AMD to release core unlock blocking microcode... Gigabyte fights back!

[illidan]

While meeting with Gigabyte at Computex, we were let in on a little bit of information regarding AMD's unlock-block for new Phenom II CPUs.

As many already know, it's possible to unlock the disabled cores on recent Phenom II processors, allowing you to get up to 4 cores working. Many who have tried this say that they gain some considerable speed, but there's a risk. The cores are disabled for a reason: they don't work properly. Because of this, AMD will, for example, sell a 4-core processor at 2-cores, for a much cheaper price.

AMD announced that it would release new microcode for motherboard BIOS updates that will disable the core-unlocking feature, preventing people from going to 4-cores if they purchased say a dual-core Phenom II.

The solution is not to upgrade your motherboard's BIOS if you have a board that can unlock cores.

But what if your motherboard maker releases BIOS updates that add or fix features? You would have to choose. Do you want fixes and improvements or do you want to stick with the ability to unlock CPU cores?

ostatak procitati ovde

 

[animaN]

A krajnja realnost je gomila BIOS-a koji su hakovani od strane entuzijasta, a svim poboljshanjem, ostavljenom opcijom za otkljuchavanje

 

[mitarus]

A krajnja realnost je gomila BIOS-a koji su hakovani od strane entuzijasta, a svim poboljshanjem, ostavljenom opcijom za otkljuchavanje

Stvarno, ne znam sta ovaj Gigabyte tu komplikuje dzabe

 

[Džiber]

besplatna reklama za njih.

 

[drfedja]

To je ona prica: ovi otkljucavaju procesore, a ovi im KAO nedaju!