Are all cores unlocked?
Terry Polzin
foxec208 at wowway.com
Wed Sep 22 17:06:58 UTC 2010
On Wed, 2010-09-22 at 09:49 -0700, Michael Miles wrote:
> >
> >
> All amd processors are either locked (Multiplier set) or unlocked (Black
> Editions , unlocked multiplier)
> Which means the multiplier can be raised to adjust the cpu speed.
> I think you are thinking the cores themselves are cut and in some mobos
> you can unlock some cores.
> Amd Phenom x2 555 is a Phenom x4 555 with two cores disabled for
> marketing reasons.
>
>
> http://www.anandtech.com/show/2927
>
>
> It's a roll of the dice to see if one of these can be unlocked to show 4
> cores. Some do and some don't
>
> In reality when the price of these units are so low you could have got
> your self a real quad for just over 100 bucks
>
> Good luck
> Michael
>
Sold my MicroCenter as a black edition processor
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