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AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
legitreviews.com - 1/8/2009
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
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When it comes to desktop processors the AMD Phenom series of processors hasn’t been too phenomenal, but that could all change today as AMD is launching the Phenom II series. Will this new processor usher in a new era of value and performance or leave consumers wanting more. Read on as we go ...

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Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940
hothardware.com - 1/8/2009
Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940
— hothardware.com — AMD has been fighting an uphill battle on two fronts for the last few years. For a time, fierce competition from NVIDIA, coupled with some of their own problems executing, put the ATI graphics division in a deep hole. And ever since the introduction ... (more) Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940

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AMD's Phenom II processors
techreport.com - 1/7/2009
AMD's Phenom II processors
— techreport.com — Little more than a year after the introduction of the original Phenom, the Phenom II has arrived with more of everything good--cache, clock speeds, features, and performance--and less of everything bad, including power consumption. But is it enough to ... (more) AMD's Phenom II processors

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AMD Phenom II X4 940 & 920 review
techspot.com - 1/8/2009
AMD Phenom II X4 940 & 920 review
— techspot.com — Today we are covering the official launch of the new AMD Phenom II X4 processors. The flagship model in this new series is the Phenom II X4 940 which works at 3.0GHz, while the 920 is just slightly slower at 2.80GHz. Both processors should be ... (more) AMD Phenom II X4 940 & 920 review

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Hardware Round-Up - (08/01/09)
DriverHeaven.net — ... Motherboards MSI's DKA790GX Platinum motherboard @ Tech report Processors AMD's Phenom II processors reviewed @ Tech Report AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Review @ Club Overclocker Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ Hothardware AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review @ Legit-Reviews Misc I-Star T5F-SS Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bay Review @ OC Modshop ...

Hardware Roundup: AMD Phenom II X4 Edition
Overclockers Club news Feed — ... components of the platform are familiar to users by now, the CPU component is new so read on to found out what the Phenom II X4 processors can do. AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ OCC AMD Phenom II Arrives – 45nm Deneb and Dragon Platform @ TweakTown Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ HotHardware AMD Phenom II X4 (Deneb) 940 Launch, Review & Overclocking @ Neoseeker AMD Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ Bjorn3D AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor @ Legit Reviews AMD Phenom II X4 940 ...

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web — ... II and compare it to the Intel Core i7 920 processor to see how each processor does in a battery of tests. Quote: "For the average consumer, Phenom II is a surprisingly efficient powerhouse and its power consumption numbers will only get better once all the power saving features are enabled in BIOS. It is also a relatively cheap platform, compared to Core i7. An off-the-cuff estimate, I'd say you pay 60% of the price for a Core i7 system and get 80% of the performance.... Link: Legit Reviews

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review @ Legit Reviews :: Posted by THRASHER2
The Mother Board — "For the average consumer, Phenom II is a surprisingly efficient powerhouse and its power consumption numbers will only get better once all the power saving features are enabled in BIOS. It is also a relatively cheap platform, compared to Core i7. An off-the-cuff estimate, I'd say you pay 60% of the price for a Core i7 system and get 80% of the performance...." link

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Legit Reviews Hardware News — ... AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition CPU @ BmR and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! Be sure to check out our review on the AMD Phenom II X4 940 here that we did last month. ...

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