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Is it better to enable or disable core unlocker for the amd phenom ii x 4 965 on

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Is it better to enable or disable core unlocker for the amd phenom ii x 4 965 on the msi 870a-g54?
 
There are no cores to unlock on the 965, that feature is for the 960 or Tri-core AMD chips so that option can be disabled.
 
Solution
Core unlocker actually design for phenom I class in order to better overclocking experience..

for phenom II (non unlock processor) or zambezi class, has no effect..
 

Thanx for the info. I wasn't sure if it had any effect on the cores or not. Good to know.
 

Hello, i tried core unlocker on asus m5a78l usb3 motherboard. After that usb 3.0 ports didnt work, so if i disable core unlocker from bios can it solve my problem? And is it safe, im new to things like these 😛