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Wyodiver33 · 06-06-2010, 09:10 AM

Well, I have fallen behind the tech times myself. But if you pair that AMD X3 with the right motherboard there's a pretty good chance that you will be able to enable the fourth core, making your X3 an X4 for "free." I don't have time right now to do the research, I can later tonight. A lot of the X3's are really X4's. It's just about marketing. But I'm sure that some X4's have a problem with one core and are therefore labeled as X3's. So it could be hit and miss. AFAIK, both Asus and GB have motherboards that can enable the fourth core. You will have to fiddle with the BIOS, of course. If you are uncomfortable with doing that then just go for the best bang for the best price. I do agree with you, Asus and GB make the best boards. I miss Abit. Best of luck. Let me know if you have more questions.

06-06-2010, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Wyodiver33 Just here for the beer. Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Floriduh	Well, I have fallen behind the tech times myself. But if you pair that AMD X3 with the right motherboard there's a pretty good chance that you will be able to enable the fourth core, making your X3 an X4 for "free." I don't have time right now to do the research, I can later tonight. A lot of the X3's are really X4's. It's just about marketing. But I'm sure that some X4's have a problem with one core and are therefore labeled as X3's. So it could be hit and miss. AFAIK, both Asus and GB have motherboards that can enable the fourth core. You will have to fiddle with the BIOS, of course. If you are uncomfortable with doing that then just go for the best bang for the best price. I do agree with you, Asus and GB make the best boards. I miss Abit. Best of luck. Let me know if you have more questions. __________________ I like stuff.