Since you have no vid yet for 560 BE I thought to say cause of this vid was encouraged to skip phenom ii x4 and go for 560 and I was able to unlock and OC all 4 cores to 3.6 stable with 51-54 max temp load ty again :)
@OdyseusGamingHD If you were using Intel processors , and you wish to switch to AMD processors , then you would need to replace all of your components , since Intel motherboards don't support AMD CPUs
well i unlocked the cpu with my asus board with 4 active cores @ 3.5Ghz, but i have a little problem well not much a problem, when i use a temp monitor software(coretemp), the software wont detect the temps correctly, like the avg, min, max, etc, how can i fix this
@TheSlayerIsBack Yeah, I had the same issue. I ended up using ASUS' software that came with my motherboard, as nothing else would recognize the temperature.
@LilCheeseBomb Lol, i have a phenom II X2 555 be, with an Asus HD6450 (512) + 4Gb RAM...
My processor unlocked only 1 additional core. so far i have no complaints about it. but i would say that you should definetly get a better video card. the hd 6450 is good for hd video and some light or older games, but very slow for the heavier games like GTA IV or Dirt 3.
@levimustdie11 I can play Starcraft 2 on ultra settings, getting between 30 and 60 fps if that helps you at all (Radeon HD 5770 and 4 GB or RAM as well).
Hey Dude, I need some help here.I tried in many ways to overlock the 4 cores. Nevertheless I always the same result that "Enabling Unleashing mode has faield". So far I tried to change the Vcore volt from 1.325 to 1.450, it does not help at all... I also tried to unlock only 3 cores but eventually it ends as a non-start of the computer I tried all the combinations I had: Cores 0,1,2 or Cores 0,1,3) If you think you have perharps an indication or a clue to solve my problem, your help is welcome
I'm deciding on getting this but idk if my motherboard will be able to handle the watt usage. Can anyone clarify if this motherboard will run it Manufacturer: Asus
I guess i'll be buying this for now, and wait til the better Bulldozer cpus arrive earlier next year. Great bargain if you can unlock the other 2 cores
@ranjit4197 Your CPU uses something similar to Intel's Speedstep technology. I believe it is called AMD Cool&Quite. Unless you are taxing the processor and running something really demanding, your CPU frequency will be reduced to save power and run cooler. Try running Prime 95 and see what happens then. Feel free to message me if you have any other issues.
According to Anandtech, the C2D is slightly, and I mean slightly, better then the x2. However, I don't think they compare it Overclocked, or unlocked.
Try downloading a program called Speccy. It gives you the specifications of your computer. I think if you switch over to the Motherboard tab, it will give you the revision as the Version
I'm not very sure what would happen if you got the wrong revision. In all honesty, I'd rather just open up my computer and look for it. Rather be safe then sorry bro.
@TheEquivalentXchange my temp at idle was around 35-38 with 4 intake fans and one Exhaust, and at load it was around 58-64 never hit 70 that's just the unlocked cores at 3.5 I didn't even try pushing it any farther with that hit sink, safe bets to spend the $30 and pick up the hyper 212 that thing is plenty
man i have this processor and before switching to the x4 970 it ran great with a M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 board, at like 3.5 or 3.7 with stock heat sink and voltage, great cpu =)
I am using an Intel CPU,I have 185 dollars to spend,I need this card and an AMD motherboard for that price. I'm gonna unlock the quad cores once I buy this card. Or I can just spend 195.99 on Biostar A880GU3 AMD 880G Socket AM3 Motherboard with the CPU,here are my specs right now Geforce GT 220,Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.9GHz,4GB RAM I am buying this to run GTA IV at Max Settings,I'm 13 and will just pay off the ammount of money I owe for the package. Nice videos by the way.
TO ANYONE who thinks their 555be is only 2 cores go back into bios, enable core unlock, select manual core, disable ALL the cores and try to boot to windows.
IF YOU CAN BOOT your 2nd core is faulty and you should test out cores 3 and 4. If you can boot to windows they should be OK. test with prime95 to make sure.
My stock unlock settings were 3.2ghz @ 1.356v
I am currently running my 555be with cores 1,3,4 enabled @ 4.01ghz (1.38v) stable in prime 95 for 12 hours max temp 50C
Im running this chip on an Asrock 770 extreme 3 motherboard, and its overclocked to 4Ghz at 1.4v, BUT, both Core Temp and speed fan show core temperatures under 100% load on prime 95 to max at 32 degrees C... Umm help? It seems waaaaayyyy too low because even at idle with the same OC the temps are 22-24 degrees C...
@devilzzzzzzzzzz I know about the core stabillity problems and such... But i believe my MOBO didn't really support ACC even if it did(The BIOS might be a bit bugged) but i changed to a 890GX mobo. Hopefully it'll work :) besides it CAN start when i put the settings to "Auto" on ACC and Firewire: normal, BUT if i put it @ special it hangs @startup. Gonna solve this.
@wowaccpass It hangs on startup? By any chance have you overclocked the CPU as well? If so tryLowering the over clock because i overclocked my sempron to 4ghz and unlocked the second core but it keeped hanging left the overclock at 3.6ghz and it stopped hanging
@wowaccpass You believe the extra 2 cores are broken? Well if you have been able to unlock the extra 2 cores, try fiddleing with the cpu voltage, if that doesnt workt hen the 2 cores were deactivted on your processor because it was unstable, Unlucky fell :/
@devilzzzzzzzzzz I've tried everything now, even increasing the Core Voltage to 1.5 which is not good at all. And when i tried to boot up with my new MOBO it just made a "Boot Failure" where it says it's some problem with the overclocking which was at default (3.2Ghz in my case) But i overclocked it to 3.8Ghz and running stable on 1.475 coreVolt :)
@devilzzzzzzzzzz Yeah, i believe they musta've been unstable since it actually Starts but it doesn't not load "Starting Windows" and i don't wanna increase the CoreVolts either since i've done that already and i kinda hurt the proccessor since it's got soundcracks and the entire computer got messed up.
@wowaccpass Ah right yeah unstable cores my first sempron 140 did that xD work fine with the second one i bought got it overclocked to 3.6ghz witht he second core unlocked and it runs fine now and i put the voltage up to 1.4V :P
@paopaoluga102 I Don't know if you can unlock with the AsRock N68-SC UCC, But a good cooler is a CoolerMaster V6 or a Corsair H70 (Watercooler) With Dual Fan System
well first of all i finally got my system up and running, second i managed to overclock my 555 BE to 3.75GHz on all 4 cores with fking stock cooling runs at about 50C on full load bout 67 but it shuts at 70C if it reaches it cause i told my bios to but i am gonna get a more buff heatsink soon enuf
@babaroondog123456 Probably not if its cooled sufficiently, i have a unlocked Phenom II X2 550 unlocked to a quad @3.6ghz and 1.5Vcore. I use the extreme Schyte Mugen 2 cooler and i never goes beyond 44C in full load. It´s a nice bargain if you manage to unlock/overclock it :).
are all AMD Phenom II x2 555 processors able to be unlocked? i have one i bought the other day off newegg but they had it for a while cause it has 2008 on the processor and it came i n a small box plz get back to me saying it does lol thx!
@AUDIOSLAWE dont even try it, the stock cooler isnt gonna do much, with me i switched over to a corsair a70 air cooler, i overclocked my cpu to 3.8ghz. Overclocking+stock cooling= fail
hey WizKid, I unlock my Phenom II 560 to a Phenom II B60, but now pictures look pixelated, different colors, ect. do u have any clue what this could be caused by? I'm using Stock cooling.... Please let me know as soon as possible.....
@UltimaOmegaX317 Man that means that either one or both of the unlocked cores are having problems with your video card, so try to run it at 3 cores or just use it las a dual core.
@jasoncape Yeah, I understand that you are from Germany? I am German, Russian, Scott Irish, and Native American. So when I say this I am speaking of the British and English and etc... Most of the European individuals, on YouTube jock Americans for most anything that was actually designed and engineered here in the states. So when it comes to language, they have no concept. Also, I am very annoyed with children under the age of 16 trying to post anything technical on YouTube. Always a fail!
@BlackOutAngel1313 Same here. I'm also annoyed with kids thinking they know everything, like what you said "children" under 16 shouldn't post techie videos on youtube that seems inaccurate and inappropriate.
@jasoncape Yes, and it is usually just something that they watched a video on how to do, and pulled a copycat. Even if they are very informational and intelligent, I find it rather hard to take a child seriously. I've learned most of what I have by trial and error. We all started from somewhere, but damn... When it comes to computer builds, no matter it's intended use, I hate seeing children bragging and trying to downsize people for a system their parents paid for...
when a kid receives a new toy he'll boast it to other kids. Just like what you see here on youtube.
Just don't mind those little devils even if they're getting on your nerves. :p They're still young, and would probably learn things like the way you did.
@jasoncape I'm 18 and I was never that way. Then again I was never spoiled, and worked for everything I have to this day... I sought out the education and am basically self-taught with a little bit of guidance from reading forums/books, watching some videos here and there that were stumbled upon, and just trial and error as I've said before. I hope that kind of fad is just a phase though (the bragging and such, as well the children trying to play a position beyond their age.
does someone know what's my problem.. So, i'm trying to unlock cores from the processor (555 be) but i haven't got any success yet.. i have turned advanced clock calibration to auto, and set unleashing mode on but always my problem is, when i try to boot, it says ''Unleashing mode failed'' and i can't boot. i have asus m4a77t motherboard. please let me know if you know something and sorry for my bad english. ~~
@GiTzzzzz Not all of them are guaranteed to have 4 working cores.Mine only has 3 usable cores, and one thats flaky so I can't really use it. I've only used any unlocking features on the one cpu so I don't know about any failures etc. but you might just have one with only 2 good cores. Hopefully someone else who's done a bit more can add their advice too.
At the very least these seem to overclock very well. I have mine running at x3 at 3.9Ghz, so you can probably still get a nice speed.
@Castor235 thanks for your reply! Yes , i've noticed that many ppl get only 3 cores running.. My friend has the same processor too, and he has x3 wiith default settings which is nice.. I will keep trying to get atleast one core more, any help will be good. :)
@GiTzzzzz Are there any options to manually set the cores? If so you could try enabling one at a time, or if not maybe see if you could test your cpu in your friends motherboard and see if it's unlockable in that one if he has had success with his own chip.
@bassmad299 I'm American, and I pronounce Phenom the same as I do Venom. The dictionary has it as "phe-nom" for pronunciation. For you it would actually be "fen-um". By the way, why do idiots always use improper sentence structuring?
Can you unlock any of the x2 555's and turn them into a quad core ? What are the chances that I'd get a non-unlockable one and what would cause it not to unlock , besides the motherboard/PSU ?
@cLick1333 surprisingy quite rare. Alot of the enthusiast community beleive that AMD purposely make the cores unlockable so that more people by the lower range of cpus. I have this cpu and it unlocked, so did my brothers, and my 2 other friends, one had a 550 and one had a 545 and they still unlocked with no bottlenecks!
great video, sorry for my noobish question but I used coretemp to check the core temperature and as soon as I unlock this cpu, the cpretemp program does not work correctly no more. It still recognize my cpu as x4 but it said all core temp. are 0 celcius hahahaha... how can I fix this problem? is there a different program that I can use to monitor my unlock 555? thank you so much
@PoaAngel Its not that its a problem but once you unlock all 4 cores you lose the feature of checking ur temp that way..... Depending on your motherboard you can still possibly check your temps..... If you were to tell us all which motherboard you have maybe we can figure out if you can still check that...
@TheAMDOverclocker I am using gigabyte 870 evo, i can check temp suing mother board, what I am hoping is a program that will allow me to monitor the temp while I am in window or something
@PoaAngel Its not that its a problem but once you unlock all 4 cores you lose the feature of checking ur temp that way..... Depending on your motherboard you can still possibly check your temps..... If you were to tell us all which motherboard you have maybe we can figure out if you can still check that...
@catguyauble I personally believe a lot of factors come into that such as heat - voltage - other components - batch of cpu - an of course BIOS settings would be the biggest things...
unlocked all 4 cores and overclocked to 4x3600 mhz . Running 30 minutes prime95 test. All ok . Using Coolit eco alc watercooling kit.No problems .Great cpu :)
No,you see,if you unclock remainig two cores,it will be faster in some programs,however,the default speed is 3.2Ghz,it supports good overclocking(the title says it all)
But,you'll need more expensive and quality cooler(Corsair,Schyte,thermaltake..)
@q1CHICKEN1p It's like having 2 pizza delivery cars rather then one. They do different things at the same time, letting you do twice as much. But it's different having one that drives twice as fast.
@5468295 Yes you can. Using the cooler that came from it I unlocked the 4 cores, and also overclock 3 cores to 3.4GHz and 1 core all the way to 3.6GHz.
I've seen a lot of people give bad reviews because they couldnt unlock cores.
Just because you have the ability to unlock cores, it wont mean all the cores WILL unlock.
Not all chips are the same. It's luck of the draw. Although there is a lot of luck with the C3 Revision of the Phenom II x2 555 You'll get a 3 out of 5 chance.
@crismytube Look at motherboard specs, and If the South Bridge is the 710 or 750 chipset then yes(SB710 or SB750). Also, if a motherboard supports Advanced Clock Calibration(ACC) function, then yes you could. Typically SB710/SB750 chipsets support the ACC function. But its not only dependent on the motherboard, its all in the CPU. Not all Phenom II X2 Black Editions will unlock.
NewEgg sells these for $90 & from what I see in the reviews most of them will unlock into a 3 or 4 core. Also being a Black Edition the multiplier is unlocked, making it very easy to overclock.
Hey! Will ASUS M4A88TD-M mobo open (hopefully) the cores? I mean it can open cores?
SovietRussia10 1 month ago
@SovietRussia10 i have the M4A87TD, and it unlocked mine just fine and i can run it at 4.0GHz at the stock voltage
mydroid3 3 weeks ago
Can i unlock the 2 extra cores with Motherboard -Asus m4a78lt-m le ?
oTERIMKC 1 month ago
@oTERIMKC Ofcourse. Just make sure to upgrade your bios upgrade.
FOGoticus 1 month ago
Since you have no vid yet for 560 BE I thought to say cause of this vid was encouraged to skip phenom ii x4 and go for 560 and I was able to unlock and OC all 4 cores to 3.6 stable with 51-54 max temp load ty again :)
dnmegi 2 months ago
to which proccesor from the Intel side does this AMD proccesor can be compared at?
im upgrading my PC because i want to start doing some casual gaming and this proccesor is cheap and sounds powerful to my wishes...
OdyseusGamingHD 2 months ago
@OdyseusGamingHD If you were using Intel processors , and you wish to switch to AMD processors , then you would need to replace all of your components , since Intel motherboards don't support AMD CPUs
Hankextreme 2 months ago
well i unlocked the cpu with my asus board with 4 active cores @ 3.5Ghz, but i have a little problem well not much a problem, when i use a temp monitor software(coretemp), the software wont detect the temps correctly, like the avg, min, max, etc, how can i fix this
TheSlayerIsBack 2 months ago
@TheSlayerIsBack Yeah, I had the same issue. I ended up using ASUS' software that came with my motherboard, as nothing else would recognize the temperature.
Sandrockcstm 2 months ago
@Sandrockcstm which one??
TheSlayerIsBack 2 months ago
@TheSlayerIsBack It's called "AI Suite."
Sandrockcstm 2 months ago
@TheSlayerIsBack It's called "AI Suite."
Sandrockcstm 2 months ago
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@TheSlayerIsBack It's called AI Suite.
Sandrockcstm 2 months ago
Would I get this CPU to try to unlock? Would and did! Great CPU either way, love it. Kept my gaming rig under $500, and it's a doozy.
hurdlebeast 3 months ago
can anyone tell me if this is a good setup for casual gaming?
Mobo- biostar a880g+ am3
gpu- gigabyte gv r6450 radeon hd 6450 1gb 64 bit
memory- G.skill ripjaws 8gb ddr3
cpu- amd phenom ii x2 555 be
Thanks :)
LilCheeseBomb 3 months ago
@LilCheeseBomb Lol, i have a phenom II X2 555 be, with an Asus HD6450 (512) + 4Gb RAM...
My processor unlocked only 1 additional core. so far i have no complaints about it. but i would say that you should definetly get a better video card. the hd 6450 is good for hd video and some light or older games, but very slow for the heavier games like GTA IV or Dirt 3.
smartmarlino 3 months ago
@LilCheeseBomb i would go for a better graphics card, maybe a 6600 and up
TheSlayerIsBack 2 months ago
is this good for gaming??
levimustdie11 3 months ago
@levimustdie11 I can play Starcraft 2 on ultra settings, getting between 30 and 60 fps if that helps you at all (Radeon HD 5770 and 4 GB or RAM as well).
Sandrockcstm 2 months ago
Hey Dude, I need some help here.I tried in many ways to overlock the 4 cores. Nevertheless I always the same result that "Enabling Unleashing mode has faield". So far I tried to change the Vcore volt from 1.325 to 1.450, it does not help at all... I also tried to unlock only 3 cores but eventually it ends as a non-start of the computer I tried all the combinations I had: Cores 0,1,2 or Cores 0,1,3) If you think you have perharps an indication or a clue to solve my problem, your help is welcome
JulianEdwardLevin 4 months ago
Help do it works with my Motherboard?
Foxconn A76ML-K 3.0
xR3V0LUT10n1337 4 months ago
No luck with unlocking mine, but it does overclock nicely. 3.8G at stock voltage, 4.0+ at 1.4v.
geonerd 4 months ago
I'm deciding on getting this but idk if my motherboard will be able to handle the watt usage. Can anyone clarify if this motherboard will run it Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: M2N68-LA
Juicyp00p 4 months ago
I guess i'll be buying this for now, and wait til the better Bulldozer cpus arrive earlier next year. Great bargain if you can unlock the other 2 cores
BEEPBEEPVRROOMVRROOM 5 months ago
So my processor will run at 0.875 degrees on the core or 1.40 degrees? Good job PCWhizkid, you are really doing great with this...
Finchpcrepair 5 months ago
hey can u help me when i use cpu-z my core speed is 802 mhz most of thetime
ranjit4197 5 months ago
@ranjit4197 try going to start and type power options and then click high performance
mrdark8216 5 months ago
@ranjit4197 Your CPU uses something similar to Intel's Speedstep technology. I believe it is called AMD Cool&Quite. Unless you are taxing the processor and running something really demanding, your CPU frequency will be reduced to save power and run cooler. Try running Prime 95 and see what happens then. Feel free to message me if you have any other issues.
Finchpcrepair 5 months ago
can i play fifa 11 using this processor? i have GT 220. thanks
pasgiler 5 months ago
Shit i unlocked it and i get a 30- 38 C on the stock cooler
nice video :)
JOZZAZ1232 5 months ago
how to unlock core Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition in asus m2n68 am plus motherboard
shamnadplr 6 months ago
Which Is Better Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHZ Or Amd Phenom II X2 555 BE 3.2 GHZ ??
Themidozable10 6 months ago
@Themidozable10
According to Anandtech, the C2D is slightly, and I mean slightly, better then the x2. However, I don't think they compare it Overclocked, or unlocked.
xShark795 6 months ago
@xShark795 One More Thing .... To Unlock My X2 I Need To Update My Bios
What Happens If I Downloaded The Wrong Update because I Dont Know my Rev. + Is There Another Way To Know The Rev. ( Other Than Opening The Computer )
Themidozable10 6 months ago
@Themidozable10
Try downloading a program called Speccy. It gives you the specifications of your computer. I think if you switch over to the Motherboard tab, it will give you the revision as the Version
xShark795 6 months ago
@xShark795 No It Didnt :'(
It Gave Me Every Thing Except The Revision
I Searched For My Mother Board And I Only Found The 3.1 Rev. Model But I Wanted To By Sure
+Please Tell Me What Happens If I Downloaded The Bios For Another Motherboard
Themidozable10 6 months ago
@Themidozable10
I'm not very sure what would happen if you got the wrong revision. In all honesty, I'd rather just open up my computer and look for it. Rather be safe then sorry bro.
xShark795 6 months ago
is phenom ii x2 555 can handle gta4 at high settings?
gorgon123ful 6 months ago
@TheEquivalentXchange my temp at idle was around 35-38 with 4 intake fans and one Exhaust, and at load it was around 58-64 never hit 70 that's just the unlocked cores at 3.5 I didn't even try pushing it any farther with that hit sink, safe bets to spend the $30 and pick up the hyper 212 that thing is plenty
RancidScorpion 6 months ago
man i have this processor and before switching to the x4 970 it ran great with a M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 board, at like 3.5 or 3.7 with stock heat sink and voltage, great cpu =)
RancidScorpion 6 months ago
@RancidScorpion what were your temps when running it on 3..7 cuz I want to know what temp would be safe considering I'm only using the stock cooler
TheEquivalentXchange 6 months ago
ASUS M4N68T V2 its passible? Unlock 2 or 1 core ???
marcello784 7 months ago
can you unlock the other 2 cores using a ASUS Asus M4A78LT-M LX??
genobreakerGT 7 months ago
@genobreakerGT Search ASUS's Website, It should say Core Unlocker, if so then your good to go :)
EvilGamerJ 7 months ago
@EvilGamerJ hmm... i use a M4A78LT-M Asus wesite says nothing about core unlocking, but it work just fine
Xigjotjslg 7 months ago
Excuse me, can you answer me this ? I've this cpu and a Cooler Corsair A70
, can I overclock it the same like you ? quadcore 3.6 ghz ?
Oh one more thing, why do you increase the voltage ? I've never increased it so I don't know if it's usefull or not.
Someone answer me please and thank you.
sl4y1210 7 months ago
I am using an Intel CPU,I have 185 dollars to spend,I need this card and an AMD motherboard for that price. I'm gonna unlock the quad cores once I buy this card. Or I can just spend 195.99 on Biostar A880GU3 AMD 880G Socket AM3 Motherboard with the CPU,here are my specs right now Geforce GT 220,Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.9GHz,4GB RAM I am buying this to run GTA IV at Max Settings,I'm 13 and will just pay off the ammount of money I owe for the package. Nice videos by the way.
Roblok100 8 months ago
This cpu pwns :D
djaxe32 8 months ago
TO ANYONE who thinks their 555be is only 2 cores go back into bios, enable core unlock, select manual core, disable ALL the cores and try to boot to windows.
IF YOU CAN BOOT your 2nd core is faulty and you should test out cores 3 and 4. If you can boot to windows they should be OK. test with prime95 to make sure.
My stock unlock settings were 3.2ghz @ 1.356v
I am currently running my 555be with cores 1,3,4 enabled @ 4.01ghz (1.38v) stable in prime 95 for 12 hours max temp 50C
good luck!
Skrimpish 8 months ago
can someone tell me what voltage needs to be done when youtry to unlock 2 more cores?
lifemetall 8 months ago
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Skrimpish 8 months ago
What temperatures would I be seeing If I unlocked the two other cores with the stock cooler, but didnt overclock?
piemasterp 8 months ago
cpu-z says its a AM2+ LOL
MrComputereviews 8 months ago
Thanks for the info! Can't wait to unlock the other two cores as soon as i ditch the stock cooling for a better one.
AddColorsToYourLife 8 months ago
Im running this chip on an Asrock 770 extreme 3 motherboard, and its overclocked to 4Ghz at 1.4v, BUT, both Core Temp and speed fan show core temperatures under 100% load on prime 95 to max at 32 degrees C... Umm help? It seems waaaaayyyy too low because even at idle with the same OC the temps are 22-24 degrees C...
Whats going on, and how can I sort it?!
Thanks!
SJworne 9 months ago
Hey, guys. i recently bought a BE555 But i can't unlock it :o i dunno if it's my MOBO...
THE RIG:
Mobo: MSI 770-c45(BIOS version: 1.4 < might be the problem)
RAM: 4x2 1600Ghz Crucial
CPU: AMD Phenom ii x2 555
Graphics card: Amd 6950 2gb(unflashed)
OS: Windows 7
If anyone would like to reply any answer about this i would be really glad to hear it! :o
wowaccpass 9 months ago
@wowaccpass You sure ur cpu has the extra cores, Or even has UCC??
Some of the cpu's dont actually have the extra cores so might just be unlucky i guess m8
devilzzzzzzzzzz 9 months ago
@devilzzzzzzzzzz I know about the core stabillity problems and such... But i believe my MOBO didn't really support ACC even if it did(The BIOS might be a bit bugged) but i changed to a 890GX mobo. Hopefully it'll work :) besides it CAN start when i put the settings to "Auto" on ACC and Firewire: normal, BUT if i put it @ special it hangs @startup. Gonna solve this.
wowaccpass 9 months ago
@wowaccpass It hangs on startup? By any chance have you overclocked the CPU as well? If so tryLowering the over clock because i overclocked my sempron to 4ghz and unlocked the second core but it keeped hanging left the overclock at 3.6ghz and it stopped hanging
devilzzzzzzzzzz 9 months ago
@devilzzzzzzzzzz Oh, okey, i'll test that as soon as i get my 890GX.
wowaccpass 9 months ago
@wowaccpass Lol okai m8 lemme know how it goes
devilzzzzzzzzzz 9 months ago
@devilzzzzzzzzzz Well, I believe it's broken. But since i can't choose Core by core to unlock it's impossible to say if it's entirly broken...
wowaccpass 9 months ago
@wowaccpass You believe the extra 2 cores are broken? Well if you have been able to unlock the extra 2 cores, try fiddleing with the cpu voltage, if that doesnt workt hen the 2 cores were deactivted on your processor because it was unstable, Unlucky fell :/
devilzzzzzzzzzz 9 months ago
@devilzzzzzzzzzz I've tried everything now, even increasing the Core Voltage to 1.5 which is not good at all. And when i tried to boot up with my new MOBO it just made a "Boot Failure" where it says it's some problem with the overclocking which was at default (3.2Ghz in my case) But i overclocked it to 3.8Ghz and running stable on 1.475 coreVolt :)
wowaccpass 9 months ago
@wowaccpass Ah thats good then :D You get the other 2 cores unlocked?
devilzzzzzzzzzz 9 months ago
@devilzzzzzzzzzz No, and i'm so sad about it i'm gonna buy a phenom ii x4 950. abit over 150$
wowaccpass 9 months ago
@wowaccpass Ah sucks :/ Ah well least you getting a quad core still xD
The core's u tryed to unlock musta been actually faulty lol
devilzzzzzzzzzz 9 months ago
@devilzzzzzzzzzz Yeah, i believe they musta've been unstable since it actually Starts but it doesn't not load "Starting Windows" and i don't wanna increase the CoreVolts either since i've done that already and i kinda hurt the proccessor since it's got soundcracks and the entire computer got messed up.
Quad here i come :)
wowaccpass 9 months ago
@wowaccpass Ah right yeah unstable cores my first sempron 140 did that xD work fine with the second one i bought got it overclocked to 3.6ghz witht he second core unlocked and it runs fine now and i put the voltage up to 1.4V :P
devilzzzzzzzzzz 9 months ago
i have a phenom II x2 and my mobo is a GA 880GMA-UD2H 2.2
how do i unlock the other cores using this mobo? please help...i need help please
guwapoton 9 months ago
i unlock all 4 core and OC to 4ghz with 1.4V stable
nathanlixkin 9 months ago
If you guys use Gigabyte motherboard most of time you can't unlock it. You have better chance to unlock it with AMD. (I had this problem...)
JDBTTW 9 months ago
what software can be used to overclock the x2 555 be?
MyFaceHole 10 months ago
can u unlock it to 4 cores with the stock cpu fan thats provided
W1ND0Ws7GUY 10 months ago
can i unlock it with an AsRock N68-S3 UCC ? and can you recommend a good cooler
paopaoluga102 10 months ago
@paopaoluga102 I Don't know if you can unlock with the AsRock N68-SC UCC, But a good cooler is a CoolerMaster V6 or a Corsair H70 (Watercooler) With Dual Fan System
noobehvc 9 months ago
@noobehvc tnx for the recommendation.. oh and the asrock n68-sc ucc can unlock the 2 cores .. i just asked about it recently from asrock..
paopaoluga102 9 months ago
It's pitty that cores for this one can be only unlocked on serveral BIOS not all :(
Zircon4Productions 10 months ago
@Zircon4Productions Depends on your Motherboard.
wowaccpass 10 months ago
@Zircon4Productions I just bought a random Asus motherboard which blatantly advertised "unlock cores" on the box cover.
Reluctanttreehugger 10 months ago
well first of all i finally got my system up and running, second i managed to overclock my 555 BE to 3.75GHz on all 4 cores with fking stock cooling runs at about 50C on full load bout 67 but it shuts at 70C if it reaches it cause i told my bios to but i am gonna get a more buff heatsink soon enuf
Mooseguy15 11 months ago
@Shenu2009taher there is no bottle necking there
slfviirus 11 months ago
can't you just lower the voltage a bit and save on heat or does unlocking all 4 cores bump the voltage to 4+ by default?
Skrimpish 11 months ago
Does unlocking to X4 shorten the life span of this CPU?
babaroondog123456 11 months ago
@babaroondog123456 Probably not if its cooled sufficiently, i have a unlocked Phenom II X2 550 unlocked to a quad @3.6ghz and 1.5Vcore. I use the extreme Schyte Mugen 2 cooler and i never goes beyond 44C in full load. It´s a nice bargain if you manage to unlock/overclock it :).
TheCluelessMan 11 months ago
are all AMD Phenom II x2 555 processors able to be unlocked? i have one i bought the other day off newegg but they had it for a while cause it has 2008 on the processor and it came i n a small box plz get back to me saying it does lol thx!
Mooseguy15 11 months ago
Asus M4A78LT-M LE
Will unlocking work fine with this?
pr0duc1ion 11 months ago
@pr0duc1ion yesii
K1NGD0MDOWN 11 months ago
Plese help me out if I do this my processor can not break?
dainars1 11 months ago
@msigt740 lol no way but my quest is will it bottleneck that card stock?
manlystanley23 11 months ago
if this is unlocked and overclocked to 3.8GHz will there be any bottlenecking with a gtx 460 1gb?
msigt740 11 months ago
@msigt740 nope
Jacksoni69 11 months ago
I need a phenom x2 Black edition!
Lancer265 11 months ago
i have Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3. can i unlock this CPU to x4 ??? is this safe with stock cooler ?
AUDIOSLAWE 11 months ago
@AUDIOSLAWE dont even try it, the stock cooler isnt gonna do much, with me i switched over to a corsair a70 air cooler, i overclocked my cpu to 3.8ghz. Overclocking+stock cooling= fail
nfsdre94 11 months ago
hey WizKid, I unlock my Phenom II 560 to a Phenom II B60, but now pictures look pixelated, different colors, ect. do u have any clue what this could be caused by? I'm using Stock cooling.... Please let me know as soon as possible.....
UltimaOmegaX317 11 months ago
@UltimaOmegaX317 Man that means that either one or both of the unlocked cores are having problems with your video card, so try to run it at 3 cores or just use it las a dual core.
ArzenalX 11 months ago
can i run this cpu on msi k9n v3 mobo?
MixerGamingHD 11 months ago
the best choice for a (easy 4core with asus M4A87TD/USB3) CPU less than 100eur.
komspiros 1 year ago
I love this CPU!!
jasoncape 1 year ago
@jasoncape Yeah, I understand that you are from Germany? I am German, Russian, Scott Irish, and Native American. So when I say this I am speaking of the British and English and etc... Most of the European individuals, on YouTube jock Americans for most anything that was actually designed and engineered here in the states. So when it comes to language, they have no concept. Also, I am very annoyed with children under the age of 16 trying to post anything technical on YouTube. Always a fail!
BlackOutAngel1313 1 year ago
@BlackOutAngel1313 Same here. I'm also annoyed with kids thinking they know everything, like what you said "children" under 16 shouldn't post techie videos on youtube that seems inaccurate and inappropriate.
jasoncape 1 year ago
@jasoncape Yes, and it is usually just something that they watched a video on how to do, and pulled a copycat. Even if they are very informational and intelligent, I find it rather hard to take a child seriously. I've learned most of what I have by trial and error. We all started from somewhere, but damn... When it comes to computer builds, no matter it's intended use, I hate seeing children bragging and trying to downsize people for a system their parents paid for...
BlackOutAngel1313 1 year ago
@BlackOutAngel1313 Kids tend to brag a lot. It's natural.
when a kid receives a new toy he'll boast it to other kids. Just like what you see here on youtube.
Just don't mind those little devils even if they're getting on your nerves. :p They're still young, and would probably learn things like the way you did.
jasoncape 1 year ago
@jasoncape I'm 18 and I was never that way. Then again I was never spoiled, and worked for everything I have to this day... I sought out the education and am basically self-taught with a little bit of guidance from reading forums/books, watching some videos here and there that were stumbled upon, and just trial and error as I've said before. I hope that kind of fad is just a phase though (the bragging and such, as well the children trying to play a position beyond their age.
BlackOutAngel1313 1 year ago
does someone know what's my problem.. So, i'm trying to unlock cores from the processor (555 be) but i haven't got any success yet.. i have turned advanced clock calibration to auto, and set unleashing mode on but always my problem is, when i try to boot, it says ''Unleashing mode failed'' and i can't boot. i have asus m4a77t motherboard. please let me know if you know something and sorry for my bad english. ~~
GiTzzzzz 1 year ago
@GiTzzzzz Not all of them are guaranteed to have 4 working cores.Mine only has 3 usable cores, and one thats flaky so I can't really use it. I've only used any unlocking features on the one cpu so I don't know about any failures etc. but you might just have one with only 2 good cores. Hopefully someone else who's done a bit more can add their advice too.
At the very least these seem to overclock very well. I have mine running at x3 at 3.9Ghz, so you can probably still get a nice speed.
Castor235 1 year ago
@Castor235 thanks for your reply! Yes , i've noticed that many ppl get only 3 cores running.. My friend has the same processor too, and he has x3 wiith default settings which is nice.. I will keep trying to get atleast one core more, any help will be good. :)
GiTzzzzz 1 year ago
@GiTzzzzz Are there any options to manually set the cores? If so you could try enabling one at a time, or if not maybe see if you could test your cpu in your friends motherboard and see if it's unlockable in that one if he has had success with his own chip.
Castor235 1 year ago
Is this good for gaming? :)
Owful0 1 year ago
@Owful0 Yep, but not the best one :p
D33Clay 1 year ago
@Owful0 Yep, even better if your motherboard supports unlocking additional 2 cores, then it owns!
D33Clay 1 year ago
why are american kids allergic to pronouncing phenom properly?
its fen-om, not fee-nom
bassmad299 1 year ago
@bassmad299 I'm American, and I pronounce Phenom the same as I do Venom. The dictionary has it as "phe-nom" for pronunciation. For you it would actually be "fen-um". By the way, why do idiots always use improper sentence structuring?
BlackOutAngel1313 1 year ago
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jasoncape 1 year ago
Can you tell me what kind of theme you are using ? I like your cursor so much :)
Thx in advice !
allynuss 1 year ago
theme*
allynuss 1 year ago
Can you tell me what kind of windows u use 7 32 or 64 bit and what there ur using to got that cool cursor from 1:09 to 2:09 =D !
allynuss 1 year ago
i have the same CPU push it on air at 4.3 GHz can't unlock don't care about that very nice and thank you
goku5868 1 year ago
Can you unlock any of the x2 555's and turn them into a quad core ? What are the chances that I'd get a non-unlockable one and what would cause it not to unlock , besides the motherboard/PSU ?
cLick1333 1 year ago
@cLick1333 surprisingy quite rare. Alot of the enthusiast community beleive that AMD purposely make the cores unlockable so that more people by the lower range of cpus. I have this cpu and it unlocked, so did my brothers, and my 2 other friends, one had a 550 and one had a 545 and they still unlocked with no bottlenecks!
KEYBOARDWARRIOR786 1 year ago
@KEYBOARDWARRIOR786 That's great news , thanks for replying.
cLick1333 1 year ago
@cLick1333 if you have a good motherboard you can unlock the other 2 cores
Moparman58 1 year ago
what video converter where you using?
Bomb1525 1 year ago
@Bomb1525 mediashow expresso, hope i helped!!
Garofild 1 year ago
Great Reviews but could you please tell us the temperature with the stock cooler?
AusTechGeek 1 year ago
nice video dude
chillz007 1 year ago
excellent vid!
chadroeder 1 year ago
you bullshit
darksiders342 1 year ago
great video, sorry for my noobish question but I used coretemp to check the core temperature and as soon as I unlock this cpu, the cpretemp program does not work correctly no more. It still recognize my cpu as x4 but it said all core temp. are 0 celcius hahahaha... how can I fix this problem? is there a different program that I can use to monitor my unlock 555? thank you so much
PoaAngel 1 year ago
@PoaAngel Its not that its a problem but once you unlock all 4 cores you lose the feature of checking ur temp that way..... Depending on your motherboard you can still possibly check your temps..... If you were to tell us all which motherboard you have maybe we can figure out if you can still check that...
TheAMDOverclocker 1 year ago
@TheAMDOverclocker I am using gigabyte 870 evo, i can check temp suing mother board, what I am hoping is a program that will allow me to monitor the temp while I am in window or something
PoaAngel 1 year ago
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@PoaAngel Its not that its a problem but once you unlock all 4 cores you lose the feature of checking ur temp that way..... Depending on your motherboard you can still possibly check your temps..... If you were to tell us all which motherboard you have maybe we can figure out if you can still check that...
TheAMDOverclocker 1 year ago
I heard unlocking the two remaining cores could make the CPU unstable. Have you seen any signs of instability with the two remaining cores unlocked?
catguyauble 1 year ago
@catguyauble I personally believe a lot of factors come into that such as heat - voltage - other components - batch of cpu - an of course BIOS settings would be the biggest things...
TheAMDOverclocker 1 year ago
HELP ME some one. how do i overclock ? please help me!
bono456593 1 year ago
pm me your motherboard model and i will help
KEYBOARDWARRIOR786 1 year ago
unlocked all 4 cores and overclocked to 4x3600 mhz . Running 30 minutes prime95 test. All ok . Using Coolit eco alc watercooling kit.No problems .Great cpu :)
Lufthansagts 1 year ago
It does not multiplies in 6.4,only in 3.2 Ghz default...
Vlayko991 1 year ago
a little quistion here,
if this is a dual core you will have 2 processors at 3,2 GHz so together it will make 6,4 GHz right??
q1CHICKEN1p 1 year ago
@q1CHICKEN1p yes
FarizMetal 1 year ago
@q1CHICKEN1p no, it's not like that.
jasoncape 1 year ago
@jasoncape
so what is it then?
q1CHICKEN1p 1 year ago
@q1CHICKEN1
No,you see,if you unclock remainig two cores,it will be faster in some programs,however,the default speed is 3.2Ghz,it supports good overclocking(the title says it all)
But,you'll need more expensive and quality cooler(Corsair,Schyte,thermaltake..)
Vlayko991 1 year ago
@q1CHICKEN1p It's like having 2 pizza delivery cars rather then one. They do different things at the same time, letting you do twice as much. But it's different having one that drives twice as fast.
jasoncape 1 year ago
could you use the standard cooler when ulocking the remaining 2 cores? at standard clock?
5468295 1 year ago
@5468295 Yes you can. Using the cooler that came from it I unlocked the 4 cores, and also overclock 3 cores to 3.4GHz and 1 core all the way to 3.6GHz.
dudedxrox 1 year ago
@dudedxrox all right ty
5468295 1 year ago
@5468295 Update. I got all 4 cores up to 4GHz on stock cooling :)
dudedxrox 1 year ago
@dudedxrox how to do it pleaze help me
adelwwe74 1 year ago
@adelwwe74 I am doing a tutorial video. Should be done by tomorow night.
dudedxrox 1 year ago
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dudedxrox 1 year ago
could you use the standard cooler when ulocking the remaining 2 cores?
5468295 1 year ago
Thanks For information
avoegio12 1 year ago
Im gonna get this processor and try to unlock, if it fails ill just overclock it to 4 ghz and voila. Better than my pentium DC anyways :P
Jacksoni69 1 year ago
What to say,i'm impressed!
I think i'm gonna buy it very soon!
Thanks again for video,it helped me to decide.
Vlayko991 1 year ago
MSI 785-E53 AMD785 ddr3/HD4200
Phenom II X2 555 (3.2G) 7mb black ed.
Kingston 2GB 1333 ddr x 2
1.0TB Seagate Barracuda SATA.
works fine with dual core and really good performance if unlocked to quad core...
crismytube 1 year ago
i have this CPU and its AWESOME
hakkai999 1 year ago
I got mine unlocked too
d1sp0sabl3 1 year ago
My corsair H50 with my X4 B55 @ 3.8. I idle about 25C and load approximately 40C.
DiDolRuChagi 1 year ago
can you unlock the cores on a phenom II 545?
schwazemoto 1 year ago
@schwazemoto depends on your mainboard
Japsenliebhaber 1 year ago
i have that cpu and i have unlocked it and overclocked too. AND I REALLY NEED BETTER COOLER :DDD
molo265 1 year ago
I've seen a lot of people give bad reviews because they couldnt unlock cores.
Just because you have the ability to unlock cores, it wont mean all the cores WILL unlock.
Not all chips are the same. It's luck of the draw. Although there is a lot of luck with the C3 Revision of the Phenom II x2 555 You'll get a 3 out of 5 chance.
Kedakari 1 year ago
can i unlock the 4 cores with MSI 785-E53 AMD785 motherboard?
crismytube 1 year ago
@crismytube Look at motherboard specs, and If the South Bridge is the 710 or 750 chipset then yes(SB710 or SB750). Also, if a motherboard supports Advanced Clock Calibration(ACC) function, then yes you could. Typically SB710/SB750 chipsets support the ACC function. But its not only dependent on the motherboard, its all in the CPU. Not all Phenom II X2 Black Editions will unlock.
DiDolRuChagi 1 year ago
@DiDolRuChagi thanks a lot for the information, happy new year!!!
crismytube 1 year ago
when you unlock the 2 cores, how do you check the temp on the cpu?
MrThaArrowZ 1 year ago
awesome! but my motherboard can't unlock to quad core. :( need change new motherboard. :(
bayen2008 1 year ago
NewEgg sells these for $90 & from what I see in the reviews most of them will unlock into a 3 or 4 core. Also being a Black Edition the multiplier is unlocked, making it very easy to overclock.
dmacco1 1 year ago
@Alexandrius90 This dual core was built on a quad core 955 chip with 2 cores disabled.
With a m/b that has ACC (Advanced Clock Calibration) in the bios set-up, you can unlock
the extra cores. I have a Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H m/b.(costs about $70) . I unlocked a
single core Sempron 140 2.7 Ghz (cost $35) into a dual core Athlon ll x2, o/c to 3.3 Ghz on
stock air. Now for Christmas, Santa is going to bring me one of these little beauties.
Great review PCWizKid
dmacco1 1 year ago