Unlocking cores on an AMD Penom II 550 BE (batch 0924BPMW)

[billdo02]

Ok everyone! I realize this may not be the right place to post this...

But...... this seemed the most appropriate place to post.

So I have a 550 Black Edition mounted on a MA770T-UD3P with flashed bios F3c. I have 4 GB of good RAM, verified using the processor as a straight dual core.

My new build works fine... as a dual core. But everytime I try to unlock the cores my W7 freezes at Windows startup screen.

I realize it's a crapshoot on getting a processor that will unlock the cores.

 

[overshocked]

Add some voltage my friend

 

[evongugg]

Phenom II: Unlocking Cores, Cache, And A Free Lunch : Introduction

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/unlock-phenom-ii,2273.html

 

[theholylancer]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=227004

errrrrrrrr

bad mojo on that batch, 3 total reported, 2 fail and 1 successful.

 

[billdo02]

make that 3 fails..... grrrrrrrr

I cranked it up incrementally all the way up to 1.7........ windows started to do something but the comp shut off.

ok... guess I will OC it for now and replace in the future

 

[theholylancer]

well dude, tough luck on these lol, I know if i see a 0922APMW I will pick that sucker up right away, but they seems to be rare atm lol, they are one of the older batches that had high unlock percentages.

 

[billdo02]

well it overclocks well.... got it at 3.82 and stable. not a bad little ah heck actually. I know the Athlon II x2 250 is suposed to OC better and it is cheaper.... but resale on my 550 then buy a new CPU now wouldn't make any sense. at 3.82 Ghz it does everything I ask of it now and screams through it.

I will hang onto it until the x4 965 comes down to $160 or so. ~6 months I think.

 

[theholylancer]

or as soon as I5s hit the shops.....

 

[billdo02]

not an intel fan.....

 

[theholylancer]

but, the prices will drop when i5 hits

or so they say, I have no clue how good a dual core with HT is going to unthron a true quad core, but the true quads (with or w/o HT) on 1156 will be a pita for AMD...

and if they have 80 dollar overclockable mobos out there with it, then AMD is bound to drop prices or else they cannot compete.

 

[videl]

Very interesting...my 550 unlocked on a very similar setup...
Check these threads out, if you're interested...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/253156-29-phenom-turns-phenom
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/253377-29-3dmark06-scores-amazing#t1809013