PhenomIIx2 550BE unlocked core with stock cooler?. is it a good idea to unlock blocked core in 550BE with stock cooler?? what budget aftermarket cooler should I get?? around $20~$30??. is it a good idea to unlock blocked core in 550BE with stock cooler?? what...

Unlocking cores with stock heatsink. Would it be ok to unlock the cores on a Phenom x2 550 BE and use the stock heatsink. I am going to eventually replace it, but for the time being i am stuck with the stock heatsink. Would it be ok to run it as a quad with...

Evga GTX 260 (216 core at stock speed) vs. GTX 260 (192 core + SSC). Hi, thinking buying new graphic card. either evga GTX 260 (216 core at stock speed) or GTX 260 (192 core + SSC) which one should i go. Cant find any direct review for both of the card. Do...

at 1.5volts. yea it kinda sucks, but hey its still an overclock. still 38degrees under load, and around 30 idle. I am wondering what is the highest safe voltage is for this core? ANd what is stock? thanks in advance :) ------- (\_^_/) (=o.o=) (") ώ...

no turn offs. Thanks for any help/suggestions on this. Well what do you want us to do or recommend? I bought a Overclocked 4850 double slot that blows air out the back and has the copper pipe cooling system. I got it at 690 core (stock 625 core) Paid...

hard time trying to find out this information. It's like AMD hasn't even published it. (Maybe they haven't?) If anyone knows of this information, it would be very helpful. (I'm using Phenom II X4 955) Thanks Umm, its call the AMD Quad core stock cooler....

the way i applied thermal paste is the problem? when i have only three cores activated it plays all games and dvd movies perfectly, no fault.Even if i activate 4th core @ stock clock speeds i still have the problem and when i play dvd movies it goes all spotty...

a 550 , unlockable like yours...(though currently I'm actually only running two cores,stock speed, undervolted at 1.2 volts, 3.1 ghz, simply because...what I'm doing and playing right now has no need for 4 cores) with the stock fan. A couple of points, configure...

the hell of it? AMD's current dual cores have trouble overclocking to 3GHz, much less 10 to 20% over 3GHz, which would be needed for manu to release a stable chip at 3GHz... I have trouble breaking 2.7GHz with my Opteron 175 stock at 2.2GHz. ...