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

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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.

Post a list of ALL the parts you have one by one so i can figure out if you are missing anything....

cpu - amd phenom 2 x4 940

motherboard - gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P

graphic card - xfx hd 4850 xxx edition

ram-? unknown yet lol figuring it out

case- ? uknown looking at it

psu - 550watt corsair

hard drives - sata 150 and ide

sound card- soundblaster live 24bit

and then cd/dvd and fans

think thats it

ok and am i missing anything or am i all set. And thanks a pic would be great.

k

ok well here are a couple of memory sticks i chose, and id go with 4gb of ram , dual channel

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3412

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] CatId=3412

now would it be better to go for 4gb of 800mhz or 2 gb of 1066mhz ? hmm..

Remember to make sure if its compatible with your motherboard. Go to Newegg, look up the motherboard you will purchase and read the reviews. You will see the ram that others are using. That way you will have an idea of what ram to buy.

Yes but not all brands work with all motherboards. That's why you have to do your research first. For example : My motherboard is compatible with OCZ platinum, corsair xms series, G. Skill, Kingston hyper X /..... Mushkin, A-DATA, OCZ SLI, Patriot Extreme will not work...

I will show you...

Go to:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128387

Scroll down and look for a review that has the specs listed.

From what I see most peeps are using G.Skill 800Mhz and G.Skill 1066

This is the link to that ram :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231166

Thats what you need. I have 2 pairs and they are Top Of The Line for 49.99 a pair.

Yea but its 1066Mhz, if you want the next best ram for that board it would be :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231122

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731 + 10.00$
rebate

wow i think i might have to buy the memory online since i dont think any of these stores carry them. Bastards lol but good deal for 50 and 1066 very nice. also did u look over the list to see if im missing anything. ima call up microcenter and frys tomorrow again to ask about all the things i picked and to see if they have them in stock and compare prices of what they got but if they wont price match then ill get most of it from new egg.

yeah but some peeps say they run unstable and its if u get lucky and get a good one u kno i mean i see where ur going with it i would try it to cuz its only 100 bucks as i remember and i got windows xp sp3, but it would suck if u cant unlock the cores or if it runs unstable. maybe ill give it a go i can always return it with in 30 days or something.

also is nice cuz both cpu overclock very nicely according to reviews. and wow would the price for me sure drop hey u kno what ima consider this phenom 2 550 ima look at it as a dual core and if the 2 cores unlock and run good then ok but i think for me like gaming, music, chat, burn dvd and all that i think i should be fine with the 550 its nice that the gigabyte motherboard supports am3, heres a full list now of the parts i picked.

cpu phenom 2 x2 550 = 109
mother board - gigabyte = 109
graphic card - xfx 4850 =109
case- antec 300- 50
ram- g skill = 50

total = 427 very nice i like that

now everything the same but with the phenom 940

total = 504

and then plus tax but only on some parts i think like cpu gonna buy it at micro center they have it cheaper then any where else. and xfx graphic card at frys so for 427 and then plus some tax it would workout perfect rather that 504 plus tax thats like almost a 600 dolla pc.

yep........

And plus in about 3-5 months everything will be cheaper, new chips and video cards will be coming out.......

yeah my first choice was the phenom 550 but i asked in the forums and ppl said it was better to go with the 940 and not gamble with unlocking the 2 cores but a dual core should be just fine for me. Also how well does a dual core handle multi tasking?

did u have any luck unlocking the other 2 cores or u havent tried it yet. And yeah i believe you ima see a major upgrade from the one right now to the new rig

exactly why it go me wondering if i really need the quad and pay 80 bucks more which i dont need it so ill save the money.

Looks like you are learning more than you know!!!!

Front and side fans are intake, back and top are exaust.

Take care man.......

I will look for some in about 5-10 min.....

hey for the aftermarket fan for the cpu for the 550 does it have to be am3 or can it be am2+

what bout this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835185096

what about his puppy http://microcenter.com/single_prod [...] id=0304797 a little bit more expensive but pretty crazy that you can put 4 fans on there and has a huge heat sink.

yeah tru i want one that on stock it runs really cool and then later when i decide to overclock it it runs pretty cool also you know. Cuz i prolly wont overclock it right away.