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ixbtlabs.com - 3/2/2009

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Overclocking - Page 1: Intro, theory, overclocking

— ixbtlabs.com — AMD has updated its gaming platform codenamed Dragon with launching Phenom II processors. Note that we have... already reviewed some parts of this platform (for example, AMD 790GX Chipset , AMD 770/790 Chipsets , ATI RADEON 4850 512MB , AMD Phenom II X4 ... (more) AMD Phenom II X4 940 Overclocking - Page 1: Intro, ...

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anandtech.com - 3/3/2009

Phenom II System Buyers' Guide

— anandtech.com — Phenom II is generating new excitement for AMD Buyers. We look at Phenom II systems built for... value, maximum overclocking, and top performance.... (more) Phenom II System Buyers' Guide

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techreport.com - 3/2/2009

3.2GHz Phenom II X4 will launch in April, report says

— techreport.com — Back in January, we read that AMD was planning to launch a 3.1GHz Phenom II X4 950... processor in the mid-second-quarter. Today, HKPEC quotes sources at motherboard makers as saying AMD has cancelled that chip—and, because of better-than-expected ... (more) 3.2GHz Phenom II X4 will launch in April, report says

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Demand for three-core Phenoms II on the rise
Fudzilla — ... so consumers can't really expect a 100 percent success rate, but nevertheless, the prospect of a free fourth core seems quite appealing to some. Of course, AMD refuses to officially comment the three-core to quad-core five-finger discount hack. Several readers have already contacted us to confirm they managed to succesfully enable the fourth core, and in case you have a three-core Phenom II, and you've tried enabling the disabled core, we would like to hear from you. More here . Aslo read ...

Phenom II X3 Demand Skyrockets Post Core-Unlock Mod
techPowerUp! — ... decent levels of performance and overclocking headroom? AMD now has a tricky situation at hand. It can cash in on the demand and let the sales stay, but unfortunately, its planning went south looking for Greenland. The company has reporedly asked motherboard vendors to fix the "buggy BIOS". Ironically, in the wake of the DigiTimes report about upsurge in demand, AMD gave another statement, saying that the value Phenom II X3 processors offer speaks for itself. Source: DigiTimes

Report: Unlocking rumors boosting Phenom II X3 sales
The Tech Report: News — ... — 9:40 AM on February 26, 2009 We've seen multiple reports of "unlockable" fourth cores on some Phenom II X3 processors over the past couple of weeks. Today, DigiTimes quotes motherboard manufacturers as saying triple-core Phenom II sales are going up —and they attribute the surge directly to the unlocking claims. The mobo makers claim "credibility of the reports is very high" in reference to the unlocking rumors, but according to DigiTimes, they also point out that only some Phenom II X3 batches may be unlockable. That could very well be the case. On Tuesday, we ...

Demand for Phenom X3 CPUs Rises After User Reports Unlocking Fourth Core
Maximum PC — ... on Korean website Playwares.com backed by what appear to be legitimately looking screenshots. Using a Bisotar TA790GX motherboard, all it supposedly took was changing the "Advanced Clock Calibration" in the BIOS to 'Auto,' which reportedly unlocks the disabled core. Citing un-named motherboard makers, DigiTimes says the report has caused an upsurge in demand for AMD's Phenom X3 chips. Those same sources also described the credibility of unlocking reports as very high, but cautioned that it might only apply to specific batches of CPUs and not the whole tri-core lineup. Not ...

AMD Steps In On Unlocking Phenom X3's
TweakTown News RSS Feed — ... on the issue. Reports have been made about many X3's having the ability to enable the fourth core onboard, suggesting that AMD simply just marked the core as bad and was too lazy to use a laser to cut the link on the extra core. While it appears that news pertaining to unlocking the fourth core has caused a surge in demand for the Phenom II X3 CPU's, AMD seems determined to rain down on enthusiasts. AMD has requested motherboard manufacturers to fix the BIOS option immediately and even gone so far as to ask them to not release motherboards with the so-called "buggy" BIOS. ...