AMD 182 = No more OEM

I bought an OEM CABNE 150 new from a private party and now it is an AMD 182. This is only the second OEM I have ever bought and will never buy another. If this was a retail, I would not be out $420. Not sure why it lost it's mind but it sure has. I'm not blaming anyone but I am just saying I will never buy an OEM again.

It dropped down from a 12x to 11x and went to 256 KB L2 Cache.

If any of you are a cpu shrink, maybe you can bring it back to it's senses.:D


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How the heck?? Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

Holy :banana::banana::banana::banana:. Techically, a 182 would be a VERY fast single-core model. Can I see CPU-Z? Is it still stable?

I just put it back in a mb tonight to take the ss I posted and have not messed with it at all. I just thought I'd try to oc it and see if it would. When I first got it, as it's life as a 150, on my Koolance2 at stock it would run in the low 40's. Now oc'ed to 2600 from 11x200 it will do prime at 39-40c.

Does the 256 L2 make the difference or the x changing from 12 to 11 or what? Any ideas?

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Originally Posted by 003

How the heck?? Have you tried clearing the CMOS?

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This is on different brands of mb's.

That sucks, man! You'd better have a serious talk with that guy.
Nobody f¤cks with the dog, ya hear me?:D

You bought a 150 and when you tried to use it it shows as a 182 with small cache? Or did it work fine before and suddenly lost its mind? You should either RMA the chip or have a long talk/replacement with your supplier. If you paid for a 150 then don't settle for anything less.

It's an OEM there is no warranty :stick:

L2 cache size shouldn't make a difference in terms of power consumption. Push it all the way, and remember: you will be setting a world record either way! I don't think there is another chip like that ;)

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Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich

It's an OEM there is no warranty :stick:

L2 cache size shouldn't make a difference in terms of power consumption. Push it all the way, and remember: you will be setting a world record either way! I don't think there is another chip like that ;)

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What caused the temps to drop?

wierd, I remember reading somewhere where you could change the name string right?

Maybe thats the case here and somehow it stuck shortly?

Maybe ha bought a 182 and renamed it on that umm... Cant think of it, but someonehere knows what im talking about..

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Originally Posted by Philosophy

wierd, I remember reading somewhere where you could change the name string right?

Maybe thats the case here and somehow it stuck shortly?

Maybe ha bought a 182 and renamed it on that umm... Cant think of it, but someonehere knows what im talking about..

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I know one thing, I sure don't.

I think this is very similar to the people who recieved unlocks randomly. I doubt it's any sort of scam.

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What caused the temps to drop?

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I am not sure... Is the performance about the same as it was before? (It should be, since K8 doesn't depend THAT much on L2 size)

wasnt saying it was a scam im just throwing up ideas, I have never even heard of a cpu losing a multi and half its cache, maybe a sign of it dying?

OEM sucks for this matter, maybe its just reporting badly

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Originally Posted by craig588

I think this is very similar to the people who recieved unlocks randomly. I doubt it's any sort of scam.

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I never thought it was a scam. It did start out as a 150 when I first got it. No high vcore was given by me. On my koolance2 it was just too hot to give a lot. I can't understand L2 getting cut 3/4 of what it was. I also can not understand the name change.

I can understand the unlocks that a few have gotten. On unlocks though, nothing changes except the x is unlocked. The L2 doesn't change.

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In the bios it only goes to an eleven multi and not twelve.

I thought OEM chips had a 1 yr warranty from AMD? Might want to try that.

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I thought OEM chips had a 1 yr warranty from AMD? Might want to try that.

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Been there, done that. I talked to AMD and they do if the resaler buys them thru an AMD distributor. If they are gray market, they don't.

My old athlon xp mobile 2600+ lost 75 percent of its cache and the ability to change multipliers :p: Got locked in 22 x. Still works though 22 x 100 fsb 64kb cache lol.

Anyway the cause of that was from heat or a slight crack in the core not sure which but it happend when i was mounting a vapochill.

weird you tried another board ? IHS intact?

@Dogsx....check this out..http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ghlight=unlock

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weird you tried another board ? IHS intact?

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Yes and yes. Tried it on a different brand mb too.

When I got home today I wanted to see if the change in the multi hurt the cpu any. I picked 2800, don't know why, to try and prime it. I couldn't stand being on my notebook much more so here is 2 hours of large prime. I don't like being reminded of the thing so off to the fs section it will go. 182 for 182.

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The registers where the chips are programmed after selection (to say what they are designated and sold as) can be fragile. Obviously you flipped a few bits.

I wouldn't worry, the cache isn't too much of a big deal and neither is the multiplier if your board can go high enough HTT.

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The registers where the chips are programmed after selection (to say what they are designated and sold as) can be fragile. Obviously you flipped a few bits.

I wouldn't worry, the cache isn't too much of a big deal and neither is the multiplier if your board can go high enough HTT.

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You mean like this?

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dogsx2: I had an Ultra-d do something similar to a 146.

I had a 146 right... booted up one day and it was changed into a 165 with no x64 support anymore. It's default vcore went to 1.1volts and default multi to 10.5.