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Phenom II X3 Can be Unlocked to Phenom II X4
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:37 pm
by Sabre
Juicy bits
Pretty interesting if this is true. Anyone around in the Celeron 300A might feel a bit of nostalgia!
Re: Phenom II X3 Can be Unlocked to Phenom II X4
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:11 pm
by complacent
whoa, that's pretty cool!
I do have to agree with the first commenter though. May very well be X4's with a bad core, then sold as an X3.
Re: Phenom II X3 Can be Unlocked to Phenom II X4
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 12:30 pm
by WRXWagon2112
When AMD first announced the X3's, several tech news sites speculated that they were X4's with one faulty core - simply a way for AMD to make money on chips that would've otherwise been a financial liability. Stands to reason that the fourth core could potentially be accessed ... but would you want to if it truly is faulty?
Still, sounds like fun.
--Alan