6 66mustangman Solid State Member Messages 7 Jan 28, 2004 #1 im think im gonna get the 2500+xp amd athlon, barton core. is this a locked cpu, how would i know if it was or not???
im think im gonna get the 2500+xp amd athlon, barton core. is this a locked cpu, how would i know if it was or not???
E ekÆsine Fully Optimized Messages 3,937 Jan 28, 2004 #2 i have 2 xp2500 from newegg.com, neither are locked. locked usually means you cannot adjust multipler. aka multiplier locked.
i have 2 xp2500 from newegg.com, neither are locked. locked usually means you cannot adjust multipler. aka multiplier locked.
OP OP 6 66mustangman Solid State Member Messages 7 Jan 28, 2004 #3 Thanks, from what i have read i think that it just varies by cpu model, so if i get the same it shouldnt be locked... thanks again for the help!
Thanks, from what i have read i think that it just varies by cpu model, so if i get the same it shouldnt be locked... thanks again for the help!
S Stupid In Runtime Messages 218 Jan 28, 2004 #4 Be careful dude cuz some 2500+s come locked. Ask before you buy. I think earlier all of them used to be unlocked but now u have to be careful.
Be careful dude cuz some 2500+s come locked. Ask before you buy. I think earlier all of them used to be unlocked but now u have to be careful.
X XT Daemon Poster Messages 788 Jan 28, 2004 #5 all bartons destob cores are locked. It depends on what vendors have in stock right now. If u get one thats not locked it because they got them in before amd started to lock everything.
all bartons destob cores are locked. It depends on what vendors have in stock right now. If u get one thats not locked it because they got them in before amd started to lock everything.
OP OP 6 66mustangman Solid State Member Messages 7 Jan 28, 2004 #8 do you know of any comparable processors that are unlocked for sure?
T Turbo-Athlon5 In Runtime Messages 104 Feb 1, 2004 #10 BY NOW THEY ARE ALL LOCKED SO DONT HAVE ANY HOPE BUDDY if u were fast enough - they started making them 1 YEAR AGO so your kinda slow on that
BY NOW THEY ARE ALL LOCKED SO DONT HAVE ANY HOPE BUDDY if u were fast enough - they started making them 1 YEAR AGO so your kinda slow on that
