can you unlock processor cores with this motherboard?
480665
No. But you CAN use an unlocked processor with this board and take full advantage of the board's excellent built-in overclocking features that are in the BIOS.
480666
This board was really made for the AMD FX line of processors - all of which come unlocked from AMD. Ive owned this board for about a year and was surprised to get my FX-8350 up to 4.5ghz stable. Anyone buying this board really should be pairing an FX cpu with it anyways.
452775
I don't see why that could not be accomplished. However, you need to, first, check with the company that manufactures the processor.
168281
it cannot... This is not a good motherboard....... mine was dead on arrival... I never got it replaced.... save you money... buy something else somewhere else. Hope this helps.
1868431
No, this is basically a 4 physical core processor, whcih you already have. Only certain software will take advantage of the additional "cores".
184098
Its a dual core processor, but you have to set that preference in the bios.
1162936
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d946gzis/sb/CS-026621.htm
2280130
The answer is yes, check Intel's site for all the data you need.http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/core-i7-processor.html
1428403
I haven't tried to do it, but I don't see why not so long as there is a Mint/Linux kernel for that CPU and drivers. Note that the machine came with the OS installed so be sure to do a backup and boot media. You might want to contact ASUS: http://service.asus.com, +01888-678-3688 to be sure.
238777
No. This motherboard has a LGA 1155 socket and the processor you want requires a LGA 1150 socket.
1186411
No! You will have to search for Motherboard w/CPU. If you buy the board don't expect to get a cpu unless it says it come with one
2195226
According to the motherboard maker's website, these are the processors your computer can use: Core 2 Duo E6x00 Core 2 Duo E4x00 Pentium D 9x0 Dual Core Pentium D 8xx Dual Core Pentium 4 6x1 series Celeron D 3xx seriesSo looks like it won't
10563
The i7-950 is not on the list of supported processors. The socket is the same but I wouldn't chance it. This board is tricky enough even with supported hardware.
1883036
Hi.no,the board does not support that cpu.here's a list of supported processors:http://tinyurl.com/a9oxfwy
1866250
I have not personally unlocked mine, but from what I have read, and been told, it should work for most operating systems. This web site has a few people who have unlocked the cores in this processor http://www.cpu-world.com/info/AMD/Unlocking_cores_and_L3.html You'll have to sift through a lot of other processors on the site, but it should help you decide whether it is something you want to do.
473203
Yes - I have it in an AM3+ motherboard right now. I even unlocked the 2nd core (although this is not a guarantee). Of course, go to your motherboard manufacturer's website. You'll find the list of CPUs supported. I would check there before I clicked the 'buy' button.
1490278
You can, but this board does not have onboard graphics, so you will have to make sure that your processor has integrated graphics
2008610
If the CPU has locked cores it can try to unlock them, sometimes the settings don't stick though due to the CPU.