Barton's Are Now Locked??

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 8:04 pm

SIGH.... I knew this was coming, but seems that is it upon us already!

Here is the list of CPU's from around the web that have been found to be locked or not... For the most part Pre-Week 39 seems to be unlcoked for all.

locked:
AQFZA 0341 XPMW
AQXCA 0340
AQXFA 0340 MPMW
AQXFA 0339
AQYFA 0342
AQZEA 0341
AQZFA 0342 UPMW
AQZFA 0339 UPMW

unlocked:
AQZEA 0339 UPMW
AQZFA 0340 UPMW
AQZEA 0334

Looks like the odds are against you if you are looking for a new barton unless you find a source with some old ones. Wire tricks don't work on the new ones...

Post by **Illuminati** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 9:26 pm

uhh... damn.

morosis · Post by **morosis** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:40 am

Yeah, I found that this morning too

Kinda sucks, because I was trying to save up for a 2500+ and overclock it to hell and back... not now!

Ah well, looks like I'll just have to save for a complete refresh, perhaps go Intel next time, or Athlon64. This sucks... like a hoover!

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:45 am

I don't thinkj you are too late to get an unlocked one. Smaller shops that do less volume will have the older unlocked ones. Just got to look around a little bit. Try to get one if you can!

kpothuwila · Post by **kpothuwila** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:33 pm

Damn, why do AMD shut off their potential customers(overclockers) when they're in debt?

Many will now move to P4 2.6c

Post by **Apoptosis** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 12:58 pm

does anyone know who has any pre-week 39's in stock?

EnigmaX · Post by **EnigmaX** » Fri May 07, 2004 11:25 pm

Just buy a mobile processor. They are better then the normal ones. They run at a lower vcore and a lower fsb

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Sat May 08, 2004 4:26 am

this has been going on for a while, nothing new.

Bartons after week 26 have been locked since about 2 months ago! :p

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Sat May 08, 2004 9:00 am

More like from week 0343 of last year............

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Sat May 08, 2004 12:25 pm

your both right some are locked as eirly as week 26 some as late as week 43 most though are locked as of week 39.

The big news is that you can do an L5 mod and turn the chip into a mobile and use a software program to addjust the multiplyer and voltage in windows.

grunt · Post by **grunt** » Sat May 08, 2004 6:52 pm

so are all the mobile's unlocked?

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Sat May 08, 2004 10:17 pm

Yup, they have to be to use that power regulating stuff that the laptops use...........

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Sun May 09, 2004 4:21 am

Dont think thats the reason, its cause of Cool'n'quiet technology. Whenever the extra speed is not needed, the laptop lowers the multiplier taking the speed lower and lower, while at the same time lowering the voltage slightly!

Post by **Illuminati** » Sun May 09, 2004 1:38 pm

I think that's the same thing Bio is referring to.

less computation being done -> less MHz -> less voltage -> less power -> longer battery life

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Sun May 09, 2004 2:55 pm

That's what I ment.....excuse a old country boy for his bad use of english.......

:D