Phenom II X2 550 turns into a Phenom II X4 B50

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I got a phenom II X2 550, a gigabyte GA MA770T UD3P mobo, 4 GB G.Skill DDR3 1333Mhz ram, and a Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card for my new build. Having read about the numerous successes of unlocking cores, I really wanted to do it. But I had fears of breaking the processor or motherboard, Yet I still did it the same day I built the PC. I updated the bios to the f2c version, went into the MB Intelligent Tweaker (in the bios) changed EC Firmware Selection to hybrid, and set the ACC to auto. Then I saved the settings and exited. A message flashed that said "UPDATING EC FIRMWARE, DON'T TURN OFF OR RESET SYSTEM!" Then the computer turned off and after about 5 seconds turned back on. Windows 7 and XP both said that the processor was a Phenom II X4 B50, and so did any other program or utility like CPU-Z. Windows 7 gave it a score of 7.3 and as a dual core it was 6.5 I ran 3DMark 06 and it gave the processor a score of 4730. As a dual core 3DMark gave it a score of 2674. So when all 4 cores where unlocked it was working almost twice as good. It was Prime95 Stable and overclocking this thing was a breeze because it's a black edition and has an unlocked Multiplier. But be sure to get a good cooler if you plan on overclocking it.

(The scores above were all tested on stock speed 3.1Ghz, when I overclocked this CPU the scores were soaring higher than the sky.)

Conclusion: I bought this CPU for $102.99, but the performance I got in the end was worth way more than that. I basically got a phenom II quad core black edition! For the price this is the best CPU you can get!
 

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Where do you find the batch number? If it's on the CPU itself, then I don't know because I didn't read what was on it. And it's already installed. Maybe when I'm going to buy a new cooler I'll check and if you will still be interested I'll post it up.
 

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Idk, I've read a lot of people are having success unlocking cores on this CPU.
 

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Here are some screen shots

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Sorry, for some reason you have to right click on the links and click "view image"
 

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It overclocks even higher then what Tom's could do it?!? Nice...I"ll try it, stress test it, and benchmark it. Then I'll post up what I got...
 

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Are all the cores unlocked?
 

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Sorry about all that...here it is:
Everything is @ stock except CPU...which is overclocked to 3.2 to match the 955 speed...

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I think I can hit 3.5Ghz...but I think I'll have to give it a voltage boost...is 1.4 ok?
 

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Hi, :hello:

I was lucky my gaming rig booted on the first try...so far so good, except for an intermittent lock-up problem I am having, I'm trying to tweak my way out of this problem before I unlock all my cores.

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X ATX
CPU: Phenom II X2 550 BE Callisto 3.1GHz
RAM : OCZ OCZ3P13334GK 4gb kit (2gb x 2) 1333mhz 7-7-7-ddr3
Video Card: MSI N9800GT-T2D512-OC V2 GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
DVD-Rom/Rw: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B
CASE: Antec 900
Sound: Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit [Old]
Monitor: Hyundai 19" L90D+ D-SUB [Old]
OS: WindowsXP Pro 32 [Old]

My stock scores:

3DMarkstock.jpg

CPU.jpg

MEMORY-1.jpg

 

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I see...well I got all cores unlocked and I managed to overclock to 3.5Ghz stable :D
My voltage was 1.4
I'm sure I can hit 3.6 and make it stable...I hit 3.8 and it was stable enough to boot windows and run 3DMark06 benchmark...the scores were incredible.
I'll post up a screen shot later, I'm reinstalling windows...
 



Nice ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

BTW make sure you monitor those temps at 3.8Ghz, don't fry it !!!! :eek:
 

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What's up with the lock-ups? Mine booted right after the build, I've had no problems with it at all so far...
Can you explain exactly what happens with yours?
 

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Yeah I kept it at 3.8 just for the benchmark...to see how high it goes.
When I get a better cooler, I'll leave it at 3.5 or 3.6 (I always like setting a little lower than the max)
 

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Currently...
I put the computer right in front of the air conditioner vent to keep it from overheating on 3.8
 
I would not do that, if anything condenses (gets wet) you can do some serious damage to your hardware. I have a 30.00$ cooler on my 550 and at 3.5Ghz it never reaches 50c (49c MAX). When i buy the CPU the first thing I do is throw the stock heat-sink in a box i use to keep all my old hardware and install an aftermarket cooler. IMO stock coolers are a piece of junk unless you plan on not doing any overclocking at all.
 
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