born1974 Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) Just wondering if there was a software that would let me overclock my cpu memory without going into the bios and rebooting? I have an Abit IS7 MoBo socket 478 with an intel prescott 3.0e. I tried the one from Gigabyte but it didn't support my board. Thanx much. Also does any body know how to unlock the multiplier for this MoBo? Big thanx for that one. Edited December 30, 2005 by born1974 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 Try Clockgen for software overclocking. Your IS7 is on the supported boards list, so it should work fine. I never had IS7, but I've used it on IC7 in the past w/o problems. If it's the CPU multiplier that you're trying to unlock, it's not going to happen unfortunately. The multiplier is locked on that P4 and cannot be unlocked even if the motherboard supports different multipliers. Usually the only unlocked P4's are what are called "engineering samples", used for testing and evaluation. They are not sold retail and can be difficult to come by. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
born1974 Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 This might really stupid but i'm about ready to call intel and tell them that i fully own my cpu and therefore is should have full use of it if want to, and tell them to unlock the multiplier. I own it. I should have full capabilities. Does that sound stupid? Let me here it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_target Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 Heh, stupid or not, it's not gonna get you anywhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
savethedodobird Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 In general Intel dosnt want you to overclock your CPU. Why would they want you to pay them less get a cheaper chip and make it run the same speed as there more expencive ones. They wont make as much money. and they wont even take you serious if you go complaining to them like that. They have enough busines already they dont care about one person. So your pretty much hosed in the multiplier department. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECwakeboarder Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 The reason that they started locking the multi's is because back in the old days (aka P1) companies were buying slower chips for lower prices and then bumping the multi and rebadging them as faster chips. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 This might really stupid but i'm about ready to call intel and tell them that i fully own my cpu and therefore is should have full use of it if want to, and tell them to unlock the multiplier. I own it. I should have full capabilities. Does that sound stupid? Let me here it. 607349[/snapback] I'm not gonna flame you, but that's pretty silly when you think about it. It's like calling Subaru and telling them that you own your WRX, so they should take the boost limiter off the turbo. They don't put it on there to ruin your day. They want the car to be fast. They put it on there so you don't blow up the car. They don't just put the locks on there to keep you from OCing. (I mean sometimes they do, but it's more than that). You have to look at the concept of overclocking a bit closer really... My Opteron runs at 2850 on stock volts.... So why doesn't AMD set all Opteron 148's to that speed and sell them like that? They'd make more money.... Now look at it this way... Let's take my chip, put it in a crappy oem motherboard, run it on stock cooling, give it some really crappy generic ram, and finish the deal off with a no-name 400W PSU. Think it'll still run 2850 stable? What we see as "headroom" on a chip, they see as "covering-their-butt". The speed that the chip's released at has to be achievable by anyone, not just people who spend top-dollar on every component. It's all about ensuring that every chip works like they say it will in any environment. And locking the multi on their chips makes it less likely that users are going to blow them up and want a warranty replacement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECwakeboarder Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 Beautifully put Verran. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeo55 Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 my multi on my p4 3.4E is now partially unlocked... i guess i got lucky but i can change my multi on my p4 lower (not higher, thats pretty much impossible unless you have the rare ES) see my thread on this for details (or not, may confuse you) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
born1974 Posted December 30, 2005 Posted December 30, 2005 Allright guys. Don't burn me all the way down. that was... well stupid, but it eases my soul a little. I'm sure the answer will come out somtime in the future. Someone will crack that sucker. I know with my water cooler keeping my temp cool, I could get 4.0Ghz out of my 3.0Ghz. but not with my dual 512 400Mhz ram. Boy that multiplier would sure help out. Oh well, i got my health. Thanx for the replies guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misuta_Yancha Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 and as a side note even if intel wanted to unlock the multi, after the chip gets past a certain step there is no turning back... the multi lock is in the core which can't be changed after it's made Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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