Intel 450 Mhz (500 overclock) Can I get Higher?

[TechJumper]

Recently I purchased an intel 450 Mhz processor. I was told it was not clock-locked, so I went ahead and overclocked to 500, but that was as high as IT WOULD LET ME! Was this a Bios control or intel?

If in fact I can get higher, how much higher and how do I disable this "safeguard security" control in Bios?

Best,

Michael Morelli (TechJumper)

[drn]

well who ever told you it is not multiplyer locked is wronge as all intel chips are locked from 233 up the only way to overclock it is to raise the fsb on it

[Target]

The only way that your CPU would not be clock locked was if it was an engineering sample. If that is the case, its very good news for you. That would allow you to manipulate BOTH the clock multiplier and the FSB speed. If that is not the case, you can still overclock by chaning the FSB speed.

How far you can OC is largely dependent on the features of your motherboard (ie: the chipset, what FSB options are available, voltage settings, etc.) and of your other system components.

Without knowing what those components are, its going to be hard for us to estimate what you should be able to hit for a final speed, and is also difficult to provide you with tips on how to get there. If you would detail for us what it is you have (completely) our answers will be more meaningful and accurate.

As for the speeds you may be able to attain...if memory serves me correctly, 527Mhz was fairly common, 558Mhz was achieved by many, and still others were able to get all the way up to 600Mhz with their PIII-450's.

[Roy]

Intel CPUs made after August 1998 are ratio (multiplier) locked. I have a PII-300 that is not.

We're lucky they're NOT CLOCK (FSB) LOCKED.

My P3-450 was happy at 527.