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AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Review 6 Weeks Before Release
Mathew Solnik writes: "Tom's Hardware has a review of the AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 6 weeks prior to its official release. This review shows how to unlock the multiplier on the AthlonXP and how to reach AthlonXP 2000+ speeds easily." Note that by doing so, you are voiding any warranty you may have started with, risk blowing up your eyeballs, etc; do proceed with caution.
someone explain to me why they had to choose that name.
As far as I can tell, one product named XP is one too many.
And you call yourself a geek! It is obvious to the rest of us that both AMD and MS are trying to ride the coattails of D&D, where the goal is to accumulate as many XPs as possible. I've almost got enough to reach second level, which means more HPs and another spell. It's a good thing CDRs are so cheap these days...
shouldn't that read "from the chips-to-HEAT-up-your-neighbor dept."?
In addition, since it makes Ahtlons explode it can be construed as a terrorist act under the recent counter-terrorism act.
In short, Tom will be shot at dawn.
I can't wait to see someone show up for work with processor stuck to their fingers.
I'm sure the song by Huey Lewis "Happy to be stuck with you" will surge in popularity for a brief moment.
If it is not on fire, it is a software problem.
From the article:
However, the maximum setting is currently limited to 12.5X, which allows you to reach a clock speed of 1666 MHz (12.5 X 133 MHz = 1666 MHz) without having to increase the front side-bus clock speed
Or maybe what is being said is that the Athlon XP's are wickedly fast
You be the judge
If it is not on fire, it is a software problem.
"we managed to prepare a clear, step-by-step guide so that all you ambitious PC users can crack the Athlon XP processor"
I didn't need any help doing that. I've managed that my self before!
"we also show benchmark results that demonstrate the jump in the performance of the Athlon XP/MP"
Mine performance jumped right into the trash can after I "cracked" it.
A ferrari vs. lambo vs. porsche shootout is pointless, yet many magazines do them. How to build a $10,000 small block engine is pointless, yet there is at least one or two per year in hot rod.
Many publications do pointless things. Not always is the point "this matters". Sometimes it is "isn't this some cool shit?"
Like the Linux kernel source. I'm not going to monkey with it, but a handful of others will.
Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
I think those are referrerd to as 'British Pounds'...