Bypassing Intel's Overclock Limit Reveals DDR2-667

BatonRogue writes "Slashdot posted a Tomshardware article talking about Intel's 10% overclock limit on their new chipsets not too long ago. The situation has just become even more interesting. AnandTech just posted a roundup of DDR2 memory that sheds some light as to why Intel may have implemented the lock. It seems that on the Abit board they tested, which supposedly bypasses the overclock limit, the first generation of DDR2-533 memory modules had no problems working at 667MHz. Could it be that Intel is keeping DDR2-667 support for yet another revision of their new chipsets even though the memory support is clearly here today?"

Comments

Re: Overclocking is for script kiddies

[Anonymous Coward]

Why does the subject of overclocking have to come up over and over again. I personally wish this topic could be banned from /. posts. This is my view .. you buy a system (unoverclocked) and 90% of the time you are using it, it's processor level is under 10% usage. Granted if you are a heavy video game player then get a damn console system. They have smaller processors but are optimized for game play and run more stable than any other computer system. Or look into other processor alternatives .. for gaming I have a dual Xeon 2.8 GHz system .. now those 2.8GHz processors cost you under 300 a piece. I use the system for work related things as well, but I would bet that I would run smoother in high resolutions than some lame overclocked 500+ dollar single processor system. Not to mention that I am stable. I have yet to see someone overclock any type of processor and see it run perfectly stable. Overclocking is for script kiddies and metrosexuals!

Re:A long-running conspiracy

[JustDisGuy]

...in essence, you paid for two chip and were only using one. Yes it was deceptive.

You know, I've been waffling back and forth from AMD to Intel for years. I had known that Intel sold 486SX's which were in fact DX's with damaged/disabled floating point math unit. I did

• not

know until today that the 'upgrade' chip was a complete boondoggle. Why the fuck shouldn't a guy be able to recoup his costs for upgrades by selling the older parts into a second-hand market? Wow - Intel has so completely alienated the 'little guy'.

I'm AMD for life now, mofos!! I'll never recommend someone else buy anything else either!!