matter making the X2s upwardly unlocked? and is there really any use for it?

Kesnel · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:46

There have been cases when people have accidentally unlocked their A64 and Opteron chips (have a search for Jokester's thread on here, and there quite a few over at XS). However it has always been purely accidental. It would appear that the switching of CPUs is what does it, and when the cmos is reset the chip is locked again.

So far, no way of hardmodding an unlock on the A64s has been found.

turbotoaster · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:55

do you change the multiplier in the bios then

Kesnel · 20 Jan 2006 at 22:56

On A64s, Opterons and X2s you can change the multiplier in the bios yes, however it is only unlocked downwards.

The FX series have fully unlocked multis.