AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition spotted

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06-30-2009, 10:35 AM
stm

http://www.dailytech.com/AMD+Gives+A...ticle15558.htm
sorry if this has been posted
06-30-2009, 11:34 AM
G0ldBr1ck

For those that dont make it to the AMD section........ http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=228418
06-30-2009, 11:44 AM
marten_larsson

Quote:

Originally Posted by xdan

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1009/1/
Legit Reviews dated today...
Some overclocking results..
When i've read the first lines and i saw the cpuz pictures i remained shocked:mad: This is more a bad joke in my opinion from Amd a 2ghz stock frecuency Deneb at 1.44v? I don't uderstand anything... What it's the point of this "Tweaker":confused: It reach 100-200Mhz more on air than 955 and 5.9 ghz on LN2 may be with real overclockers 6.5-7ghz??? .. So why it's "exclusive" , "not for sale' it's just a "haf step forward than 955" and i even bet that there 955 as good at this tweaker.. I'm profundly deceptioned about this, this "Tweaker operation" it's more a market strategy to gain share in overclockers team but hey i prefer an E8600@6.5ghz with 3.33ghz stock low vid than this in my opinion patetic 2GHZ 1.44v which was presented like holly grall and induced the opinion of meny people that started to think that it can do 5ghz 24/7 on air and is highly binned and so on...

Well, now you're just being silly. Sure, I was expecting a bit more than 100-200MHz bump in clocks but how could you be disappointed by the stock clock? It's not for sale nor is it intended to be run @ stock. If they wanted to it's pretty easy to imagine these chips would do 3GHz at that voltage (they did, 4,0GHz to be exact).
06-30-2009, 01:25 PM
BeepBeep2

Quote:

Originally Posted by xdan

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1009/1/
Legit Reviews dated today...
Some overclocking results..
When i've read the first lines and i saw the cpuz pictures i remained shocked:mad: This is more a bad joke in my opinion from Amd a 2ghz stock frecuency Deneb at 1.44v? I don't uderstand anything... What it's the point of this "Tweaker":confused: It reach 100-200Mhz more on air than 955 and 5.9 ghz on LN2 may be with real overclockers 6.5-7ghz??? .. So why it's "exclusive" , "not for sale' it's just a "haf step forward than 955" and i even bet that there 955 as good at this tweaker.. I'm profundly deceptioned about this, this "Tweaker operation" it's more a market strategy to gain share in overclockers team but hey i prefer an E8600@6.5ghz with 3.33ghz stock low vid than this in my opinion patetic 2GHZ 1.44v which was presented like holly grall and induced the opinion of meny people that started to think that it can do 5ghz 24/7 on air and is highly binned and so on...
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/r...stock_cpuz.jpg
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/r...09/4000ghz.jpg

http://www.legitreviews.com/images/r...-CPUz-6583.jpg

*facepalm* You do have eyes, right? 4 Ghz stable @ 1.45v, 6.6 Ghz QUAD CORE not DUAL CORE. It is highly binned, it's high leakage, and meant for LN2 or Liquid Helium.

The above post is an epic fail.

I'm glad you like E8600's. They are great dual-core CPU's. Overclock well, and don't make too much heat. When you realize that 4 is greater than 2 I'd be glad to think you make sense.
06-30-2009, 02:17 PM
570091D

tom's twkr give away: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...test,2352.html
06-30-2009, 02:34 PM
onethreehill

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlanK3r

next are at neoseeker, tomshw, overclocksclub, hothardware, techwarelabs etc :)

:)
AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition Reviews
http://hothardware.com/Articles/AMD-...-Edition-TWKR/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1009/1/
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha..._black_review/
http://www.tomshardware.com/pictures...enom-twkr.html
http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...n_cpu_preview/
06-30-2009, 02:39 PM
Shintai

Lots of reviews for something you can not get... :)
06-30-2009, 03:16 PM
leoy

Just to make things a bit clearer....
From what i read, i found some really logical words...

Quote:

If you look closely at the TWKR-edition's heatspreader, you'll see AMD Phenom II 42, TWKR Black Edition, Not for Sale. There is no serial number or any other identification marker. This is because the chip is offered “as-is,” and not covered by AMD's product warranty due to the increased heat and expected shorter life they're destined to live.

And

Quote:

The fact that these chips are high leakage components actually makes them undesireable as retail processors. Whereas AMD's flagship Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition falls within AMD's specified thermal limits, these TWKR-edition CPUs do not. They draw more power, generate more heat, and run less efficiently than the chips that AMD sells. The hardcore overclocking community isn't really concerned about efficiency or heat, though. Rather, they're looking for sheer performance, which leads to record-setting benchmark results. This is why AMD's TWKR is so attractive for extreme overclockers and not average users, or even overclockers cooling with air.

So this would be a nice answer as to why these are not widely availabe. They are not for your everyday use! , and everyone that thinks why these chips are sent to "some" and not to you, then you should really reconsider the purpose of this special edition chip.
06-30-2009, 04:06 PM
tajoh111

Oye, I am not sure if it was kingpins intentions, but that freeze frame courtesy of AMD is showing everyone what a kingpin pot looks like inside, something I remember kingpin not being too pleased about.

100 in quantity? They might as well given these diamond heatspreaders with gold pins.
06-30-2009, 08:59 PM
SmaKKed

So anyone put one under xtreme cold yet Liquid Helium?
06-30-2009, 09:05 PM
cegras

Seems like these chips are the ones that would have been RMA'd if someone actually got these.
06-30-2009, 09:12 PM
570091D

Quote:

Originally Posted by cegras

Seems like these chips are the ones that would have been RMA'd if someone actually got these.

exactly, but in the hands of "Those Who Know..... R" :D
07-01-2009, 01:50 AM
Foamy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shintai

Lots of reviews for something you can not get... :)

there are allot of things that i can't get...:slapass:
07-01-2009, 03:08 AM
xdan

Quote:

*facepalm* You do have eyes, right? 4 Ghz stable @ 1.45v, 6.6 Ghz QUAD CORE not DUAL CORE. It is highly binned, it's high leakage, and meant for LN2 or Liquid Helium.
The above post is an epic fail.
I'm glad you like E8600's. They are great dual-core CPU's. Overclock well, and don't make too much heat. When you realize that 4 is greater than 2 I'd be glad to think you make sense.

You don't get it i sad that this 42tweaker is just a little bit better than some 955 that can do 4ghz 1.45v-1.50v and also 6.5-6.6ghz it's nothing new i mean 955 had reached that frecuency....
So this limited launch "not for sale" it's just marketing...
07-01-2009, 03:36 AM
informal

"Regular" users will be able to get 125W 965BE while the LN2 OCers will try to get leaky 42twkr .This way AMD covered both sides.And who's to say 965BE won't clock close to twkr? Twkr owners just have a bit better chances to reach 7GHz on Ln2/Lhe than those with 955/965.
07-01-2009, 04:03 AM
SNiiPE_DoGG

:down: for revealing the new kingpin pot internals... at least you cant see the bottom :rolleyes:
07-01-2009, 04:09 AM
massman

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmaKKed

So anyone put one under xtreme cold yet Liquid Helium?

Soon :)
07-01-2009, 04:12 AM
ILikeCosmosS

So the TWKR chips have better oc capability compared to the 965be?
07-01-2009, 08:34 AM
Hell Hound

So I guess the Phenom FX will be @ 1.35-1.4v @ 4ghz.:D
07-01-2009, 09:33 AM
Chad Boga

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hell Hound

So I guess the Phenom FX will be @ 1.35-1.4v @ 4ghz.:D

There won't be a Phenom FX.
07-01-2009, 09:36 AM
FlanK3r

The problem PII is warmth, PII like cold at AIR (and not only with AIR) ---> with this C2 revision is 4GHz topmodel unreal...I mean, max 3.6GHz clock model, not more.
07-01-2009, 09:55 AM
Hell Hound

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad Boga

There won't be a Phenom FX.

Can you prove this.:rolleyes:
07-01-2009, 09:56 AM
TheGreenFoX

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNiiPE_DoGG

:down: for revealing the new kingpin pot internals... at least you cant see the bottom :rolleyes:

Its "just" a prototype...
07-01-2009, 10:11 AM
Luka_Aveiro

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hell Hound

Can you prove this.:rolleyes:

Can you prove there will be one? :rolleyes:
07-01-2009, 02:23 PM
G0ldBr1ck

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad Boga

There won't be a Phenom FX.

......using the Deneb core. No way to know after that. Then Phenom name could live on many generations.

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