AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 550

[Sunny Squash]

I've this cpu for a while I heard you can unlock another 2 cores so im going to give it a go. I've never done anything like this before so has anyone done it before. If you have is there any good places I could get a guide to help me? and what is A good decent cpu cooler I can use?

 

[buttkinz]

http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/535501-amd-phenom-ii-core-unlocking-guide.html

good guide there for you to feast on, iv got my 550 at a stable 3.8ghz, I'm NLT let down by the motherboard at the moment, far too many bugs.

For a cheap cooler you can start with the freezer 7 pro, depends how far you want to go

 

[Sunny Squash]

Thank you

 

[Sunny Squash]

but they dont have my mobo

Asus M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard

 

[cmndr_andi]

Its a new motherboard and that list hasn't been updated since april. If i'm not mistaken, that motherboard is actually advertised to have a:

Core Unlocker
Intelligently Unlocks True Core Performance
ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD® CPU—with just a simply switch. Enjoy an instant performance boost by simply unlocking the extra cores, without performing complicated BIOS changes.

(from the ASUS site)

Therefore, i'm pretty sure it will not only work - but it will be easier to do than on 700 series boards.

 

[Sunny Squash]

oh crap i messed up its a M4A785Td-M EVO my bad

 

[Sunny Squash]

but still dont have it on the list

 

[cmndr_andi]

Might want to have a look at this thread then.