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AMD Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR Overclocked
AMDZone Frontpage —
Legit Reviews has overclocked the AMD Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR. Called the AMD Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR processor, it is not for sale, and not covered by AMD’s product warranty. This processor is provided “as is” and AMD is not liable for any damages, of any type or character (including without limitation, system damage, loss of data or personal injury) caused as a result of using this processor. The processor will be distributed at this time solely through AMD promotional means.
AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition Processor
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web —
... Silver Ceramique for the thermal compound. After pulling the pot down to around -188 Celsius we began our runs starting with 3DMark 2006. We were using a Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P with two Corsair Dominator GT 1866C7 2GB modules, two AMD HD4870x2 video cards at 822MHz core 950MHz memory, and a single Corsair HX1000 PSU powering the entire system. We had to push the vcore up to 1.8v to achieve the following 6.6GHz screen shot on the AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor..." Link: Legit Reviews
Phenom II Black Edition TWKR 42 Unveiled
techPowerUp! —
... to go with it. The chip is based on a cherry-picked high quality yield of Deneb C2 core. It comes with a vCore value of 1.44 V out of the box, and lets the overclocker decide which bus-multiplier, frequency, and voltage value to use. It comes in an exclusive jewel-case from AMD. Using air-cooling by an XIGMATEK HDT-S1283, the reviewer was able to reach 4.00 GHz on the air and more than 5.90 GHz using liquid-nitrogen cooling.
Source: Legit Reviews
Hardware Roundup: Wednesday Edition
Overclockers Club news Feed —
... could be achieved.
Cases
Cooler Master Sileo 500 Mid Tower Chassis with 500W Power Supply @ ThinkComputers
Cooling
Kingston HyperX (KHX-FAN) Memory Cooler @ TweakTown
Setting Up A Split Loop Water Cooling @ Bjorn3D
CPUs
AMD TWKR Edition CPU Preview @ OCC
AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition Processor @ HotHardware
AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition Processor @ Legit Reviews
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Wednesday Shortbread
The Tech Report: News —
... II How to join the beta of Dawn of War II 'There is Only War' Kikizo's id Software interview - June 2009 GameSpot: Fable III teased by NYT's Style section? Ars Technica on raising a healthy gamer: 7 tips for parents [H] Enthusiast on Ghostbusters gameplay performance and IQ The Demoman on America's Army 3 Systems and storage Gizmodo on the end of the desktop PC t-break reviews Dell Adamo 1.2GHz HotHardware , Legit Reviews , Neoseeker , and OCC on AMD's Phenom II TWKR Edition processor ...
Get Your Own AMD TWKR CPU By Twittering with LR
Legit Reviews Hardware News —
... of limited edition TWKR processors expressly for the extreme overclocking community in appreciation for their record performance feats with Dragon platform technology and AMD Phenom II processors. These processors are designed to reach the utmost performance barriers of the AMD Phenom II processor and operate beyond the specifications of typical production level processors. As speculated, its a high current chip that can take the extreme stresses of Liquid Nitrogen overclocking. Our testing of the TWKR procesor showed that we could reach ~6.6GHz on Liquid Nitrogen. It would be ...
Thursday Sampler
PureOverclock.com —
Our daily Sampler of the latest and greatest reviews and happenings from around the tech world, keeping you informed and current. Processors, Motherboards and Chipsets: -Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard @ Guru3D -AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition Processor @ HotHardware -AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition Processor @ Legit Reviews -AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition @ Neoseeker Cases, Cooling, and PSUs: -In Win X-Fighter Case @ Hardware Secrets -Coolermaster Hyper TX3 @ Rbmods -Coolermaster Hyper N520 CPU Cooler @ Tech-Reviews ...
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TechSpot —
... Processors AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition Processor @ Legit Reviews AMD Phenom II CPU Multiplier, Vcore and fourth core unlocking @ ...
AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition Processor @ Legit Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
The Mother Board —
... Ceramique for the thermal compound. After pulling the pot down to around -188 Celsius we began our runs starting with 3DMark 2006. We were using a Gigabyte MA790FXT-UD5P with two Corsair Dominator GT 1866C7 2GB modules, two AMD HD4870x2 video cards at 822MHz core 950MHz memory, and a single Corsair HX1000 PSU powering the entire system. We had to push the vcore up to 1.8v to achieve the following 6.6GHz screen shot on the AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor..."
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Tech Roundup - July 6, 2009
Techgage News —
... AMD TWKR Edition Preview - HotHardware
AMD TWKR Edition Preview - Legit Reviews
AMD TWKR Edition Preview - Neoseeker
AMD TWKR Edition Preview - Overclockers Club ...
Don't Miss Out On Your Chance To Win an AMD TWKR CPU!
Legit Reviews Hardware News —
... of limited edition TWKR processors expressly for the extreme overclocking community in appreciation for their record performance feats with Dragon platform technology and AMD Phenom II processors. These processors are designed to reach the utmost performance barriers of the AMD Phenom II processor and operate beyond the specifications of typical production level processors. As speculated, its a high current chip that can take the extreme stresses of Liquid Nitrogen overclocking. Our testing of the TWKR procesor showed that we could reach ~6.6GHz on Liquid Nitrogen. It would be ...
AMD TWKR Processors Hit eBay - Some For Charity Others For Greed
Legit Reviews Hardware News —
... of limited edition TWKR processors expressly for the extreme overclocking community in appreciation for their record performance feats with Dragon platform technology and AMD Phenom II processors. These processors are designed to reach the utmost performance barriers of the AMD Phenom II processor and operate beyond the specifications of typical production level processors. As speculated, its a high current chip that can take the extreme stresses of Liquid Nitrogen overclocking. Our testing of the TWKR procesor showed that we could reach ~6.6GHz on Liquid Nitrogen. It would be ...
