Unlocking the Phenom II X2 555: 3.2GHz Quad-Core for $99

jmke · 29th January 2010, 16:57

If you read my take on the 555 you'll know that I don't really believe it's worth the price. Most users will be better off with a Core i3 530. There is just one exception I failed to mention: some Phenom II X2s can be turned into a Phenom II X4.

The technique is nothing new. Using any AMD chipset motherboard with a SB710 or SB750 South Bridge and proper BIOS support you'll have a feature called Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC). AMD introduced this feature back in 2008 as a way to improve overclocking on Phenom processors by sacrificing some sort of corner case stability for real world frequency headroom.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=3730

29th January 2010, 16:57	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	Unlocking the Phenom II X2 555: 3.2GHz Quad-Core for $99 If you read my take on the 555 you'll know that I don't really believe it's worth the price. Most users will be better off with a Core i3 530. There is just one exception I failed to mention: some Phenom II X2s can be turned into a Phenom II X4. The technique is nothing new. Using any AMD chipset motherboard with a SB710 or SB750 South Bridge and proper BIOS support you'll have a feature called Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC). AMD introduced this feature back in 2008 as a way to improve overclocking on Phenom processors by sacrificing some sort of corner case stability for real world frequency headroom. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=3730 __________________

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