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There is a normal and Black Edition.
OCUK don't have the black edition otherwise it woul dbe listed in the other's specs.
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Hmm, need to wait 'til payday so I can evaluate the funds.
Sale of the 9600 and a nice 920 would do me nicely.
Sale of the 9600 and a nice 920 would do me nicely.
Well for people like me,still sitting here on a skt 939 system,at least it widens the choice a bit!
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The 940 is the black edition, it just isn't written.
Source (Official AMD press release).
Official AMD pricing. This doesn't list any 940 other than the black edition
Read most the reviews now (well the conclusions 
). Phenom2 seems to be slightly slower then 45nm intel quads clock for clock, but the diffrence is very minor and doesnt take into account overclocks. Not bad for a first release, competing against late revisions of core2quads.
With the extra 5-10% boost for AM3, it should easy pass the core2 clock for clock speeds. But till those are out its just a guess.
Overclocking seems good, altho some sites have made good atempts and others still cant seem overclock AMD well (as they are use to doing intel overclocks). These chips should keep up with even the more costly core2quad chips comparing max overclocks.
Cant wait to see what future releases can do, as this is just the start.
). Phenom2 seems to be slightly slower then 45nm intel quads clock for clock, but the diffrence is very minor and doesnt take into account overclocks. Not bad for a first release, competing against late revisions of core2quads.With the extra 5-10% boost for AM3, it should easy pass the core2 clock for clock speeds. But till those are out its just a guess.
Overclocking seems good, altho some sites have made good atempts and others still cant seem overclock AMD well (as they are use to doing intel overclocks). These chips should keep up with even the more costly core2quad chips comparing max overclocks.
Cant wait to see what future releases can do, as this is just the start.
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It isn't.
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I phoned the shop and apparently it isn't the BE 
check asus for a bios update..so i dont know much about cpu's and haven't been falowing phenom 2 infos i have am2 not + motherboard will it run fine on that? it's asus m2r32 mvp btw..
also u won't get the full HT speed on a am2 board.
I phoned the shop and apparently it isn't the BE
I must say I'm surprised. Up to now AMD has only been talking about a regular 920 and a 940BE. If we're being palmed off with non-BE 940's now I think AMD is shooting themselves in the foot as they need all the good will and competitive advantage they can get, and this frankly sucks after all the 6 GHz overclocking hype.
Can we confirm the 940's available really are multiplier locked ?
theres 2 versions of the 940 , BE and locked one. just like the 9850..
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remember the majority of sales are to OEM's where the extra £5 for an unlocked cpu isn't worth it. Also locking most of the chips especially for oem's who can't then simply change the bios and call them higher end chips at some point. Black editions really are for retail and the locked for oem's, though theres plenty of home users who won't overclock and don't want to pay more for the ability.
Seems strange that OCUK of all people would be selling the locked version then ? I'm not disputing what you say, but it doesn't change the fact it sucks that the enthusiasts here are being palmed off with non-BE parts.
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I wouldn't be buying these chips from OcUK until they sort the prices out, it's the typical new release here. Price high and grab the "mugs" then drop it a little and get the patient.