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Old Jun 30, 2009, 05:45 PM   #1
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AMD Gives Away Phenom II X4 TWKR CPUs to Overclockers
Rumors have been rampant recently about a new CPU from AMD that would reach amazingly high clock speeds and challenge Intel's Core i7 supremacy. The truth is a bit more subdued.

Every semiconductor manufacturing process can be improved over time to reduce defects and increase performance of the parts produced. This is how Intel and AMD are able to release CPUs with higher clock speeds several months after transitioning to a new process. There are always a few parts that do not perform as well as expected. These chips are speed binned and sold at lower price points and clock speeds rather than tossing them away.
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Old Jun 30, 2009, 10:46 PM   #2
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i wonder how long it will take for the manufacturing process to get good enough for us to get our hands on a few....
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further reading shows the CPUs going to 6.5+ GHz.....

thats amazing....
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Fewer than 100 processors have been hand-picked and will be given away to elite overclockers. A few will also be given away in contests.
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further reading shows the CPUs going to 6.5+ GHz.....

thats amazing....
7Ghz to be correct. but you need to have the right hardware and cooling to do so.

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The TWKR parts could break the 7GHz barrier using liquid helium, which can go down as low as -270 degrees Celsius. AMD says that they can "can handle more voltage, scale higher, and run faster than other processors on the market".
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i actually looked at other peoples OCing records.... hit around 6.7 stable but i think higher it would BSOD after too long
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wow, that's insane
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True. I would definitely want to try one
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