ASUS Motherboards now offer the CPU Lock Free feature

[ayoub_ibrahim]

Users tweak their systems either by increasing FSB frequency or CPU multiplier, which is usually locked for the Pentium 4 CPU when purchased of the shelf, greatly limiting your overclocking options.

Here's the good news for overclockers!! ASUS Motherboards now offer the CPU Lock Free feature, which allows you to adjust CPU multiplier to 14x. The reduction of multiplier value provides more flexibility for increasing external FSB frequency to raise memory bus bandwidth.

shame it only works on prescotts!

http://www.asus.com/products/mb/cpulockfree.htm

[isochar]

The P4C800-E Deluxe beta 18 BIOS is reported to have this feature:

http://www.warp2search.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20098

[rylan]

Lol.. yeah because with Prescotts you have to drop the multiplier if you want a higher bus speed... those little broilers don't overclock at all.

[ayoub_ibrahim]

Originally posted by rylan
Lol.. yeah because with Prescotts you have to drop the multiplier if you want a higher bus speed... those little broilers don't overclock at all.

hmm, actually the Prescotts do overclock well but it is trying to keep them cool that's the problem!

[rylan]

Yeah, I meant with normal stock cooling... should've said that. Yeah you can overclock things really well with insane cooling setups or refridgeration