L3 Cache unable to enable

Strange Wr2 posted a reply and I went off to try what he suggested, come back and his replies gone lol, well, Yup, I changed the acc feature to auto instead of all cores that i normally have it set on but no luck still no L3,
Meh, I guess Ill live without the L3 then   Thanks for the help tho Wr2
Moto

Sorry about that;
Was off checking another source about how many X3 435/440 un-lockers were also getting the L3 cache to show.

It appears that you have a Deneb with faulty L3 cache hence the reason that it was sold as a X3 435 Rana..better luck next time at least it let you unlock the other core

I think this is the THG article I linked in: The 'New' Athlon II X3

I'll check what it is before unlocking, might be a Rana, back in 5
Moto

i have the exact CPU in my other PC. only certain x3 435 where able to unlock the L3 cache and its been a while since i read about someone doing it. More then likely you are not one of them. consider yourself lucky you even got the 4th core unlocked.

back, Yup, my chip is a Rana before unlocking, oh well   seeing as I was unaware of all this unlocking malarkey when I bought it, i consider myself very lucky to have got one that unlocks Ct  
Thanks for the help guys, especially Wr2, running all over the T'intermaweb to find out stuff for me.
Moto

And where's best answer gone to? i can't select anything as best answer lol, But in the absence of the button, I Hail Wr2 as Best,Thanks man
Moto

Here is the webpage I was trying to find this morning.
Good explanation of the Propus/Deneb cores used to get X3 parts. Interesting CPU die shots included.

If you're curious about how much improvement the 4th core unlock gets you check this AnandTech Bench comparison.


You opened this thread as a 'Discussion' topic and not a 'Question' topic which is why the Best Answer button is missing.
Can't say if it's possible to go back and edit that option.

Sorry dude, maybe a Mod can give you the points for getting best answer nod? I'll be more careful in future  
The Anandtech link was handy, but I cant compare 'before and after' as the X4 b35 isnt listed, but I know I've got a 20% clock out of it so for my first build I'm happy hehe, just never got around to checking out the L3 before, been too busy.
Thanks again for all your help man,
Moto

Don't worry about it. Just glad to help out.

Getting an extra core and 20% overclock really is a good value for a $75 CPU.