On Wed, 2010-09-22 at 09:49 -0700, Michael Miles wrote: > > > > > All amd processors are either locked (Multiplier set) or unlocked (Black > Editions , unlocked multiplier) > Which means the multiplier can be raised to adjust the cpu speed. > I think you are thinking the cores themselves are cut and in some mobos > you can unlock some cores. > Amd Phenom x2 555 is a Phenom x4 555 with two cores disabled for > marketing reasons. > > > http://www.anandtech.com/show/2927 > > > It's a roll of the dice to see if one of these can be unlocked to show 4 > cores. Some do and some don't > > In reality when the price of these units are so low you could have got > your self a real quad for just over 100 bucks > > Good luck > Michael > Sold my MicroCenter as a black edition processor -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines