Difference Between A Standard Phenom And Black Edition Phenom?

[vikki]

Newby Question........
What does the Black Edition add to an AMD CPU, higher spec or something?
Or different coloured packaging
Vikki

 

[Voxination]

As far as I know, a black edition simply has an unlocked multiplier, in theory making Overclocking a fair bit easier, much like Intel's Extreme Edition range.

 

[imb4tman]

Black edition has unlocked multiplier.

 

[vikki]

O.K many thanks......
Vikki

 

[MeatLoaf]

Also i bilieve the Black Editions ship without a stock Heatsink/fan

 

[sja360]

Also i bilieve the Black Editions ship without a stock Heatsink/fan

are you sure? what makes you say that ^^

 

[Strepsils]

O.K many thanks......
Vikki

this

 

[Big.Wayne]

• AMD® Phenom II Black Edition = Beginner Overclockers & Benchmarking Overclockers
• AMD® Phenom II = Non-Overclockers & Proficient Overclockers

The B.E chips I've bought in the past come with a Heatsink?

 

[PhoenixUK]

Unlocked multi and a nice black box is the only difference to it.
They're usually the higher clocked ones as well.

There is nothing to do with the heatsink about it, that's up to either RETAIL ( with heatsink ) or OEM ( without heatsink ) and both can usually be found for either black or normal versions.

 

[mart280]

My BE shipped with a heat sink and fan almost identical to the one that came with my Athlon64 X2, so black Editions do come with a HSF

 

[PhoenixUK]

My BE shipped with a heat sink and fan almost identical to the one that came with my Athlon64 X2, so black Editions do come with a HSF

Only if they're RETAIL, read up.

 

[MeatLoaf]

When AMD first released black edition chips the retail packs didnt include a heatsink

 

[PCZ]

All my RETAIL BE's have come with a heatsink.
A 940, couple of 965's and a 1090t.

There was a time when the retail BE's didnt have a heatsink but AMD changed this policy quite some time ago.

Personally though i'd rather they were supplied without a heatsink, with a small price decriment of course

 

[mast3r]

i had BE sent to me the other month for a build, and it came with the old FX Style heatsink, the ones with the copper heat pipes.

 

[dan-fish]

The only problem is the stock cooler is horrible.

 

[PCZ]

There is another difference, the non BE chips have a limit of 10x BCLK for the northbridge clock.

 

[JamesTuc]

So if you want to overclock are Black Editions better?

 

[milkinc13]

So if you want to overclock are Black Editions better?

Yes and No answer:
Yes as no lock on multiplyer so makes it easier to clock.
No as you can "cheat" by just upping the multi which will give faster speed