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disable third core on GA-MA785GM-US2H

trenz

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disable third core on GA-MA785GM-US2H
« on: January 16, 2011, 07:16:35 pm »
I have a GA-MA785GM-US2H  and Athlon II X3. This was purchased as a combo for a good price on Newegg. This combo is currently being used in an HTPC. The third core is unnecessary. Is there any way to disable the third core so I can help  reduce heat and watts. MSI has a setting called CPU core control that lets you turn each core (except 0) on or off. Is this feature present on the GA-MA785GM-US2H ?

Thank you

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Re: disable third core on GA-MA785GM-US2H
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2011, 08:31:29 pm »
Hi,

If memory serves me correctly then yes, the motherboard does support this but you might need to update to the latest BIOS first.
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trenz

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Re: disable third core on GA-MA785GM-US2H
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2011, 08:56:10 pm »
Thanks. I have the parts but am waiting on the case before I install everything. When I do I will update the bios if necessary and look around for this option.