Just Got All Of My New Stuff!

[adamp2p]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@28 December 2003 - 08:07
Its running great adam.

The only thing is that it says I can change the FSB by small incriments in the manual, but in the bios i can only get 100, 133, 166, and 200....

I got an unlocked barton tho

Congrats, dude! And you are very fortunate to have gotten an unlocked barton!

How can you know that it is unlocked?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Thanks John I bet that works!

I got 2696 in 3DMark01...not bad considering before it was 1696..

Im sure it will improve with my 9700Pro

[_John_Lennon_]

Oh wait amin, unlocked?

How do you know its unlocked?

The unlocked ones have unlocked multipliers the FSB, is unlocked with every CPU I remember, simply because they cant lock that. Thats why you can run different speeds of ram on the same processor, because the CPU isnt set to run on just one FSB.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by adamp2p+28 December 2003 - 01:32--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (adamp2p @ 28 December 2003 - 01:32)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@28 December 2003 - 08:07
Its running great adam.

The only thing is that it says I can change the FSB&nbsp; by small incriments in the manual, but in the bios i can only get 100, 133, 166, and 200....

I got an unlocked barton tho

Congrats, dude&#33; And you are very fortunate to have gotten an unlocked barton&#33;

How can you know that it is unlocked? [/b][/quote]
I move it around..it doesnt lock that option..so i figured its not locked..lol

Also, my L1 bridge isnt cut...but the serial number or w/e would say that it is locked...L1 bridge isnt cut tho...

[_John_Lennon_]

Whats the serial number on your&#39;s? It has something less than 0340 in the numbering?


Oh and btw, you might be able to select different multi&#39;s, but have you tried to BOOT with them?

Heh, that happens with some CPUs, you can select the mutlis, but you&#39;ll never get to boot with them cause its still locked.

[bigdawgfoxx]

oh..well my serial number is ABOVE that number u said lol...and i havnt tried to boot..so i guess its locked. Why do they lock them?

[_John_Lennon_]

Well, I guess the press release reason is because people were modifing lower chips, *for example a 2500+ XP, having them show up as a 3200+, and then poof&#33; selling them as 3200+&#39;s.

And dealers were getting good at this two, they would change serials on the outside as well, so you would never know it was a lower end card than what is supposdly was.

So, they lock them, so people can sell purposly overclocked cards, which you just arnt supposed to do, beacuse your not paying for a 3200+, your paying for a 2500+.

Some skeptics say other stuff though, like they locked them because of the new 64bit chips, because you can overclock a 90dollar CPU, to out perform their 800 Dollar CPU&#39;s, but thats all nonsesnse anyway. Seeing as how the 64&#39;s and the Bartons are in COMPLETLY different classes.

Btw, whats your serial say? Glad you recorded it, or atleast looked at it before you first put it in, lord knows I didnt. Heh.

[adamp2p]

Originally posted by _John_Lennon_@28 December 2003 - 08:51
Well, I guess the press release reason is because people were modifing lower chips, *for example a 2500+ XP, having them show up as a 3200+, and then poof&#33; selling them as 3200+&#39;s.

And dealers were getting good at this two, they would change serials on the outside as well, so you would never know it was a lower end card than what is supposdly was.

So, they lock them, so people can sell purposly overclocked cards, which you just arnt supposed to do, beacuse your not paying for a 3200+, your paying for a 2500+.

Some skeptics say other stuff though, like they locked them because of the new 64bit chips, because you can overclock a 90dollar CPU, to out perform their 800 Dollar CPU&#39;s, but thats all nonsesnse anyway. Seeing as how the 64&#39;s and the Bartons are in COMPLETLY different classes.

Btw, whats your serial say? Glad you recorded it, or atleast looked at it before you first put it in, lord knows I didnt. Heh.

Lennon: where is your 9500 pro?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Its like 433 or something...I duno but its higher then the number. Im sure its locked. Is there any way to unlock it? Anways...I can just up the FSB..my ram can take it...Mushkin PC3200 Level II 2-2-2-6

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by adamp2p+28 December 2003 - 03:32--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (adamp2p @ 28 December 2003 - 03:32)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-_John_Lennon_@28 December 2003 - 08:51
Well, I guess the press release reason is because people were modifing lower chips, *for example a 2500+ XP, having them show up as a 3200+, and then poof&#33; selling them as 3200+&#39;s.

And dealers were getting good at this two, they would change serials on the outside as well, so you would never know it was a lower end card than what is supposdly was.

So, they lock them, so people can sell purposly overclocked cards, which you just arnt supposed to do, beacuse your not paying for a 3200+, your paying for a 2500+.

Some skeptics say other stuff though, like they locked them because of the new 64bit chips, because you can overclock a 90dollar CPU, to out perform their 800 Dollar CPU&#39;s, but thats all nonsesnse anyway. Seeing as how the 64&#39;s and the Bartons are in COMPLETLY different classes.

Btw, whats your serial say? Glad you recorded it, or atleast looked at it before you first put it in, lord knows I didnt.&nbsp; Heh.

Lennon: where is your 9500 pro? [/b][/quote]
Ahh, I got contacted by the guy today, He recieved my Money Order, and He Mailed off the Radeon 9500 Over the weekend, airborne exress, but it wont ship out until Monday.