Tool to change CPU string

**HeamothoraxUK** · 01-02-2010, 04:49 AM

Hi Mechromancer,
I was looking to change to a Genuine Intel cpu string but wouldn't know what to put in there.
I was wondering if it would be possible for you to type it in a message so i can just copy and paste it into Central Brain Identifier to try.
Cheers,
HeamothoraxUK.

**~~wuttz~~** · 01-02-2010, 06:32 AM

Originally Posted by Mechromancer

Bump for a cool program. I have Vista x64m but Im using an older Central Brain Identifier to change my AuthenticAMD string to a Genuine Intel. I don't want to be discriminated against because I use an AMD CPU by the software.

im sure you know this doesnt provide you a reliable solution.

You can fool the BIOS/firmware by using a wrong CPUID, but unless you reproduce every feature described in the errata I don't see how you can guarantee the system to work reliably. Strange things will occur when the OS or BIOS apply a workaround that does not apply to the real implementation of your CPU.

http://bit.ly/8MLLpt

use linux and compile under gcc, then you wont get discriminated.

theres a reason why the top-10 supercomputers use one form of (cluster-node)linux or another.