Items tagged with 'phenom II'

Despite Signs of Economic Recovery AMD's Market Share Fell in Q2

Despite Signs of Economic Recovery AMD's Market Share Fell in Q2

In the past 12 months, AMD has revamped its entire product line around its 45nm Shanghai architecture; the company now has a range of Athlon II and Phenom II parts that stretches from an Athlon II X2 at 2.8GHz/1MB L2 at $60 to the unlocked Phenom II X4 965 "Black Edition" at $245 with 512K of L2 per core and a 6MB L3. Shanghai,... Read More
AMD Athlon II and Phenom II X2 Processors Debut

AMD Athlon II and Phenom II X2 Processors Debut

AMD is using the prominence of the Computex show in Taipei to unveil a slew of new, affordable desktop processors. A few of them are based on the existing core employed within their Phenom II processor line-up, but one of them is comprised of a new piece of silicon that pays homage to the once mighty Athlon brand.We've... Read More
Phenom II X3 Triple to Quad-Core Mod Possible?

Phenom II X3 Triple to Quad-Core Mod Possible?

There are some rumors circulating this morning that it is possible to enable the fourth hidden / disabled core in a triple-core Phenom II X3, by simply enabling Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC) in the system BIOS on motherboards outfitted with SB750 southbridges and AMI BIOS derivatives.So far, a couple of stories have... Read More
MSI's AM2+ Motherboards Support AM3 Processors

MSI's AM2+ Motherboards Support AM3 Processors

Obviously, MSI's latest AM3 Gaming Series Motherboards are completely ready to handle AMD's Phenom II processors, but what about those of you still limping by with one of the company's AM2+ mobos? In an announcement that will undoubtedly make your day, MSI has made absolutely clear that its AMD AM2+ series of motherboards... Read More
AMD Cuts Phenom II Prices

AMD Cuts Phenom II Prices

In response to Intel’s recent price cut on select quad-core and dual-core processors, AMD has slashed prices on its new AMD Phenom II processors, which have only been available for two weeks. Apparently the price drop isn’t solely as a result of Intel, however. It appears that the price reduction was also a reaction to... Read More
AMD Sneak Peeks Phenom II, Overclocks To 5+GHz

AMD Sneak Peeks Phenom II, Overclocks To 5+GHz

**Update:  We have just added new images that were taken live at the event. - We’ve been spending some quality time with the folks at AMD today in sunny Austin, TX.  The team here has been giving us a run-down on their upcoming Phenom II processor along with the enthusiast platform they’re calling “Dragon”. ... Read More