New non-overclocking packaging from AMD

[Deviant]

This could be trouble, I'm sure there will be ways, but it could be that shops can easily tell if you've fiddled with the bridges.

Pics here (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20030503/etc_27648opga.html)

Story here. (http://www.the-inquirer.com/?article=9290)

[Deviant]

actually if you take a real close look here (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20030503/image/nna4.html) the dots you want to connect are now hidden under a layer of packaging, and there are some real small dots (alot smaller) which are not the same as the old dots.

[Grrr!!]

Ah, well. Use the old pin method the :).

[Agent666]

since new boards (NForce2) can unlock them anyway is it going to be an issue??

[KingJackal]

Overclock = void warranty.

What's the problem? If you're honest, it's not like you'd try and warranty anything you've fried anyways :confused:.

[Sodge]

Originally posted by Agent666
since new boards (NForce2) can unlock them anyway is it going to be an issue??

Yea, I was just thinking that also. It will be interesting to see how this develop's. But hey theres always ways around these kinda things :P

[starlyte]

It would be good to have it possible to overclock, But have the overclocked cpus easily identifiable as being clocked

There are lots of honest people out there that wouldnt rma an overclocked chip... But there are more not so honest people.

[code187]

Yeah the Abit NF2 rock
I wander how they manage to unlock it

[City_Idiot]

probly the same way in which you can unlock cpus by shorting 2 pins on the socket together?