Phenom II x2

[wintermint]

I chose Athlon II x4 620 in my previous thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum2.php?config=tomshardwareus.inc&cat=28&post=268227&page=1&p=1&sondage=0&owntopic=1&trash=0&trash_post=0&print=0&numreponse=0&quote_only=0&new=0&nojs=0
but then I looked around tomshardware and found out that I can unlock the other 2 cores from Phenom II x2 550 if I have a SB750 motherboard. Now I'm back to deciding which CPU to pick. Has anyone ever unlocked the other two cores? What's the success rate? And does a GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P work for unlocking the two cores?

 

[bige420]

Alot of people have been able to unlock the other two cores, then again alot havent been able to. Its really a toss up on whether or not you can unlock it. Some chips have damaged cores and thats why they're disabled and sold as X2 or X3 Phenom II's. I wouldn't buy the 550 and absolutely expect to get a quad out of it because its probably about 50/50 chance that you'll be able to successfully unlock it.

 

[wintermint]

Fry's is selling it as the same price as Newegg so I guess I can always return it if it doesn't work out the way I want it to xP

 

[bige420]

Sure man have at it.

 

[Herr_Koos]

Fry's is selling it as the same price as Newegg so I guess I can always return it if it doesn't work out the way I want it to xP

What would be the excuse for returning a perfectly good CPU that actually works as advertised?

 

[Guest]

What would be the excuse for returning a perfectly good CPU that actually works as advertised?

"I didn't like the colour"?

 

[Herr_Koos]

"I didn't like the colour"?

Lol, that might just do it. Very convincing...