Quote Originally Posted by Shintai View Post
You assume those disabled cores are 100% errorfree. I dont think thats how alot of them got made...
True, which is why binning such as this exists. Some will be 100% error free, and just crippled to meet demand. Others will have severe issues, which will lead the end-user to just disable it again. It's still just a $120 chip and a $100-110 motherboard, and will provide a significant upgrade for a lot of people. And the enthusiast knows this and decides whether or not to try this. If it succeeds, free extra core. If it fails, you still got something fast.