Core unlocking on the FX 6000 series, and 4000 series

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Has anyone else seen any mention of this? This might make these chips a little more enticing. Of course all depending on success rate of unlocking of course.

At launch there will be 4 models, two 8-core and one 6-core, and the branding reflects the core count; 8000 series have 8 cores, 6000 series have 6 cores, and 4000 series have 4 cores. These are priced very competitively, commensurate with their performance. All FX processors are multiplier and voltage unlocked, in keeping with their enthusiast target market. All FX processors will be based on the same 8-core die, meaning that the lower core count products have disabled module in them. AMD are not permitting core unlocking on the FX processors as with the Phenom II/Athlon II lines, but some mainboards will circumvent their block and likely allow the full core count to be used anyway.

Source rage3d

 

[purecain]

interesting, i can see amd chipsets flying out the door if this is made possible...

now that would be good marketing...

 

[Deleted member 67555]

It's jut another STUPID marketing scheme from AMD to get people that wouldn't otherwise buy their garbage to buy their garbage on the off shoot chance it wont be garbage.

 

[breakfromyou]

With how the power consumption is unlocking an X2 to an X4, imagine how much worse an FX quad core unlocked into an octo core would be. lol

 

[Goodman]

With how the power consumption is unlocking an X2 to an X4, imagine how much worse an FX quad core unlocked into an octo core would be. lol

I agree but still would be fun to see if it can be done?
But apparently AMD have them hardware lock so unlocking shouldn't work?

Time will tell...