Thread: Unlocking Cores on an AMD Processor
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Old 11-04-2014, 15:16   #9
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Re: Unlocking Cores on an AMD Processor
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Originally Posted by AbyssUnderground View Post
Basically I got a Phenom II dual core but it was a quad core locked down to a dual core. The motherboard I got was only capable of a max of 85w CPU's, the now unlocked quad core was 105w, so when loaded up to 100% usage, it burnt something out because of the extra power draw. I suffered crashing all the time not long after I unlocked it. I tried swapping the memory out but that made no difference. After looking into it I found the power requirements thing and assumed that was what caused it.
That is still happening these days with the AMD chips that run at 4.7Ghz and 5.0Ghz, if you get a bored that cannot handle the power draw through the VRMS and bang the boards, burn out.
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