Asus unveiled a new BIOS setting that enables choosing between which will be the third core to unlock with the new Phenom II X2 processors. Users who can't unlock all four cores using ACC will be able to settle for a Phenom II X3 processor, something to which wasn't given much attention in the early days of ACC.
This new BIOS setting is available in the following 790FX motherboards from ASUS and the corresponding BIOS version:
- M4A79T-Deluxe from BIOS 1604
- M4A79-Deluxe from BIOS 2101
- Crosshair III Formula from BIOS 0805
Unlocking attempts have been very successful until now, as shows the data collected at XtremeSystems Forums:
- Total of 94 X4 Successful Unlocks
- Total of 29 Failed Unlocks
- Total of 2 X3 Core Success Unlocks
While most people can unlock all four cores, some are not so lucky and this option might also allow you to enable just 3 of the better cores when one has problems when overlocking or running at near the stock speed.
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