Het leek erop dat Intel zijn plannen om een busspeed (en multiplier) lock op z'n processors aan te brengen had afgedaan, maar volgens The Register kunnen we binnenkort Intel processors verwachten waarbij overklokken niet meer mogelijk is:
At the end of last year, we reported that Intel would introduce locks on microprocessor speeds which would prevent end users from increasing the clock rate on chips.But now, its manufacturing methods mean that Intel chips cannot be overclocked, the source said.
"The general rule is if the thing is marked 'Intel confidential' it's an early sample and may not have multiplier locking enabled. If so, there is a utility for Intel mobos that blows a new clock speed into the flash,overrriding the chip's setting. If the chip isn't marked confidential, you're scuppered," the source said.
Intel introduced the overclocking lock ostensibly to prevent re-marking of Intel processors, the company said at the time.
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