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By: Ryan Leiserowitz

*Disclaimer- CPU Core unlocking is CPU dependent – every cpu is different, you may not be able to unlock any cores, one, or both cores… this is  CPU dependent as they are not all equal*

MSI has implemented their “Unlock CPU Core Function” in most of their AMD motherboards – I will show you simple steps to unlock these extra cores.

On these screen shots I am working with a 790GX-G65 with 1.5 bios and am able to easily unlock a 550 BE to triple and quad core processor…

Thanks to MSI for these BIOS options and their help…

Its very easy just select a few bios options:

1st – go to cell menu

1st step

2nd – select Unlock CPU Core to Enable and Advanced Clock Calibration to Auto

2nd step

3rd – If you want a Triple core – select your cores in CPU Core Control

3rd step

Triple core unlock

tri core 550

Fully Unlocked “Quad”

quad 550

Since Oct. 2009, MSI are releasing new BIOS revisions adding new exclusive Unlock CPU Core

function, for most of AMD platform motherboards.

(please update to latest bios)

msi AMD motherboard support list

To increase the success rate of “core unlocking,“  MSI strongly recommend you to choose CPU in the “Main Support CPU List” to be the subject of unlocking attempt.  Only those CPUs have been confirmed that their concealed cores can be unlocked successfully in many forums.

cpu support list 1

CPU SUPPORT LIST

cpu support list 2

Questions / Comments?

!!!PRETEST!!! so much room for improving

Thanks to MSI, TiTON for helping with the pot and Charles, and Gomeler

12 Hours straight benching / 35bs of Dry Ice for $10 USD / OSs were crap – need to get better ones sert up / thsi is new Platinum SLI from Newegg open box because I killed my other one – 2 GB board inbound later today!

not pushing too hard and wasted a lot of time on OSs – this was a last resort that worked out well for unoptimized and generic load-out adn I suck at 32m super pi I know !!!!

Pretty Good For a Lower end Board eh? and please I know voltage is high – rough tuning no time for fine tuning – lol no time in 12 hours

Still!!! I had to use 1.51 CPU-Z instead of 1.52 damn thing sucks with this setup

Setup -
W3570 3847A987
MSI X58 Platinum SLI – New one
MSI N260GTX-OCv3
MSI GTX 275 Lightning
PNY 8800GTS 320MB
7900GS SLI (OEM)
Silverstone Zeus 1200W PSU
WD 80GB IDE HDDs
a lot of OSs
K|ngp|n F1EE w/ Acetone
Muskin Elpida BBSE
Lots of Scythe High CFM Fans

BTW – these were on a full SP3 XP Pro install not oiptimized at all