Unlocking the 3rd and 4th cores in AMD phenom 2 x2 550 BE

nevermind. i found out that i cant. thanks anyway. can i delete this now?

Get a motherboard with an SB750 and then hit me back.. I will help you unlock....

Any MB with SB750?

Done : MSI

yes. at 3.7ghz

also some with 710 have the acc as well...i didnt say all, but some. anyone have luck with a gigabyte 790xt ud4p? im going to get one of those and eventually a 550...so you are at 3.7 on quad..amazing...talk about cheap and awesome!

hey so is it worth getting the phenom 2 x2 550 black edition and then a mother board in which you can unlock all 4 cores? Because i was also thinking about getting the phenom 2 x4 940 quad core. So which one would be a better deal? and as i understand on the 550 one you can unlock the 2 cores to make it a quad but only on certain motherboards that have that acc option right?

thanks

yeah i decided and ill go with the amd phenom 2 x4 940 because in the long run it will be better deal cuz when i build my pc im thinking about keeping it for a good 5 or 6 years until something new comes out. looking for a motherboard for the 940 if you kno any good ones help me out thanks.

alrighty thanks man and i will compare and try to find the best one that fits me. Just a question does intel have anything better thats a quad core and cheaper then the 940 dont really feel like looking at specs and then at charts and stuff so maybe if you kno ill take your word for it. But just as a guess i would say no since most intels are expensive compared to amd. But hit me up with the info if you can.

also is there a big difference between the 790gx chipset vs the 790x

and what about nvidia ones i heard they suck so ill try to stay with amd ones but what do you think about nvidia. Also heard the amd cpu works wonders with the amd chipset and crossfire.

ok thanks really helped me out and reason i asked is i always like the nvidia graphic cards so i would rather get a board that has sli rather than crossfire. But it seems like you said if i pair it up with amd chipset and crossfire it should work fine. And im a gamer so it should do good for me. Now what graphic card would you go with as for ati i dont kno much about. Maybe for around 130 bucks. Or should i just use one nvidia card. what you think.

Since you are going with the UD4P motherboard I would say the 4850 (Ati) or Gts 250 (Nvidia) but if you plan on xfire then go with the 4850.

The only way you will be able to Sli (Nvidia) is by getting an AMD motherboard that has an Nvdia chipset.

also could u add a link to the card ur talkin about please

ok thanks and also as for the graphic card would the 4870 be a better choice i looked at the charts and the 4870 comes up at the top. and i think its like 130 bucks. Ill post the link to it .

yeah nice and also as for the quad core just a random question since the 940 is 3.1ghz it means that each core is running at 3.1ghz right

hey could u put a link to the 4850 iceq4 graphic charts. i looked at the charts but it only gives you the saphaire one i think or does the brand not matter are all 4850 the same core clock and memory clock. Cuz i would like to check the card out on the chart and see how it performs compared to others. So i can see if itll be good for my needs.

no i ment on toms hardware charts i would like to see the 4850 iceq4 on therre. But i cant seem to find it.

ok well heres a list graphic cards that i can choose from and you can let me know what you think of them and or suggest a better one.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3670

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3670

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3670 bit on the expensive side for me but maybe i can squeeze in some more money for it lol.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150394 one that you suggested

and yeah thats about it, i would like to have a card that runs cool and quiet and does not over heat to much. Reviews that i read ppl say that the iceq4 runs cool and nice. Still not sure with which one to go. i like that xfx tho too.

you know what on the other hand ill go with the xfx you cant go wrong with a 4870 1gb graphic card and double lifetime warranty for 146 thats amazing.

wow yeah that is sure nice. Ima see if any of my local pc stores have it and if not ill get it from newegg

Good choice.... Just make sure you get a good deal even if you have to wait. Dont overspend, times are tough right now........

oh yeah and is there a big difference between 512mb and 1 gb cards can you see better performance or something

i found out why so cheap the cards are discontinued and shyt microcenter is out of everything they got the 940 amd phenom cpu but graphic cards are all out and motherboard too. ima check frys and tigerdirect there not to far from me.

hmm well i found this one and seems nice for only 100 bucks what you think and like i said i got frys microcenter close and tiger direct a bit farther but nothing you cant drive to its like 25min away and frys and micro cneter like 15min. But check this one out. this card Stood out for me.

http://www.frys.com/product/584543 [...] IN_RSLT_PG

yeah and usually like u say frys is overpriced.

yes but problem is im not sure if i can now that i need a case and will a 550 corsair psu be fine. And im trying to make it for 500 also im thinking that if i do buy this oone they have in frys i should be happy wit it and it should play mostly everything on my 1440x900 19in screen and i will keep for couple years and then later when something really good comes out ill get them for the crossfire you follow me cuz i dont want to get 2 mid range cards in crossfire i rather get 2 high end ones. And idk man for 100 bucks for a graphic card shyt hard to resist and it has nice specs here s a website i found about it and benchmarks.

check it out

http://www.hexus.net/content/item. [...] 578&page=6

yeah i mean i follow you that on a 1980x1600 or whatever it is or that 2500x something resolution i see that the 4870 would be better but for me the 4850 xfx should do just fine. i see what ur saying but this card is 109 now the other xfx 4870 is 146 that like 40 bucks more. So i can use that for a case you see. also i dont kno if you checked out the website but the guys overclocked it to core clock 760mhz and memory to 2340mhz or something like that, thats pretty good. and maybe the biggest screeen ill game on is a 22in but thats a year or more before i get that screen. so by then everything will change but ima go with the xfx 4850 xxx edition.

nice also i need some ram im thinking bout 4gb of ram what do u suggest. keep in mind the total for everything now is 404

now some questions

my psu 550 corsair should do just fine right?

and my ide and sata hard drives should be fine also correct i got the first sata so i think its transfer speed is 150gb/s or something.

i got 3 fans in my case right now so ill just use those, got cd/dvd, and then i just need to buy a new case ill check that antec 300 one out.

also is there a chance i can use my old case?

and i got a sound card and i think thats about it i got everything covered i believe. If i forgot something let me know.