Core unlocking and overclocking with...

onipar

onipar

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AMD Athlon II X3 450 and the GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3.

I haven't put this rig together yet, but once I do, I want to attempt unlocking the 4th core. I've never done any kind of unlocking or overclocking before. In fact, this is my first real build.

I did some research already, but I was hoping you could point me in the direction of a detailed "How To." A general one is fine, but something specific to my motherboard would be even better.

Thanks for the help! :D (If I manage to put this computer together without frying anything, it's all thanks to this forum).
 
On a Gigabyte. MIT in the bios. Go to Advanced Clock Calibration. The EC Firmware Selection, change it to Hybrid. Then make sure Advanced Clock Calibration is set to Auto or All. Save and Exit.
 
Great! Thanks so much. Yes, I'll absolutely let you know if I have any specific questions. I'm hoping to put the build together in a couple weeks, (once all the parts arrive).
 
Okay, so I was reading about overclocking in that other thread, and I'm wondering about something.

I want to both unlock a core *and* overclock. Originally I wasn't that interested in the overclokcing part, but I ended up getting the AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition which is only 2.8GHz. SO now I sort of want to increase that to at least the 3.2 GHz that the Athlon II X3 would have been.

Anyway, my question is what do I do first: the core unlock, or the overclock?

Also, is there any overlap in the procedures? For instance, it sounds like I might have to increase voltage for either the core unlock and/or the overclock. Will that be a factor when decided the order to do this?

Thanks.
 
Do the core unlock first. Treat it like you would an overclock. They may have disabled the core because it is unstable. So you may need more voltage to be stable. If you are able to successfully unlock the extra core at stock speeds, then you can OC all 4 cores of the CPU.

Think of it this way...

If the core was disabled because it was not up to performance to the other cores you could get a max OC of 3.8GHz on 3 cores but the disabled core could only go to 3.4GHz.

So when you get to the 3.8 on 3 cores stable and try to to unlock the last core at an overclocked speed, you might get instability. You want to ensure that the core is good first. Then move on to pushing it to it's limits.
 
Great, that makes a lot of sense, Salvage. Thanks! I cant wait to get this build going, but Amazon is being a pain and hasn't shipped the last things I'm waiting for. Blerg.
 
Glad to hear that clicked for you. Good luck with the build! be sure to post up pics and results when you get it built.
 
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