good mobo for x2 550BE oc AND also futureproof?

Im lookin to build a phenom x2 550 BE computer and I want to try to unlock the 3rd core and overclock a bit (moderate overclocking)

anyone know of a good moderately priced mobo (sub $90?) thats suitable for 550BE unlocking/overclocking AND is also future proof for upcoming AM3+ processors if i want to upgrade? im thinking maybe bulldozer? thanks in advance

Unless you already own the x2 why bother when the x4 955c3 is so cheap right now and is a guaranteed 4 core.

Hit probably don't get no more so-called future proof on the cheap.


AM3+, Core Unlocker, Turbo V, AI Suite, MemOK!

Well not in a board I think I would like myself.

On the 550 be its 2 cores and 2 threads i believe not 3 cores. so it would be like a quad core. and yes why go for a 550 when its out dated i have one my self but some boards dont support the core unlocker so you might be out of luck.

FatFue said:

On the 550 be its 2 cores and 2 threads i believe not 3 cores. so it would be like a quad core. and yes why go for a 550 when its out dated i have one my self but some boards dont support the core unlocker so you might be out of luck.

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Phenom II comes in Deneb and Thuban (and then Propus which is ridiculous and we won't go there) but anyways, it's a 4 or 6 core. Sometimes 2 cores are locked. Sometimes it's because they were defective, and sometimes it's because they locked 2 cores on a 4 core Deneb to make quota on their 2 core SKUs. No Phenom II hyperthreads.