I'm looking to build a new system this Christmas and I plan on buying a Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition and unlocking the extra two cores (if I'm lucky).
Parts I hope to buy:
CPU - Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition
CPU Cooler/Heatsink - CoolerMaster V8
Memory/RAM - OCZ Obsidian 4GB(2x2GB) 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.65v
Video Card - Sapphire HD 4890 Vapor-X
PSU - OCZ ModXStream 700w Modular 80PLUS
Case - CoolerMaster HAF 922
What motherboard should I get to hopefully unlock the extra cores on the 550BE? I'm looking for one that costs under $100 USD and supports DDR3 memory.
P.S. I was looking at this site that shows a list of motherboards that successfully unlocked the extra two cores on the 550BE: http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/535501-amd-phenom-ii-core-unlocking-guide.html
Parts I hope to buy:
CPU - Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition
CPU Cooler/Heatsink - CoolerMaster V8
Memory/RAM - OCZ Obsidian 4GB(2x2GB) 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.65v
Video Card - Sapphire HD 4890 Vapor-X
PSU - OCZ ModXStream 700w Modular 80PLUS
Case - CoolerMaster HAF 922
What motherboard should I get to hopefully unlock the extra cores on the 550BE? I'm looking for one that costs under $100 USD and supports DDR3 memory.
P.S. I was looking at this site that shows a list of motherboards that successfully unlocked the extra two cores on the 550BE: http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/535501-amd-phenom-ii-core-unlocking-guide.html