Phenom X4 960T unlocked to 6-core

[Vir]

Dunno if it has been posted before but it seems AMDs Phenom II X4 960T can be unlocked to a 6-core on certain motherboards!

Exclusive – ASRock 890GX Extreme3 Motherboard is first board to unlock Phenom II X4 and turn it into a X6
Posted on 16 April 2010 by bluetooth
ASRock Inc., the global leading motherboard manufacturer today proudly announced its brand new AMD 890GX Extreme3 motherboard supporting ASRock UCC function that allows CPU cores upgrade from X4 to X6 of AMD’s upcoming PhenomII X4 960T processor. This will be a value-added news to ASRock motherboard functionability and practicability and we believe that computer enthusiasts will be definitely attracted by our cutting-edge AMD motherboards.

Original source!
Dutch tweaking site source

 

[gareth170]

i think most people knew it'll be unlockable..

 

[Vir]

damnit, I and some other people didn't so I thought this was new ok nevermind the post then!

 

[gareth170]

damnit, I and some other people didn't so I thought this was new ok nevermind the post then!

but it's to see the prove tho...

 

[eddyc]

But this is the first actual one we have seen right? Still good to know.

These are not coming out for a while are they?

 

[Muel]

First I've seen do it, some people speculated that it might be doable though.

 

[malachi]

Asrock market leading??Do loads of people still buy asrock motherboards?I know they are cheap but dont they end up having missing or unsupported features in the long term In their motherboards which are usually added by firmware updates wih other motherboard companies?