AMD Phenom 9600+ Black Edition in stock!

[JediFragger]

Nice

BUY NOW!

 

[Mul]

Congrats getting the chip on sale before everyone else (from what I can tell)

Any idea if it's the new revision with the TLB Errata fix?

 

[JediFragger]

Unsure, here's the info off the chip before I go home;

HD960ZWCJ4BGD
CAAWB AA 0747MPMW
1994395L70049

Will google it when I get home, unless someone beats me to it (please!)

 

[gareth170]

Congrats getting the chip on sale before everyone else (from what I can tell)

Any idea if it's the new revision with the TLB Errata fix?

i don't think it is a b3..

but tbh i think the TLB bug is fake. i've had no crashs even when overclocking and running VM's..

edit: its b2 http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUSideBySide.aspx?id=19&id=374

 

[Mul]

According to AMD's OPN Finder, they both seem to be B2 stepping, where left is the plain 9600 and right is the BE.
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUSideBySide.aspx?id=19&id=374

Edit: The TLB bug may not be fake but it may only occur in certain conditions which are probably very difficult to repeat.

 

[gareth170]

According to AMD's OPN Finder, they both seem to be B2 stepping.
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUSideBySide.aspx?id=19&id=374

yep it's not the new revision

 

[gareth170]

Edit: The TLB bug may not be fake but it may only occur in certain conditions which are probably very difficult to repeat.

i wouldn't worry about the TLB bug.. you'll probably never see it...

i've been running the cpu since 24th december without any problems

 

[Herojuana]

So...any idea what this will easily clock to?

 

[Azza]

Si, let me know when its B3 and when working CrossfireX driver for Quad Crossfire are out and I may be tempted.

 

[gareth170]

So...any idea what this will easily clock to?

im guessing 2.8gbz or 3ghz..

i got my 9500 to 2.5ghz which it can do more easily because temps are not that high..

 

[Stelly]

Q6600 >*

Stelly

 

[Mul]

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=501&type=expert&pid=1

That's a Black Edition overclock review there. I recall seeing one a few weeks ago where they had one up to 2.8GHz air and the other to 3.0GHz on water.

 

[gareth170]

Q6600 >*

Stelly

the q6600 maybe is good but its no good for people who have amd motherboards lol.

 

[Azza]

Q6600 >*

Stelly

Indeed.

 

[gareth170]

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=501&type=expert&pid=1

That's a Black Edition overclock review there. I recall seeing one a few weeks ago where they had one up to 2.8GHz air and the other to 3.0GHz on water.

lol my guess was right..

 

[Firegod]

Hmmm seems interesting. It's kind of not that amazing, but not rubbish either. Sort of middle of the road. It doesn't make me go "ooooh must have that" but at the same time it's still got me considering it. Weird one!

 

[Gerard]

but tbh i think the TLB bug is fake. i've had no crashs even when overclocking and running VM's..

So why would they have announced it and issued updates to work around it?

 

[gareth170]

So why would they have announced it and issued updates to work around it?

no idea... im running it without the TLB bios fix, and i've had no problems... the TLB bios fix as a performance hit, but it isn't needed, well not for me anyway

 

[JimmahuK]

I'll be building a Quad Core system soon, I was planning on getting a E2140 until Intel's 45nm Quad Cores came out.

But the other day when i was discussing my build with someone they said that the Phenom is better when all the cores are being used and the Intel Quad Cores were faster when only 1-2 cores being used which is why their faster in games as not a lot of games use all 4 cores.

Now the main stuff and programs I'll be using with my new build all make use of Quad Cores, so shall i be buying an AMD Phenom instead of an Intel Quad Core because of this?

 

[El Jimben]

I'll be building a Quad Core system soon, I was planning on getting a E2140 until Intel's 45nm Quad Cores came out.

But the other day when i was discussing my build with someone they said that the Phenom is better when all the cores are being used and the Intel Quad Cores were faster when only 1-2 cores being used which is why their faster in games as not a lot of games use all 4 cores.

Now the main stuff and programs I'll be using with my new build all make use of Quad Cores, so shall i be buying an AMD Phenom instead of an Intel Quad Core because of this?

Whoever you spoke to is wrong I'm afraid, a Q6600 or one of the new Penryn Quads will be faster than a Phenom chip, the reviews speak for themselves - http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3153&p=11