Xp 2500 unlocked at 3200 stock?

[PyroSama]

I was on ebay looking at xp2500's and there are ones on there that say they are xp2500's unlocked and register as 3200's.

Any one know any thing about this?



PyroSama

[Sweeper]

11 x 200 = 2.2GHz (XP 3200)

Most all 2500's will run at the 3200 speed. With a few exeptions. If your motherboard will allow it to do so. My brother picked up an XP 2500 from a local store put it on his MSI K7N2 Delta-L nForce2 400MHz board, set the multiplier to 11 and the FSB to 200 and increased his V around 1.7 I believe and it booted right up.


http://www.techimo.com/forum/t94464.html

[DallasDon]

I realize this may be old news, considering y'all have a combined post count of over 5,000, but here goes:

I recall from reading on the 2500s that AMD started "locking" the mulitplier at week 39 of 2003. The designation can be found in the serial number, 2003039, something like that.

Another review of the NF7S, at Gruntville, gave the board "king of the Hill" status due to the mobo being able to change a multiplier up to 15, as opposed to 12.5 with the Asus. Again, from a recollection, they achieved the hightest stable speed with the 2500 at 185 x 15 rather than 200 x whatever.

The Ebay chips probably refer to those to produced prior to week 39.

[Xtreeme]

Yep like mine. AQXDA stepping. Really a 3200+ underclocked in reality. Same temps at 2.2gig as stock 1.8gig. No multi lock under 12. No vcore boost needed for stability either. Passes prime95, memtest86 sandre burn-in wizard and 3dmark2001.......I think its stable anyways. LOL.

All were multi limited even before week 39. Barton 2500 are lower locked-no higher then 12 multi but can go low as you want. 2600+ is upper locked-no lower then 11 I think can be had. After week 39 11x only on 2500+ BUT russian oclockers cracked it already. I knew there was a way as AMD didnt change the fab only laminated it. Fab change to $ and amd is counting every penny now with everything hanging on the 64bit enterprise.

[PyroSama]

I got mine like week 3 or something so I have one of the good ones!!! Kewl. Maybe thats why I can run mine at xp3000 stock HS/F.


PyroSama