Thanks to Zapod's post at Fat Wallet:
http://www.fatwallet.org/messageview.cfm?catid=18&threadid=6210
AMD has now fully locked Duron's by removing the multiplier pins from the bottom of the CPU. Unlike their other attempts at locking, this one looks permanent. Luckily, most CPU's available today still have all pins intact. In a couple weeks or a month at best, I suspect that unlockable Durons will all be gone. This means that in the short future, if you want a 700mhz or 900 mhz cpu, you will have to pay the 700mhz or 900mhz price. Remember how quickly the supply of K6-III's ran out, and how they are nearly double the price, if you could find one.
The CPU's now being shipped from Buy.com, are not locked and are fully clockable. Using a $30 off $150, you can get 2 Duron 600's delivered for under $140. These are Retail Boxed units, with heatsink and a great fan, as well as a 1 or 3 year warranty (unsure of which). Zapod has posted that his 600mhz buycom units easily run at 950mhz, and even boot into Windows and using Sandra shows 1000mhz!!
Since sellers at eGay are getting $69.00 for OEM versions, + shipping, without heatsink and fan, you should have no trouble getting rid of the second CPU that this deal requires you to buy. It is also a fairly safe bet that in a month, you should be able to sell the unlocked CPU for well more than what you paid, since AMD will no longer be supplying unlockable CPUs.
Microbarn.com has the Abit KT7 motherboards for as little as $135, and $157 for the Raid version.
Slightly over $200 total for performance that is around a PIII 1Ghz.
http://www.fatwallet.org/messageview.cfm?catid=18&threadid=6210
AMD has now fully locked Duron's by removing the multiplier pins from the bottom of the CPU. Unlike their other attempts at locking, this one looks permanent. Luckily, most CPU's available today still have all pins intact. In a couple weeks or a month at best, I suspect that unlockable Durons will all be gone. This means that in the short future, if you want a 700mhz or 900 mhz cpu, you will have to pay the 700mhz or 900mhz price. Remember how quickly the supply of K6-III's ran out, and how they are nearly double the price, if you could find one.
The CPU's now being shipped from Buy.com, are not locked and are fully clockable. Using a $30 off $150, you can get 2 Duron 600's delivered for under $140. These are Retail Boxed units, with heatsink and a great fan, as well as a 1 or 3 year warranty (unsure of which). Zapod has posted that his 600mhz buycom units easily run at 950mhz, and even boot into Windows and using Sandra shows 1000mhz!!
Since sellers at eGay are getting $69.00 for OEM versions, + shipping, without heatsink and fan, you should have no trouble getting rid of the second CPU that this deal requires you to buy. It is also a fairly safe bet that in a month, you should be able to sell the unlocked CPU for well more than what you paid, since AMD will no longer be supplying unlockable CPUs.
Microbarn.com has the Abit KT7 motherboards for as little as $135, and $157 for the Raid version.
Slightly over $200 total for performance that is around a PIII 1Ghz.