Unlock core on Athlon II X3 435
Unlock core on Athlon II X3 435
Hi, here is your assistance for unlocking the CPU. My initial plan was to wait for the Zen update before making any changes, but I need a bit more power now. If I succeed, it would be great; otherwise, I might have to upgrade to an FX6300 or 8300. Switching to Skylake seems too costly right now, and the old Haswell 4460 is priced similarly to the new i5 6400, so it doesn’t seem worthwhile.
My motherboard is a M5A99X Evo, the PSU is a Corsair CX400. I turned off Cool N Quiet and C1E state, then enabled the core unlocker feature and rebooted. The BIOS displayed Phenom II X4 B35, which made me think it was working well. After exiting the BIOS, the Windows logo appeared and booted.
I increased the vcore offset to +0.05, changing it from 1.40 to 1.45, and it booted successfully. I ran a Cinebench benchmark and it passed. I used it for gaming, browsing, and it performed fine. After a final reboot, it restarted the Windows loading process. I tried different voltages up to 1.50V, sometimes it worked and sometimes not. I believe it’s safe to keep under 1.55. Should I try increasing it further, or is this chip problematic? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
It seems like a quad-core AMD chip might have been upgraded to a triple core because of a faulty fourth core, not just a marketing move. You can experiment with voltage adjustments, though this might not work if the issue is a defective part. I rarely exceed 1.5V on my Athlon IIs or Phenom IIs, but that's personal. Keep trying as long as you're ready for the outcomes.
It seems like a quad-core AMD chip might have been upgraded to a triple core because of a faulty fourth core, not just a marketing move. You can experiment with voltage adjustments, though this might not work if the issue is a defective part. I rarely exceed 1.5V on my Athlon IIs or Phenom IIs, but that's personal. Keep trying as long as you're ready for the outcomes.