this guide for unlocking cores, it list a lot of the motherboards that can unlock... I just bought one of the new Gigabyte 785G mobos and my X2 550 unlocked easily. ^Congrats! So many people having luck in unlocking cores, It's amazing! :p Don't use Asus...

unlock cores... I believe that the not black edition of the CPU is a Phenom II X2 545 that runs @3.0Ghz...and theoretically it should have the same potential of unlocking cores as the Phenom II X2 550... So have in mind that you might get one that doesn't...

Id rather have it as just a Phenom II x4 B50 running at 3.1GHz. Im not sure whether i will unlock the cores but atm i am just gathering more information.. :) Cheers, Tristen. Hey, Few questions here about unlocking cores on the phenom II x2 550 on a Gigabyte...

Unlocked Phenom II X2. Slight hangup?. Hey everyone, I've been reading and reading about unlocking cores and the right combination of mobo and cpu. My previous computer died and I decided it was time to at least give it a shot. First, I didn't want to...

to work with. Thanks again for the input. I Have Successfully Unlocked 2 Extra Core Of Phenom II x2 550BE With ASUS M4A78-EM/1394 Motherboard. Now CPUID CPU-Z Show That My Cpu Is "AMD Phenom(tm) II x 4 B50 Processor" With 4 Core 4 Threads Enable. My System...

Guide for unlocking cores on pII X3's and pII X2's. For people who want to unlock cores on their phenom II X3's or their phenom II X2's (commonly the X3 720 and the X2 550). Here's a great guide I found for unlocking cores! . For people who want to unlock cores...

without L3 cache for its quad core feature. My questions are : If I go for phenom II with unlocking the cores will that be equal to quad core proccy and whether the motherboard I mentioned above will be suitable for unlocking the cores. If not please...

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...

Just unlocked the cores!! but!!. Hey just unlocked the cores on my Phenom II x2 550 and made it a X4 b50 but b4 i do a stress test. im using a speed fan 4.39 and it says on idle temp1 35C temp2 39C temp3 37C HD0 28C Core 0 are these temperatures...