Phenom II X3 is unlockable to X4 (WTF???)

[bl4ckdr4g00n]

Phenom II X3 710

Mobo: Biostar TA790GX (they said you can use any 790GX + SB700 mobo to unlock)

Go to BIOS, modify Advance Clock Calibration to Auto

that's all
now save the BIOS, restart and wait to see the magic...








Prime95: Stable


Before and after unlocking





and now we get almost 1000 pts CPU score in 3Dmark 06

Source:

http://www.playwares.com/xe/?document_srl=2233323

[F3rm1nat0r]

OMG is this the next athlong xp2500+ ?

[LiM]

become a x4 10 processor

[Ish718]

I didn't think this was even possible. I thought the other core was completely defunct, not revivable...

[zheming9]

WHAT?!

[psolord]

LOL! Is this for real or is it photoshop's work?

[SteelCity1981]

My question is how stable is the 4th core considering AMD disables one core in the X3's if they find it as unstable.

[zheming9]

My question is how stable is the 4th core considering AMD disables one core in the X3's if they find it as unstable.

yeah would love to know too!

[JaLooNz]

Hope they can run orthos / superprime to see if the "unlocked" core will cause computation errors.

[Unclemun]

I remember the days of the 360KB floppy drives. You could then format the 360KB floppy into a 700KB. If you try to format it as 1.2MB, you will find random errors.

Anyway, it is worth a try. However, if we are to oc, this 4th core may be the Achilles heel. Maybe 3 cores would give better oc results

[LiM]

I think most probably the 4th core is a workable and good core but not complied to the spec, thus AMD had to disable it.

[squatt3r]

disabled core failed during ****** testing at AMD Singapore

[quantumfusion]

disabled core failed during ****** testing at AMD Singapore

more info ? Have anyone actually tested this in singapore ?

[kyouta]

I didn't think this was even possible. I thought the other core was completely defunct, not revivable...

yah i thought so too?

[Entropy]

For all we know this is an ES and hence not retail versions which are properly disabled.