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AMD let loose Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU
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... ability, managing to make it all the way up to 3.8GHz without increasing core voltage. Price wise, it has a list price of $245 USD, which puts it up against the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processor, which sells at around $266 USD. Read the reviews below to work out if it is the processor for you or not. - Planet3DNow ( Translated ) - Hi Tech Legion - Hot Hardware - Ocaholic - Icrontic - Tech Spot - Overclockers Club - Neoseeker - Tech Report - PC Perspective - Benchmark Reviews - AnandTech ...
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... offers award-winning product lineup on Steam and Counter-Strike 1.6 & Company of Heroes 2.502 updates released Left 4 Dead blog: DLC released. New L4D swag at The Valve Store WoW Easter eggs : Mike Rowe Gaming Heaven reviews Battleforge (PC) Systems and networking AnandTech , Benchmark Reviews , FiringSquad , Guru3D , Hexus.net , Hi Tech Legion , HotHardware , Icrontic , Neoseeker , Overclockers Club , PC Perspective , and TechSpot review ...
Hardware Roundup: Thursday Edition
Overclockers Club news Feed —
... 955 system can be had for around $100 less than a similar Core i7 920 setup.
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor Review - AM3 gets serious @ PC Perspective
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 processor @ Tech Report
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Processor @ HotHardware
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ TechSpot
AMD Phenom II x4 955 @ Neoseeker
AMD Phenom 2 X4 955 BE @ Bjorn3D ...
AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU
DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the web —
... "Given that the Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition is AMD's new flagship, I had high expectations about it, and I was far from being deceived... I did not imagine it could step on the Core 2 so easily." Link: Neoseeker
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Officialy Launched! Reviews inside!
Madshrimps News RSS Feed —
... CPU the company has ever produced, and it goes toe to toe with one of Intel's best Core 2 Quad processors. [image] - http://techreport.com/articles.x/16796 - http://hothardware.com/articles/AMD-...Black-Edition/ - http://www.ocaholic.ch/xoops/html/mo...l_lang=english - http://icrontic.com/articles/amd-phenom-ii-x4-955 - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/phenom2_955/ - http://www.techspot.com/review/162-amd-phenom2-x4-955/ - http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...eviews/pii955/ - ...
AMD Phenom II X4 955 and 945 benchmarked to high heaven
Engadget —
... so far, but that might not be fast enough. AMD offers great value, but only really matches Intel's Core 2 offerings on performance -- Core i7 is still out in front. There is the fact that Phenom II offers a nice upgrade path for certain people who already do the AMD thing and are looking to upgrade, along with "enthusiasts" who are "enthused" by easy-access overclocking, but overall it looks like AMD is still playing catch-up with Intel. Read - HotHardware Read - Neoseeker Read - PC Perspective Read - Tech Report Read - ...
Neoseeker publishes review of the AMD Phenom II X4 955 :: Posted by THRASHER2
The Mother Board —
"Given that the Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition is AMD's new flagship, I had high expectations about it, and I was far from being deceived... I did not imagine it could step on the Core 2 so easily."
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PureOverclock.com —
... DDR3 6GB Kit @ Modders-Inc Processors, Motherboards and Chipsets: -AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Processor @ HotHardware -AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition: back with a bang @ Hexus -AMD Phenom X4 945 and 955BE @ Guru3D -AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ Icrontic -Asus M3A78-T AMD AM2+ DDR2 Motherboard @ Futurelooks -AMD Phenom II X4 955 AM3 CPU @ OCC -AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ Techspot -AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ Neoseeker -AMD's Phenom II X4 955 @ TechReport -AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE AM3 Processor @ ...
Phenom II will get a new bump in frequency
Neoseeker News Feed —
The Phenom II X4 965 is coming soon, with an extra 200MHz 3.4GHz will be the stock clock of the new X4 965, making it the fastest quad-core on the market, along with the Xeon X5492 from Intel, which is a 150W part, though. The 965 will keep the 125W TDP, as is mentioned on ASRock's website . It will feature the same cache as the 955 and it will be a Black Edition. [image] We saw here that the Phenom II X4 955 often beat the Core i7 920 in gaming due to its higher frequency. With an extra 200MHz, the 965 will probably be able to compete with the ...
