unlocked cores causing possible shutdowns?

I have a x2 550be, and when I unlock the 3rd and 4th cores, it works great right up until I start playing BFBC2. Then my comp shuts off. Is this due to cpu temps or what? I used to play it with the cores unlocked too.

Have you been checking your temperatures? And how much voltage are you running through your chip? Unlocked chips tend to require a bit more voltage to keep things going.

If that doesn't work, then your situation is probably caused by the same reason that led to those cores being locked. Unlocked cores may not show signs of instability until later on. I would suggest you try relocking those cores and see if that helps.

I have a x2 550be, and when I unlock the 3rd and 4th cores, it works great right up until I start playing BFBC2. Then my comp shuts off. Is this due to cpu temps or what? I used to play it with the cores unlocked too.

jstamm33

Thank goodness I only have one core to unlock (Phenom II X3 720BE). It's been six months and so far so good. It's survived repeated gameplay in both FSX and Crysis/Warhead, both hogs of a game esp FSX which is CPU-bound. Hopefully my CPU won't suffer the same fate.

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I have a x2 550be, and when I unlock the 3rd and 4th cores, it works great right up until I start playing BFBC2. Then my comp shuts off. Is this due to cpu temps or what? I used to play it with the cores unlocked too.

hofuldig

No offense, but if you know nothing of overclocking you shouldn't of have bought a dual core CPU to unlock the other two cores to save yourself some money.

You should of just bought a quad core to start off with to save yourself the hassle.

No offense, but if you know nothing of overclocking you shouldn't of have bought a dual core CPU to unlock the other two cores to save yourself some money.

You should of just bought a quad core to start off with to save yourself the hassle.

kilerchese

Why? The BIOS is the most straight forward.

Just because the GUI is crap, and it isn't inside Windows, doesn't mean it's not good.

No offense again, but you just made two contradicting posts.

You say your not a noob with computers and overclocking, but you don't even know how to lower the speed of your CPU.

FYI, most overclockers, like myself and other people from the Extreme Overclocking Forums, will tell you the best way to overclock is to use the BIOS.

No offense again, but you just made two contradicting posts.

You say your not a noob with computers and overclocking, but you don't even know how to lower the speed of your CPU.

FYI, most overclockers, like myself and other people from the Extreme Overclocking Forums, will tell you the best way to overclock is to use the BIOS.

kilerchese

Why? The BIOS is the most straight forward.

Just because the GUI is crap, and it isn't inside Windows, doesn't mean it's not good.

JigglyWiggly_

is it too late to return it for an AMD athlon II x4 620....? they are CHEAP!

its all down to ur luck when u unlock the other 2 cores some people are lucky and dont have a problem some people cant get em stable most of the time its luck

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Why? The BIOS is the most straight forward.

Just because the GUI is crap, and it isn't inside Windows, doesn't mean it's not good.

jstamm33

You have to realize that the cores are usually deactivated for a reason. Given your situation, I suggest trying to play that game with the CPU at it default configuration and see if it still happens. Because, I would think that a bad core would cause the system to freeze, not turn off. If the PC still shuts off, then something else is wrong with your system, if not then it has to be one or both of those unlocked cores.

You can try underclocking the CPU, but I suggest to try it as an X3 CPU, first. You may still be able to overclock it, by activated only 1 core instead of 2.

I have a 555 X2, and I have it working like an X3, currently. I too had problems activating all the 4 cores. Flash applications inside the Internet Browser would randomly freeze up my PC with the 2 extra cores unlocked. But it works fine with only 1 extra core unlocked. What I find strange though is that it doesn't matter which of the 2 deactivated cores, I activate for it to quit freezing. Which make me think that it's not so much a bad core problem, but that the bios/motherboard just can't handle unlocking 2 extra cores. I bought the cheapest AM3 motherboard I could find.... a $60 dollar ASrock board. I guess, I got what I paid for.

As for your question of how to underclock the CPU, easiest way would be to lower the multiplier.

You have to realize that the cores are usually deactivated for a reason. Given your situation, I suggest trying to play that game with the CPU at it default configuration and see if it still happens. Because, I would think that a bad core would cause the system to freeze, not turn off. If the PC still shuts off, then something else is wrong with your system, if not then it has to be one or both of those unlocked cores.

You can try underclocking the CPU, but I suggest to try it as an X3 CPU, first. You may still be able to overclock it, by activated only 1 core instead of 2.

I have a 555 X2, and I have it working like an X3, currently. I too had problems activating all the 4 cores. Flash applications inside the Internet Browser would randomly freeze up my PC with the 2 extra cores unlocked. But it works fine with only 1 extra core unlocked. What I find strange though is that it doesn't matter which of the 2 deactivated cores, I activate for it to quit freezing. Which make me think that it's not so much a bad core problem, but that the bios/motherboard just can't handle unlocking 2 extra cores. I bought the cheapest AM3 motherboard I could find.... a $60 dollar ASrock board. I guess, I got what I paid for.

Threesixtyci

How do I unlock just one extra core? jstamm33

[QUOTE="jstamm33"]How do I unlock just one extra core? Threesixtyci

No offense, but if you know nothing of overclocking you shouldn't of have bought a dual core CPU to unlock the other two cores to save yourself some money.

You should of just bought a quad core to start off with to save yourself the hassle.

kilerchese

I went into ACC in my bios, and the options are (auto, disabled, all cores, per core) and then (normal, hybrid) the then there is core0, core1,core2, and core3 with 2% next to all of them, what do i do?

I went into ACC in my bios, and the options are (auto, disabled, all cores, per core) and then (normal, hybrid) the then there is core0, core1,core2, and core3 with 2% next to all of them, what do i do?

jstamm33

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huKVYW4duiU

Watch the vid, it should tell you everything you need to know (well its mainly just about unlocking but if you maybe missed a step the first time around, it may help).

I went into ACC in my bios, and the options are (auto, disabled, all cores, per core) and then (normal, hybrid) the then there is core0, core1,core2, and core3 with 2% next to all of them, what do i do?

jstamm33