14 DAY TRIAL // With the world economy as it is, virtually everyone involved in the IT market, whether developer, producer, supplier, distributor or just plain consumer, is always on the lookout for ways to increase the value of their purchase. This often makes buyers think well ahead when they purchase a system, considering not just performance but also future capabilities for expansion. When it comes to CPUs, however, the only way to upgrade is to acquire another one. Now, this is no longer the case, at least not when it comes to M4A89 Series and AMD 800 chipset-based motherboards from ASUS.
AMD has a number of central processing units, namely dual-core and triple-core CPUs, that feature either one or two blocked cores. Aiming to allow consumers to take advantage of that latent CPU power, ASUS has developed what it simply dubbed the Core Unlocker technology.
This new feature has the same goal as ASRock's UCC (Unlock CPU Core) technology, namely it reactivates those dormant cores. Consumers that own one of the M4A89 boards and have compatible CPUs can enable this functionality by turning on a switch or pressing the number “4” key when the power-on self test is running.
“Whether users are looking for extreme performance, exceptional value, or an affordable platform, the M4A89 Series will be able to meet all their needs,” said Joe Hsieh, general manager of ASUS Motherboard Business Unit.
M4 series motherboards, such as the M4A89GTD PRO, are based on the latest AMD 8 Series chipsets and combine high CPU power with memory, graphics, storage, I/O and connectivity capabilities of the same level. ASUS even believes the high performance boost it enables will make the Core Unlocker a technology standard.
End-users interested in the company's AMD 8 Series motherboard lineup may find additional information on the official website.
