Intel 925X: Exploring the Overclock Lock

Anandtech has just put up a very interesting article which digs into why and how the new 925X chipset locks a high amount of overclocking. Is there a way around it? Find out what the boys at Anandtech found.

“When an attempt is made to boot at more than about 10% on a 925X or 915, the system simply reboots or shuts-down. We have not been able to get any kind of official explanation from Intel, but board makers tell us that Intel has added an overclocking limiter that resets a PLL and reboots or shuts down the system if overclock attempts are made at speeds over about 110% of specification.”

Recovered from an Internet Archive snapshot of the InsaneTek front page.