How do you unlock cores ONE-BY-ONE?

[QuietIce]

The X2's and X3's are often down-grades from a quad because of bad cores but it can also be from a minor flaw in one of the cpuNB components (fewer cores means less strain on the cpuNB). By adjusting the cpuNB voltage you can sometimes get around the flaw - IF that's what down-graded the quad in the first place ...

 

[g0dM@n]

The X2's and X3's are often down-grades from a quad because of bad cores but it can also be from a minor flaw in one of the cpuNB components (fewer cores means less strain on the cpuNB). By adjusting the cpuNB voltage you can sometimes get around the flaw - IF that's what down-graded the quad in the first place ...

That's good to know b/c yesterday I adjusted the CPU-NB of my 5000+ X2 (now called an FX 5000+ b/c it's unlocked to quad deneb) and my linkpack stability as so far gone from 2430mhz CPU frequency to 2750mhz... all I had to do was raise the CPU-NB +0.1v, and my temps haven't changed, surprisingly!!

The chip is normally 2.2ghz... usually I'd raise the vcore when testing unlocks, but now I'll rely more on CPU-NB...

 

[QuietIce]

Just don't put all your eggs in one basket when trying to unlock. It could be a core, the cpuNB or both - there's simply no way to know. But at least you now know it could be the cpuNB ...

 

[g0dM@n]

Just don't put all your eggs in one basket when trying to unlock. It could be a core, the cpuNB or both - there's simply no way to know. But at least you now know it could be the cpuNB ...

True, true... don't forget I can still kick some major OCing butt if I have to.

 

[Thomas73]

Sounds great,but I will still stick with Higher range AMD cpus like Phenom II BE X4 or x6