So who will be getting Phenom 2 right off the bat

[crazydiamond]

yeah i was about to ask, how is that foxconn 790gx board.. A7DA-S right? it seems perfect to me, but i haven't really found conclusive evidence on its overclocking potential and BIOS options. Does anyone here have this board to give some input? It's dirt cheap in comparison, and that's a great selling point.

i posted this in the 'best phonom mobo' thread..

i have this board. it lacks some bios options but has still been great. i am running my 9850 right now in vista 64 at 15.5x200 3.1ghz with 1.36vcore prime stable with max temps 45-47c , and i can get it stable up to around 3.4 range with 1.48vcore max temps 53-55c (ran it for awhile @ 14x240 3.36ghz 1.48vcore - could go 3.4 if i loosened my ram timings - thats w/ ht and nb multi's @ 10 so they were both 2400)

i cant decide if i want to get a new board or use this one when this new wonder chip gets released

hope this helps, pm me if you have any specific q's

[EnisDonKing]

just to make you all envy :p

if I told you that Foxconn's 790GX mobo don't even recognize CPU properly with latest BIOS but overclock it like crazy, I think you would want to go for this awesome blacky

I think we have another A7DA-S board waiting for tomorrow's testing session

[Lightman]

I'm getting 940BE ASAP!!

I just hope to get it before Christmas, because otherwise I will have little time to test new toy properly...

[ChristmasGT]

I'm so in. Going to start the new AM2+ Rig this week

[Throwed]

Phenom II 940 Black Edition + my current M3A78= Me Happy. I will have one as soon as Newegg or TigerDirect has them in shops. I will also have Phenom II's in all my system by this summer.

[dread77]

There is an english version in OKTABIT's forum regarding the Phenom II upcoming review. Check it out, several HARD tests will be uploaded soon...

[Oliverda]

AMD CPUS = /FAIL.
INTEL CPUs = /WIN.

1nf3c710n = /noob

[Macadamia]

AMD CPUS = /FAIL.
INTEL CPUs = /WIN.

Another generic Q6600 user.

[Movieman]

1nf3c710n = /noob

maybe not a n00b but was damned sure looking to start a fight.
I just gave him an infraction and PM'd him this:
Your comment that Intel=win and AMD=fail is trolling my friend.
When you say something like that in the AMD section it just yells that your looking to incite peoples emotions.
Do NOT do that again.
Thanks for reading,
Dave

Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming!

[Macadamia]

Oh come on Dave, I was just trying out the new insecticide!

Thanks much.

[jonspd]

roflmao you guys

so when is anyone gonna be getting one of these chip's there has to be one or to samples out there being tested?

[gosh]

I am planing to get one 940 as soon as possible

Probably two more phenom II in february

[saki_bomber]

when is the official release for phenom II anyway?

any early benches?

[soundood]

when is the official release for phenom II anyway?

any early benches?

nope not a thing, havent seen a thing on theses forums at all, its as if there was never a chip, in fact it could be vapourware given the non information in this forums threads

[justapost]

Since they are available for shipping at first in february, i'm thinking about getting an 7750BE (K10 65nm 2x2.7GHz unlocked) meanwhile.

[Russ_64]

920 (2.8) and 940 (3.0 maybe BE) for AM2+ are due to be released on Jan 8th

[justapost]

920 (2.8) and 940 (3.0 maybe BE) for AM2+ are due to be released on Jan 8th

Check Face's post in the news section. Acording to ocworkbench you can preorder in jan but you will get it around feb.

http://my.ocworkbench.com/2008/amd/P..._X4-info-1.htm

[Oliverda]

Check Face's post in the news section. Acording to ocworkbench you can preorder in jan but you will get it around feb.

http://my.ocworkbench.com/2008/amd/P..._X4-info-1.htm

I believe that this february shipping date is bulls**t. I heard some whispering which said that the AMD has already shipping the two new modells for the bigger warehouses.

Just look at this cap. The AMD has been manufacturing these CPUs from early october (at least).

[justapost]

I believe that this february shipping date is bulls**t. I heard some whispering which said that the AMD has already shipping the two new modells for the bigger warehouses.

Just look at this cap. The AMD has been manufacturing these CPUs from early october (at least).

I hope you are right. I'd expect the delay is caused more likely by bios issues than manufracturing issues.

[Lightman]

I hope you are right. I'd expect the delay is caused more likely by bios issues than manufracturing issues.

The retail CPUs are already around, so for me it looks like OCWB just misinterpreted some slides and 9th Jan. we will have a hard launch.
AMD would need to do another respin to delay CPU availability to Feb. (of course possible)

[G0ldBr1ck]

If the prices on 9950be come down more after deneb launch I will probly buy another 65nm in Jan. and wait till AM3 for deneb. My 65nm chips are from feb/march and from what I have been seeing theres allot to gain from a later 65nm chip. Of course it all depends on how much the price drops.

[Glow9]

I will unless it underperforms a Q9450 then I might just wait for AM3s to come around.

[Rammsteiner]

I got a mail today from the shop where I pre-ordered my 940BE saying they expect it to arrive 18th of December (yes, 2008).

Reconsidering the other two shops where pre-orders said 16th and 18th December (IIRC), I think something else is going on. Although this shop ain't always right, but you wont tell me that a shop makes an ETA of 18-12-08 while we actually only get it on 4th of Feb, or anything over 8th of Jan

Also thinking about the earlier release of Shanghai... I dont know, I dont want to get too hyped before this shop is indeed wrong, but somehow this sounds very contradicting

[roofsniper]

i have just been curious as to why amd has changed their naming system. they had that 5 digit system that no one liked and then they changed it to pretty much the same as intel. doesn't intel have a i7 920 and amd have a phenom II 920? and both have a 940 as well? i haven't followed nehalem but if that is true it could be confusing.

[Throwed]

i have just been curious as to why amd has changed their naming system. they had that 5 digit system that no one liked and then they changed it to pretty much the same as intel. doesn't intel have a i7 920 and amd have a phenom II 920? and both have a 940 as well? i haven't followed nehalem but if that is true it could be confusing.

I think it's a great idea. Maybe AMD's numbers match the performance of the Intel products. That makes it easier for the average joe when making a purchase. This way people will know what time of performance to expect. Well, a ball park figure atleast.