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Overclocking AMD PhenomTM II Processors to the Limit

Overclocking AMD PhenomTM II Processors to the Limit PC speed-freaks from across Europe will be pushing their processors to the limit in a series of extreme overclocking trials over the next month. The trials, which have been organised by AMD … Continue reading

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Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Coming Soon

Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Coming Soon AMD is going to release the new Phenom II X4 965BE next week, according to Tweaktown. We’ve also found a little info about this processor from the AsRock website, and according to … Continue reading

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Pushing AMD PhenomTM II Processors to the Limit

PC speed-freaks from across Europe will be pushing their processors to the limit in a series of extreme overclocking trials over the next month. The trials, which have been organised by AMD (NYSE:AMD), will see forum users from 19 leading … Continue reading

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Dual-core Phenom, Calisto is coming in June

3.0GHz and 3.1GHz Phenom II X2 550 will be the 3.1GHz dual core Phenom II. This is a harvested version of Deneb quad-core, that will have two cores disabled and we’ve learned that it should launch in June, and Computex … Continue reading

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Phenom II to weak for Intel Core i7

AMD is advising its customers and partners that its CPUs are great stuff for the price and we can back up such a claim. The Phenom II X4 955 is selling for $245, which is a great price for quad … Continue reading

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AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU Coming on April 20th

AMD was planning to launch 3.1GHz Phenom II X4 950 in Q2 according to our previous source, but Phenom II X4 955 is said to replace it as the fastest AMD CPU. Phenom II X4 955 has employed 45nm processing … Continue reading

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AMD Phenom II AM3 pricing

With estimated dollar-to-pound pricing hovering between £100-£150, knowing what etailers will be charging, on pre-order, can enhance or detract away from the attractiveness of the DDR2/DDR3-compatible CPUs. Priced, say, 15 per cent too much and they become pointless. Priced 15 … Continue reading

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Demand for three-core Phenoms II on the rise

Following fourth core unlock reports Demand for AMD three-core Phenom II chips is on the rise, following reports that the fourth core on many units can be activated after fiddling with some bios settings. Of course, the hack doesn’t work … Continue reading

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AMD Phenom II X4 hits 4.4GHz

AMDs Phenom II processors are truly mean overclockers under extreme cold, but with more conventional cooling the processors are yet to really impress. They are still much better than the last series of Phenoms, but compared to Intels Core architecture … Continue reading

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Phenom II X4 B93 top business CPU

2.8GHz for businessmen AMD is still on track to launch its new Phenom II generation for business people and these CPUs should find their place to the corporate hearts. Business class Phenoms based on the Deneb 45nm quad-core will launch … Continue reading

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