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AMD Dual Core CPUs Tested |
 Jun 1 2009, 09:17 PM
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 Will Fold 4 Food  Posts: 6,106 Joined: 10-May 04 From: Franklin, TN Member No.: 10,039  |
OCC takes a look at a pair of dual core AMD CPUs - the AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon II X2 250, which support socket AM2+ and AM3 boards. You know what that means don't you? That's right, these processors support both DDR2 and DDR3 memory. Check out the review here - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/phenom2x2_athlon2x2/
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Jun 4 2009, 03:12 AM
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 Philosophy begins in wonder. Posts: 2,903 Joined: 18-February 06 From: Yorktown, VA Member No.: 32,176 |
Wow, that's some die size difference between the two processors...
All of this was done on the stock AMD heatsink, right? That's impressive... Not bad at all 
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Jun 4 2009, 05:09 AM
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 OCC AMD Reviewer Posts: 1,623 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Queen Creek, AZ Member No.: 21,421 |
Yup stock heatsink FTW
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Jun 4 2009, 05:29 AM
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Which would be better to buy out of the two as my AMD Athlon64 is being outdated but can still play Cryysis well...and yes I have read the review...but is the Phenom II worth a bit extra?
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Jun 4 2009, 06:09 AM
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QUOTE (Dan The Gamer @ Jun 4 2009, 04:29 PM)  Which would be better to buy out of the two as my AMD Athlon64 is being outdated but can still play Cryysis well...and yes I have read the review...but is the Phenom II worth a bit extra? I think the Phenom II is worth it. Especially when it can be overclocked so easily. Myself wondering how Phenom II one would perform with M4N78 PRO, 3 GB DDR2 800 and 9600 GT at 1280x1024 resolution? Any ideas?
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Jun 4 2009, 06:59 AM
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 Forum Wars - OCC Captain Posts: 2,945 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 31,336 |
QUOTE (Azzeli @ Jun 4 2009, 09:09 AM) I think the Phenom II is worth it. Especially when it can be overclocked so easily. The Athlon II is not too bad either. I managed to get 3.78GHz fully stable with it. -------------------- Socket 1366 OC competition - 3DMark Competition - AMD Overclocking Competition - OCC IRC (channel #OCC)   QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Sep 13 2009, 02:55 AM) I did honestly believe there would be a 5870x8. |
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Jun 4 2009, 07:28 AM
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OCC AMD Reviewer Posts: 1,623 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Queen Creek, AZ Member No.: 21,421 |
QUOTE (The Smith @ Jun 4 2009, 08:59 AM) The Athlon II is not too bad either. I managed to get 3.78GHz fully stable with it. I had it under liquid for a day and was getting better overclocks as well. The stock cooler gave good results but of'course better cooling will yeild better results. The Phenom II is a better of the two especially with higher cache and more headroom for overclocking. @Dan The Gamer This is an Athlon II not the Athlon64 series. Totally different architecture.
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Jun 4 2009, 10:51 AM
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QUOTE (Crazy_Nate @ Jun 4 2009, 06:12 AM) Wow, that's some die size difference between the two processors... Athlon II X2's are dual cores while Phenom II X2 are quad cores with two disabled cores. That's why -------------------- Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. QUOTE (IVIYTH0S @ Nov 20 2009, 12:47 AM) I will complain no more about our prices |
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