Unlocking cores with an MSI motherboard and Phenom CPU?

[marks360]

Does anyone have any experience with MSI motherboards? I have an MSI 770-G45 and I am attemptimg to unlock my AMD Phenom II x2 555 BE. I have the Auto core unlock enabled and Advanced Clock calibration set to Auto. Doesn't appear to be effecting anything? Went into the core screen and only showing 2 active cores. Any ideas on what else I should try? Any voltages I should change? What voltage value is recomended. I have a coolermaster 512 Cooler on the thing, so it should run plenty cool. Should I mess with the FSB switches? or should I wait until I unlock the cores? The dip switches offer up to 20% increase in FSB frequency.

 

[marks360]

disregard that question about the cores. Sorry, I am new at overclocking. But, I do want to know if I should mess with the FSB frequency? Is that necessary?

 

[jockey]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/258573-29-black-edition-overclock-guide
Here is the "must read" link that will answer your questions.

 

[apache_lives]

you have an MSI motherboard, your lucky it even posts and functions for a week

 

[jcamel24]

you have an MSI motherboard, your lucky it even posts and functions for a week

+1 to that! Went through 2 of them, 3rd one is on it's way. Don't even know what to do with it!

 

[marks360]

what is a good brand of motherboard for core unlocking and overclocking? Something not to crazy expensive. similar to my MSI 770-g45? Because I am having problems with it posting properly, can't enter the BIOS all the time, unlers I clear CMOS.

 

[beanoslim]

If you've unlocked your cpu and its faulty you will have all sorts of problems.

DFI / ASUS.

 

[jockey]

Gigabyte and Asus both have good records. Here's a page I pulled up for you with AMD 770 Northbridges:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007625%20600008296%20600008395&IsNodeId=1&name=AMD%20770