MSI released their core-unlocking bios on their website Options

[redcomet]

Hey guys.

See this one: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=techexpr...p;express_no=86

Currently the bios updates are only available on 790fx, 790gx, some 785g, 760g and 740g chipset.

Hope they will release the bios for 770 series soon. Since I only got an msi 770 c45 and phenom II 550 on hand.

PS: looks like only a few of AMD cpu could be unlocked to more cores.

Athlon X2 5000+ with 0935 0936 0937 0938 numbers
phenom II 545/550 with 0922 0924 0925 0926 0927 0928 numbers
phenom II 425 with 0933 0937 0938 numbers

etc.

[nesquick]

I don't think athlons can be unlocked on account of there being nothing there to unlock.

[mudg3]

I don't think athlons can be unlocked on account of there being nothing there to unlock.

THIS ^^^^

[slickgrunt]

they did this just now? damn they are lagging behind

he probably meant Sempron LE's... turning them in to a dual core 5000+ equivalent.. although really they're Athlon II 2xx equivalent..

This post has been edited by slickgrunt: Nov 6 2009, 05:39 PM

[juggtron]

@ nesquick & slickgrunt - if i remember correctly the original 65nm phenoms had a 2 core version released as an Athlon X2 but AMD kept it a bit quiet, rather than the 45nm Athlons which are a new die.