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Intel Wants To Charge $50 To Unlock Your CPU's Full Capabilities

Posted by Soulskill on from the say-no-to-hardware-dlc dept.

MBCook writes "Turnkey CPU upgrades aren't just for mainframes anymore. According to Engadget, OEMs (including Gateway) are selling computers with the Intel Pentium G6951, which can have extra cache and hyper-threading enabled through a $50 software unlock called Intel Upgrade Service."

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  1. Re:I hope this doesn't fly ... by MaskedSlacker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    /. is a news site. Of course it's going to be filled with bad news. Bad news attracts attention. That doesn't mean the majority of developments are bad.

    Turn in your geek card. You obviously don't deserve it if I have to explain the disproportional presentation of negative news in the media to you.