Phenom II X2 560 Chances of Unlock

[Arock]

Hi guys time to ask the geniuses here..friends i m a very tight budget & want to upgrade my CPU & mobo so i m planning to buy a Phenom II 560 BE & pair it with Asus M4A88T-M mobo,so what u think what are the chances of it to get unlocked???
Details:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103887&Tpk=phenom%20ii%20x2%20560

http/www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A88TM/

Your feedbacks & suggestions are welcome

 

[HostileDonut]

Some people say 60% of CPUs unlock, some say 30%, I think it is really closer to 30%. You have a decent chance, but it can cause instability so a clear CMOS button would be nice incase you cannot boot back into the BIOS to change it back. Also, you may have clear CMOS pins. I would suggest the PII X2 555 because it has C3 stepping instead of C2.

 

[melikepie]

Hi guys time to ask the geniuses here..friends i m a very tight budget & want to upgrade my CPU & mobo so i m planning to buy a Phenom II 560 BE & pair it with Asus M4A88T-M mobo,so what u think what are the chances of it to get unlocked???
Details:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103887&Tpk=phenom%20ii%20x2%20560

http/www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A88TM/

Your feedbacks & suggestions are welcome

Possibley but unlocking cores can fail, there is a reson they locked it. It can overheat, get destroyed or malfunction in any sort
of way or it might work. If your motherboard supports it i dont see why not.

 

[HostileDonut]

Some people say 60% of CPUs unlock, some say 30%, I think it is really closer to 30%. You have a decent chance, but it can cause instability so a clear CMOS button would be nice incase you cannot boot back into the BIOS to change it back. Also, you may have clear CMOS pins. I would suggest the PII X2 555 because it has C3 stepping instead of C2.

 

[Arock]

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