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News AMD launches Phenom II X2 550 for just $102

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 4 Jun 2009.

  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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  2. dec

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    I hope this thing gives those cheap core 2 duos a run for their money. *crossed fingers for better overclocking than phenom ii x3's and x4's* cmon 4ghz on air!
     
  3. Ninja_182

    Ninja_182 Enginerd!

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    Will we be getting a review of this? Im in the market for a faster dual core. This is very relavent to my interests.
     
  4. NethLyn

    NethLyn Minimodder

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    Looks nice in a "because they can do it" kind of way, but only a review will prove if it's a better buy than the Phenom II X3 720 BE.
     
  5. Paradigm Shifter

    Paradigm Shifter de nihilo nihil fit

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    Is it that AMD have too many quads on their hands or something? Because I'd have thought that unless you were fairly lucky, getting one of these chips and unlocking the extra cores would stand a good chance of presenting a core either broken in style or not capable of running at the speeds given.

    But then, AMD aren't saying 'buy our dual cores and get a free upgrade to quad core with xyz motherboard' so if a chip doesn't work, no one can go crying... ;)
     
  6. Ending Credits

    Ending Credits Bunned

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    ~£75 is still pretty good value considering the E8400 is £130

    £70 for a 250
     
  7. Denis_iii

    Denis_iii What's a Dremel?

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    cracking value considering if your lucky u can turn it into a 3.1ghz quad core with no issues and if luckier can have it stable at 3.6ghz
     
  8. Madness_3d

    Madness_3d Bit-Tech/Asus OC Winner

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    I posted this in the hardware forum 2 days ago, got no replies. With the scan £80 price for the 550

    My contributions are valued :eyebrow:

    still very nice chip though
     
  9. Denis_iii

    Denis_iii What's a Dremel?

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    lol never saw your post Madness
     
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