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intel lets you upgrade cpu AFTER you bought it
« on: August 15, 2011, 06:44:09 PM »
Oh no... not this again:


http://liliputing.com/2011/08/intel-will-let-you-pay-extra-to-upgrade-performance-of-some-chips.html


"Intel has unveiled plans to let customers of some of its low-end chips pay a little extra to unlock a performance boost. For instance, if you get a 2.1 GHz Intel Core i3-2312M processor, you’ll be able to pay for an upgrade and suddenly the chip will turn into an Intel i3-2393M processor with a faster clock speed (possibly as high as 2.5 GHz)."
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Re: intel lets you upgrade cpu AFTER you bought it
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2011, 09:51:35 PM »
I imagine a hack will be available much like unlocking your 6950 to a 6970 is possible.
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Re: intel lets you upgrade cpu AFTER you bought it
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2011, 05:01:45 AM »
Didn't this idea fail in the past?
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Re: intel lets you upgrade cpu AFTER you bought it
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2011, 10:49:08 AM »
I am guessing this doesnt go for Dev coppies : )
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Re: intel lets you upgrade cpu AFTER you bought it
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2011, 11:40:25 AM »
It looks like it only goes for Sandy Bridge i3's, so I don't see this affecting any of us too much.
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Re: intel lets you upgrade cpu AFTER you bought it
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2011, 12:26:15 PM »
Its just unlocking another core.  There are BIOS releases to do so now, if the option to unlock a multiplier was available that would be awesome to the overclocking community.
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