Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition

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65nm/ 2.6GHz / 1MB of L2 cache /unlocked multiplier !!!

Unleash the Power:
The AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Black Edition processor 5000+ is a jolt of adrenaline for your PC. High-performance and dual-core, it delivers tunable performance with an all-too-tempting dark side.



Set your own limits.
Boldly take control of your processor performance with a customizable clock multiplier.


Be a multitask master.
Unleash the power of multithreaded software and tap into blistering performance from immersive game-play to digital media apps to photo editing.


Don't break the bank.
You know what you need, want, and can afford. The AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Black Edition processor 5000+ gives you the power to do-it-yourself — with premium features at a down-and-dirty price.

Source:
tcmagazine.com
game.amd.com



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what do you think?
for me, i think it gonna be just like a classic model (good news for collectors and overclockers )

[Start]

And its up on AMD's processor pricing page as well.

[cky2k6]

collectors?!?!?! who the hell collects cpus? i don't think we have too many people running museums here... its a marketing campaign wasted on such a ty product. i mean its good for phase and such, but how many people are gonna waste that effort on a k8? sorry amd, but ANYTHING else you could have released wouldve been better, 2900pro, rd790, a freaking mousepad or amd energy drink, lol....

[Sparky]

nah I have to disagree with you there. CPU is better than a mousepad or energy drink

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cpus same as everything that you can collect, if you love it

just an idea

[tbone8ty]

what does the unlocked multiplier mean?

so right now its at 13x200

so like can u make hte mulitplier be 15?

wonder if the 65nm will be a better overclocker?

[hardrail]

Still has the crappy Brisbane 2x512kb L2.

It's a Brisbane with an unlocked multi... snore.... zzzz.....

C'mon AMD, please get something worthwhile on the market.

[erwinz]

tsk tsk I am hoping for the 790 chipset mobo..

AMD please work harder..

[cadaveca]

http://amd-member.com/campaigns/black/unleashed.html

[Booj]

I wish they would divert this marketing money toward getting Phenom out the door...

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I've been dreaming of this day since K8 came out.

[cadaveca]

What, the death of the FX?


Now we get teh Dual Athlon Rip-off Extreme program, or DARE....




Except it's only like $139...

[breakfromyou]

haha, what the hell

maybe i'll build a budget AMD system, just for a little boost in performance while i save up for X38 and wolfdale or yorkfield...

[SOLDNER-MOFO64]

collectors?!?!?! who the hell collects cpus? i don't think we have too many people running museums here... its a marketing campaign wasted on such a ty product. i mean its good for phase and such, but how many people are gonna waste that effort on a k8? sorry amd, but ANYTHING else you could have released wouldve been better, 2900pro, rd790, a freaking mousepad or amd energy drink, lol....

I have to admit I do agree, whilst being one of AMD's biggest fanboys I cannot get my head around this late-comer. This shoulda been with us a year ago, not now, not with Phenom around the corner.

what does the unlocked multiplier mean?

so right now its at 13x200

so like can u make hte mulitplier be 15?

It should allow for Multi selection upto 20 AFAIK.

Still has the crappy Brisbane 2x512kb L2.

It's a Brisbane with an unlocked multi... snore.... zzzz.....

C'mon AMD, please get something worthwhile on the market.

Again, I can't really disagree, this CPU is such that there should also be a 939 model released for all those users still using 939. If anything I'd see it being of more appeal to them.

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As for the clockability of these cpu's........you'd think AMD would know the cpu's potential and would charge accordingly were it able to outperform a 6000+ or 6400+. I think this is more a novelty with it's unlocked multi.

[KTE]

Me think its saying 3GHz is stock volts, just a flip of the multi: http://www.4gamer.net/games/022/G002235/20070924001/

[Den Leiw]

Still has the crappy Brisbane 2x512kb L2.

Exactly my thoughts... 2x1 mb would have been quite nice


Now... Goodbye K8

[Omastar]

So basically they're clearing out the top bin K8 stock, and pricing it to move? The X2 6400+ is a perfect example of K8's upper echelons, but I was actually expecting something new or just a little innovative on the 25th beyond an unlocked multi on a non-FX chip. The 'Black Edition' must be their latest ploy to gamers while Phenom is waiting in the wings.

[RPGWiZaRD]

Well I guess you can't have a frightening snake without phenom (read venom) or venom with without a snake.

Just trying to see AMD's logic behind this one.

[nonworkingrich]

I guess it's just a typo in the ad. It should be spelled "Do you care?". Would make more sense ^^

[LIKMARK]

I guess it's just a typo in the ad. It should be spelled "Do you care?". Would make more sense ^^

Well, obviously you do, that must be why you post in this tread :P

[Yakyb]

So basically they're clearing out the top bin K8 stock, and pricing it to move?

that makes the most sense to me sounds like a very fair deal (if i was in the market for it)

[BeardyMan]

with this K8 get's a decent funeral

[Nedjo]

with this K8 get's a decent funeral

K8 will live for a long time to come!

[cky2k6]

it already got a decent funeral with the 6400. this was waking up the corpse and asking it about its dialysis days... its a top bin for brisbanes, which at 2.6ghz, is pretty sad.

[PhilDoc]

I hated to see that this is what AMD came up with after all the hype. Of course we're the ones who created the hype. But after I got over my dissapointment, it's probably not a bad deal for someone looking for that type of cpu. Unlocked mult, hand picked, so it'll probably overclock decently. Not worth the hype, but what the hay. I do agree they should have had a 939 version.