AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 125W Boxed

Zitat: Der Phenom X4 ist etwas schneller als sein Vorgänger und liegt (nicht übertaktet) zwischen dem Q9550 und dem Q9650 - sowohl vom Preis als auch der Leistung her.

Zitat: AMD´s strategy to keep their processors alive by undercutting the competition in the price market and making it up on volume is still working well for them. So far AMD Phenom II has already been accepted as the alternative to a high priced quad core for Intel. I mean, who can afford over $400 AUD for a processor alone? Not me, and AMD´s design really keeps things competitive. For 249 USD from Newegg you can have the fastest AMD processor currently available. Clocked at 3.4GHz and supporting your current DDR2 platforms, why wouldn´t anyone want one as the perfect bridge product? It has taken AMD some time to finally get their act into the 45nm range, holding onto its 65nm longer than it should. AMD crippled itself at the beginning of the Phenom Line with clock speeds below 3GHz really hurting things on the marketing front, especially with Core 2 breaking 3GHz easily. AMD really needed its 45nm processor and its already showing the advantages. The 965 shows that AMD is still able to get good speed bins out of its 45nm technology and hopefully soon we will see some more speed out of it which will make AMD even more attractive to end users. Coming in at 249 USD for a 3.4GHz clocked quad core CPU retail packed with heatsink and fan, it’s certainly got our thumbs up.

Zitat: While the 965 BE is pretty quick, and certainly gives the once untouchable Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 a run for its money, we still wouldn´t want to use it. A TDP of 140W is silly these days, and your cooler will let you know that every time you use your PC. We´re also disappointed that we couldn´t get the CPU beyond 4GHz, or a vcore of 1.5V, despite AMD´s claims that the 965 BE would be more tolerant of high voltages. With Lynnfield on the way, we wouldn´t be buying a CPU at all at the moment, but if you´ve got a compatible motherboard and know you won´t able to afford the new motherboard, memory, cooler and CPU that a Lynnfield upgrade neccesitates, we still wouldn´t recommend this CPU. A 955 Black Edition is more than £30 cheaper, overclocks just as well and doesn´t have a monstrously high TDP.

Zitat: Recommended A minor update, but one that nudges up the value and keeps the pressure on Intel

Zitat: Angesichts des Preisunterschiedes kann man momentan nur zum Phenom II X4 955 als Black Edition zu raten. Den Multiplikator um eine Stufe zu erhöhen, ist kein Problem, und man kann die 60 Euro in andere Komponenten investieren. Der Preis des Phenom II X4 965 dürfte sich bei breiter Verfügbarkeit aber noch deutlich nach unten bewegen.