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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?"

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  1. Re:Dancing with stability... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    no

    you will have to use your hands as well as feet

    IMAGINE A DDR DANCE CAGE!

    OH MY I AM DORKUS!

  2. its always about money by thegoogler · · Score: -1, Troll

    everythings about money, this is just a stupid scam by intel. o well i'm happy that abit bypassed it

  3. FYI by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
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    Let's see if it gets fixed before someone decides to exploit it.

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  4. god forbid... by sxtxixtxcxh · · Score: -1, Troll

    companies release products fully powered...

    "why can't i rev my engine past 12000rpms?! i bought it! the engine's surely can handle it..."

    --
    for a minute there, i lost myself...
  5. Intel is DYING. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This crippled chipsets are killing intel. Intel needs to make chipsets that run with 1000THz memory or they will be dead in 18 months.

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    First 10 people logged in who give their email will get a gmail invite.

    1. Re:GMAIL INVITE GIVAWAYS HERE by Ag3nt · · Score: -1, Troll

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    2. Re:GMAIL INVITE GIVAWAYS HERE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      malda@slashdot.org

  7. I want to represent the Macintosh user here! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    To represent the Mac point of view:

    Visualize some freky looking kid dressed in black with green hair and a tounge-stud skipping around yelling "Megahurth Myth...Megahurth Myth!"

    There! Now those Mac people don't have to bother posting to this thread.

  8. dic4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    di3ks produced

  9. Ep!u?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    resUlted in the

  10. Obligatory soviet joke by ElectronSlut · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia, the CPU overclocks YOU!