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Is there any way to improve my Locked CPU's performance

Thegamerguy

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Jul 3, 2013
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Hi all,

I have an AMD Athlon ii x2 270 processor which has a stock clock of 3.4ghz. Both my cpu and mobo are locked (I think). Therefore I can only overclock through software. Just before I delve into my main question, Are there any good oc softwares available?

Now...
If I use nVidia nTune (my mobo has an nforce chipset) I can change only a few cpu/mobo-related settings:
1. HTT Reference clock
2. HT Multiplier
3. PCI-E reference clock

and that's about it, I know I can (well I think I can) adjust my FSB but where?

I know this was a bit long but I would love any support at all