Amd x2 550BE

[pratkal]

k my friend got an amd x2 550BE which he wana unlock to quad core he got the lucky batch no. everything is fine but only 1 problem the mobo he got is Asus m3a78-em i know there is NO AAC option in these mobo but is there n hack version of bios out there???

 

[welshmousepk]

nope, without ACC you cannot attempt to unlock cores.

i have a 550 myself, and am purchasing a new mobo soon just so i can try this out.

some of the gigabyte boards are very cheap and support ACC/hybrid, so it may be worth picking up a new one.

 

[jimishtar]

550 has only 2 cores. u cant unclock other cores.

 

[welshmousepk]

this guy has no idea what he's talkling about.

perhaps research before posting?

yes, the 550 is the 955 with 2 cores disabled so it can be sold as a dual core. with the right motherboard and BIOS combo it is possible to unlock the additional cores for a fully functioning quad core. its not guaranteed, but the sucess rates have been very high.

see: http/www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/535501-amd-phenom-ii-core-unlocking-guide.html

 

[jimishtar]

this guy has no idea what he's talkling about.

perhaps research before posting?

yes, the 550 is the 955 with 2 cores disabled so it can be sold as a dual core. with the right motherboard and BIOS combo it is possible to unlock the additional cores for a fully functioning quad core. its not guaranteed, but the sucess rates have been very high.

see: http/www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/535501-amd-phenom-ii-core-unlocking-guide.html

yup, i have no idea what i am talking about lucky us, u are here good job

 

[pratkal]

i know it not guirented to unlock all 4 core of amd x2 550 but isit possible to try to unlock with a mobo without AAC option??

 

[mindless728]

no possible, it has to have the ACC option, which means different motherboard

@jimishtar you must be thinking of the Athlon II X2, the Phenom II X2 has two disabled cores (as the 550 is the Phenom II)

 

[obsidian86]

only bout 20% of 550's are even remotely capable of an unlock, let alone a stable unlock wich is only 10%

 

[jimishtar]

only bout 20% of 550's are even remotely capable of an unlock, let alone a stable unlock wich is only 10%

exactly my point. why bother to tell how to unlock cores, when it will only cause more troubles.

 

[pratkal]

k thx to all thx for the support