Unlocked 2500+

[teengeek88]

does anyone know where to get an unlocked barton 2500+ ? thanks

[smurffart]

this thread...
http://www.techimo.com/forum/showthr...threadid=98517

or ebay has quite a few (make sure to buy from a reputable seller).

[ArcticFox]

If you have an nForce2 it unlocks the chip by default. Also, all 2500+'s can run as a 3200+ (1.83Ghz to 2.2Ghz), just up the FSB to 400 and off you go.

Just thought I'd let you know, might save you some effort.

[teengeek88]

thanks alot arctic fox :-) i do have an nForce2 board so i thin i am going to order a retail one they are on sale on newegg

thanks alot:-)

[jmebonner]

Originally posted by ArcticFox
If you have an nForce2 it unlocks the chip by default. Also, all 2500+'s can run as a 3200+ (1.83Ghz to 2.2Ghz), just up the FSB to 400 and off you go.

Just thought I'd let you know, might save you some effort.

Not so anymore. Since week 39 or so, they started locking them so theat even the NF2 doesn't unlock it. You can mod it somehow, it's here atTIMO somewhere, but it's not automatically unlockable anymore...

You're right on on the running @ 3200 w/ fsb of 200 though. That's what I'm using right now, with STOCK HS/F

[Omardeth]

Originally posted by ArcticFox
If you have an nForce2 it unlocks the chip by default. Also, all 2500+'s can run as a 3200+ (1.83Ghz to 2.2Ghz), just up the FSB to 400 and off you go.

Just thought I'd let you know, might save you some effort.

not quite true . the nforce can unlock pre 0339 cpus but can't unlock the ones after 0339 , it might be 0343 not sure the exact week they started locking the multiplier .

and not all xp2500 can run at 3200 . most can but saying all will is wrong .

[VERT]

Unlock your barton/XP

Apparently this will work on any barton/XP cpu.

[teengeek88]

ok im pretty confused now lol......

if i were to order a new barton retail off newegg how to i tell if it can be OCed or not?

whoops i meant unlocked

[poopeyhed2]

Exactly what Omardeth said. My 2500+ week 0332 brown chip, (locked multiplier, don't remember the exact stepping something like PQEXA) and it can't even OC to 3200+ stable at 1.85v it has to go like 1.95v and I don't like going that high on air cooling since the temps already at 1.65 is at 46*C.

[Omardeth]

you can overclock pretty much all xp's , now how much u willget in another story . it is a chip by chip basis .

as far as getting an unlocked cpu from newegg , i wouldn't count on it . they sell alot of cpu's so then inventory will be fresh , fresh = newer , newer = locked multiplier