Unlocked my x3 720!

Miller220 · 12-20-09, 02:14 PM

I've got a question....will me having my 720 unlocked be detrimental for performance? Keep in mind, I'm talking games, and FPS....but will it slow it down because CPU-Z is telling me that I've got a PII X4 940 in an AM2+ socket. I've not noticed anything funny while playing games....but.......

mxthunder · 12-20-09, 03:56 PM

It should do nothing but improve your performance, if the 4th core is stable!

Dolk · 12-20-09, 04:02 PM

There has been no study that I have read yet that states the CPU will decrease in performance due to the unlocking of a Core. If I would to look at this at a normal OC, yes it would for some time decrease the performances of the ONE core. If you were to look at it like a normal CPU than no it would not decrease in performance. A combination of the both than it would be like dividing by zero.

Miller220 · 12-20-09, 04:42 PM

Its stable, I've been playing Counter-Strike and CoD4, with a small helping of crysis, and havent had any problems. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHk, thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated.

Dolk · 12-20-09, 07:58 PM

Your avatar is weird

DarkWhite · 12-20-09, 08:09 PM

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Your avatar is weird

It's a pokemon, didn'tt you get the memo?

Miller220 · 12-21-09, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkWhite

It's a pokemon, didn'tt you get the memo?

Actually its from critter crunch. Look it up on youtube..its a PS3 game that just came out, although I dont have it, but it looked interesting none the less

DarkWhite · 12-21-09, 08:36 AM

Oh, I thought you were following that whole favourite pokemon thing....

RanThrive · 12-21-09, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Miller220

I've got a question....will me having my 720 unlocked be detrimental for performance? Keep in mind, I'm talking games, and FPS....but will it slow it down because CPU-Z is telling me that I've got a PII X4 940 in an AM2+ socket. I've not noticed anything funny while playing games....but.......

I've got the same processor with the 4th core unlocked @ 3.42 ghz (1.35v) stable. Im not sure but I think most games now days will utilize 4 cores, also when using direct x11. Increase for sure 4>3

Did you overclock your 720 with the 4th open? I'm thinkin about bumpin up to 3.6-3.7.

vgta88 · 12-22-09, 02:41 AM

game stable does not equal stable. i'd prime95 that **** or occt. super pi. something...

cool to hear of an unlock, would really liked to hear it is stress tested stable.

RanThrive · 12-22-09, 09:36 AM

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game stable does not equal stable. i'd prime95 that **** or occt. super pi. something...

cool to hear of an unlock, would really liked to hear it is stress tested stable.

I ran prime95 for 24 hours so i'm pretty sure its stable. I was just refering to gaming performance with 3 cores vs 4 cores. I also had the 720 @ 3.62 X4 and passed testing for 6 hours using prime. I will later test it again for 12+ with same settings.

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Dolk I once overclocked an Intel in a nightmare and it was HORRIBLE Senior OCF's Plaything Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis MO	There has been no study that I have read yet that states the CPU will decrease in performance due to the unlocking of a Core. If I would to look at this at a normal OC, yes it would for some time decrease the performances of the ONE core. If you were to look at it like a normal CPU than no it would not decrease in performance. A combination of the both than it would be like dividing by zero. __________________ （╯°v°）╯︵ ┻━┻ currently has .2738428927348 internets create your own rules to find the answer be proud of the pink stars Earthdog: New codename for SB for extreme overclockers... BLEH. Phenom II Result Thread Phenom II Guide Llano Result Thread
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12-20-09, 04:42 PM	Thread Starter #4
Miller220 Registered Join Date: Dec 2009	Its stable, I've been playing Counter-Strike and CoD4, with a small helping of crysis, and havent had any problems. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHk, thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. __________________ http://valid.canardpc.com/cache/banner/1433113.png
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Dolk I once overclocked an Intel in a nightmare and it was HORRIBLE Senior OCF's Plaything Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Louis MO	Your avatar is weird __________________ （╯°v°）╯︵ ┻━┻ currently has .2738428927348 internets create your own rules to find the answer be proud of the pink stars Earthdog: New codename for SB for extreme overclockers... BLEH. Phenom II Result Thread Phenom II Guide Llano Result Thread
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