Overclock.net › Forums › AMD › AMD Motherboards › How to unlock Phenom II X3?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

How to unlock Phenom II X3?

post #1 of 4
3/22/09 at 5:56am
Thread Starter 
I did a forum search and I found threads posting results of the unlock, but as a noob I don't know HOW to unlock it. Just a paragraph explaining "your batch must be the 4th week of 2009, you must have a mobo that has ACC for Auto, blah blah blah." But no actual step-by-step instructions. I have both the 0904 720BE, and a 790X w/ SB750 motherboard that has a BIOS updated specifically for ACC. Now what?

How is it done? Thanks in advance.
Choo Choo Xeon
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Xeon X3440 3.6 Ghz + Turbo + HT EVGA P55 Micro SLi EVGA GTX 460 768MB GSkill 4x2GB DDR3-1450Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
60GB OCZ Vertex SSD + 640GB Caviar Black Sony Optiarc DVD-RW Windows 7 Pro 64-bit 2x Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA 22" IPS 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Pro 2000 Seasonic 520W 80 Plus Modular Antec 300 Microsoft Sidewinder X3 
  hide details  
Reply
Choo Choo Xeon
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Xeon X3440 3.6 Ghz + Turbo + HT EVGA P55 Micro SLi EVGA GTX 460 768MB GSkill 4x2GB DDR3-1450Mhz 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
60GB OCZ Vertex SSD + 640GB Caviar Black Sony Optiarc DVD-RW Windows 7 Pro 64-bit 2x Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA 22" IPS 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Pro 2000 Seasonic 520W 80 Plus Modular Antec 300 Microsoft Sidewinder X3 
  hide details  
Reply
post #2 of 4
3/22/09 at 9:23am
All Black Editions come unlocked.
750sb has ACC compatability built in.
Go into the bios and have fun, OR if your bios dosnt do the OC thing. Go download AMD Overdrive
Iced Heat
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD Phenom x4 9950 Black Edition @ 3ghz (LAPPED) LP DK 790FX-M2RS ASUS TRIFAN 4870x2 2gb G.Skill 8gb(4x 2gb) PC2-8500 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
2x 320gb WD (Raid 0) LG GH22 DVD Burner Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64bit LG 22in W2252TQ/Samsung 19in SyncMaster 932BW 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
G15 Logitek Keyboard/Zboard Thermaltake Modular 850w Thermaltake Armor VA8003BWS G5 Logitek Mouse 
Mouse Pad
Generic (American Flag) 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Iced Heat
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD Phenom x4 9950 Black Edition @ 3ghz (LAPPED) LP DK 790FX-M2RS ASUS TRIFAN 4870x2 2gb G.Skill 8gb(4x 2gb) PC2-8500 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
2x 320gb WD (Raid 0) LG GH22 DVD Burner Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64bit LG 22in W2252TQ/Samsung 19in SyncMaster 932BW 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
G15 Logitek Keyboard/Zboard Thermaltake Modular 850w Thermaltake Armor VA8003BWS G5 Logitek Mouse 
Mouse Pad
Generic (American Flag) 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #3 of 4
3/22/09 at 9:31am
Quote:
Originally Posted by FountainDew View Post
I did a forum search and I found threads posting results of the unlock, but as a noob I don't know HOW to unlock it. Just a paragraph explaining "your batch must be the 4th week of 2009, you must have a mobo that has ACC for Auto, blah blah blah." But no actual step-by-step instructions. I have both the 0904 720BE, and a 790X w/ SB750 motherboard that has a BIOS updated specifically for ACC. Now what?

How is it done? Thanks in advance.
If your talking about unlocking the 4th core check this list and see if your board is on it you may need to update your bio's to get it to work but it is hit or miss weather the 4th core will work or not. link
DLDS
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD x3 720BE ASUS M4A79 Deluxe HIS 5870 2x2 G Geil Black Dragon 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
160 gig wd Vista Ult 64 Hannspree 22" ws GE 
PowerCaseMouse
Corsair 650TX Xclio A380 logitech mx 310 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
DLDS
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD x3 720BE ASUS M4A79 Deluxe HIS 5870 2x2 G Geil Black Dragon 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
160 gig wd Vista Ult 64 Hannspree 22" ws GE 
PowerCaseMouse
Corsair 650TX Xclio A380 logitech mx 310 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #4 of 4
3/22/09 at 7:07pm
Ive got a 720 and a Asus AM3 mobo and I had no luck, but instablility when using the ACC function. Do yourself a favor, and OC to 3.6. I did and Im as happy as can be.

Unlocking the 4th core can cause a host of problems from temp readings being gone, and instability. Im glad mine didnt unlock. I love my OC.
Triple Core Freedom
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD Phenom II 720 BE @ 3.8ghz Asus M4A79T Deluxe AM3 HIS 4870 1G CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB 1600DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB Samsung DVD Burner SATA Windows XP/Windows 7 x64 Acer X233H 23in 1080p LCD 
PowerCase
Corsair 850TX ThermalTake Armor (1st gen) 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Triple Core Freedom
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD Phenom II 720 BE @ 3.8ghz Asus M4A79T Deluxe AM3 HIS 4870 1G CORSAIR XMS3 DHX 4GB 1600DDR3 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB Samsung DVD Burner SATA Windows XP/Windows 7 x64 Acer X233H 23in 1080p LCD 
PowerCase
Corsair 850TX ThermalTake Armor (1st gen) 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: AMD Motherboards
Overclock.net › Forums › AMD › AMD Motherboards › How to unlock Phenom II X3?