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Thread ID: 18601 2002-04-28 11:19:00 Unlocking a Duron CPU - Dangerous? Guest (0) Press F1
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46123 2002-04-28 11:19:00 Hi,

I have a system (not put together yet with the following base parts

AMD Duron 1200Mhz
Volcano 6Cu+ cooler (plus shim)
256mb DDR Ram
GeForce 4 MX 440.

I was wondering if so that i could get max performance out of my system i could unlock it. I know the 'pencil trick' does this but I want to know if this acutally can, or often does damage the chip. I have heard many internet reports about it and they seem to think it is safe. I know that it voids your warranty but all I want to know is whether it could damage the processor or not.

Thanks in advance,

Ashley
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46124 2002-04-28 12:08:00 yes you can stuff it if you do it incorrectly. had links to a site that displayed atemps gone wrong. will have to go find it again ;-) Guest (0)
46125 2002-04-28 21:37:00 Yes unlocking the processor will allow you to get maximum performance out of your processor.

If you're not willing to do it yourself, places like <www.hec.co.nz and <www.stylespc.com will be willing to do so.

JM
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46126 2002-04-29 13:29:00 A really nice article about overclocking AMD cpus:
www.amdworld.co.uk
it covers basic&advanced stuff 'bout oc'ing.
btw, i got Duron 750 running at 900 (with Volcano 6cu)
And you might want to use Arctic Silver for thermal paste http://www.arcticsilver.com
Happy OCing!
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