MSI X58 PLATINUM SLI User Guide - Page 16

Unlocking CPU core for AMD CPU - overclocking guide

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Software Application Guide Unlocking CPU core (for AMD CPU) To enter the Unclock CPU Core tab, click the sub-menu under the Overclocking tab. Under the Unclock CPU Core tab, you can unlock CPU core that is original hidden (or disabled) in CPU to enhance the performance. Therefore, a dual or tri-core CPU turns to be a quad-core CPU, a quad-core CPU turns to be a hex-core CPU. In another words, you can gain a quad-core or hex-core CPU. Unlock CPU Core control panel CPU Core Control panel Individual Core Control panel Important The success and the stability of core unlocking regard to the CPU physique itself. Not any CPU could be unlocked successful; by the way, the stability of the unlocked CPU may be tested later. You can use some burn-in programs or Benchmark to test the stability of the unlocked CPU. To unlock CPU core, simply select the Unlock CPU Core column to be "Enable". You can enable/ disable each core individually when the CPU Core Control column is set to manual. After that, please click the "Apply" button. When prompted to reboot your computer, click OK to reboot. 10

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Software Application Guide
Unlocking CPU core (for AMD CPU)
To enter the Unclock CPU Core tab, click the sub-menu under the Overclocking tab.
Under the Unclock CPU Core tab, you can unlock CPU core that is original hidden (or
disabled) in CPU to enhance the performance. Therefore, a dual or tri-core CPU turns to
be a quad-core CPU, a quad-core CPU turns to be a hex-core CPU. In another words,
you can gain a quad-core or hex-core CPU.
Unlock CPU
Core control
panel
CPU Core
Control panel
Individual
Core
Control
panel
Important
The success and the stability of core unlocking regard to the CPU physique itself. Not
any CPU could be unlocked successful; by the way, the stability of the unlocked CPU
may be tested later. You can use some burn-in programs or Benchmark to test the
stability of the unlocked CPU.
To unlock CPU core, simply select the Unlock CPU Core column to be "Enable". You
can enable/ disable each core individually when the CPU Core Control column is set
to manual. After that, please click the “Apply” button. When prompted to reboot your
computer, click OK to reboot.