Can i unlock another core?(amd athlon)

amskhan

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ok so i have windows xp
and my computer has started to become obsolete
i have an nvidia graphics card
and its processor goes at about 2.19 ghz
with about 1.25 gb ram.
i plan on adding some Ram to the computer eventually but can i unlock another core if there is one?.
ive heard some of the Amd processors have an extra core which you can unlock
thnx
 
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I'm afraid that your current cpu has no options for unlocking cores. Considering also you have an OEM motherboard which cannot overclock, I suggest you buy a new system if you really need the performance.

loneninja

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You haven't specified what CPU you have, but judging by the rest of your system specs I would guess it's an Athlon 64?

If correct you can't unlock anything, those processors back than were made with only 1 core, it's the newer Athlon II /Phenom II processors that can unlock cores.
 

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I'm afraid that your current cpu has no options for unlocking cores. Considering also you have an OEM motherboard which cannot overclock, I suggest you buy a new system if you really need the performance.
 
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