All,
I know this sounds stupid - but what is the difference between the Phenom 9600 regular and the Black Edition? They're the same price on NewEgg, show the same specifications, etc.
Only difference is the BE comes WITHOUT the heatsink.. Why is that?
BE has unlocked multi
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Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz, 16GB DDR3-1600, Radeon 7950 @ 1000/1250, Win 10 Pro x64
If the BlackEdition and non-BlackEdition chips cost the same obviously the BlackEdition would be the better buy.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A Chuck Norris a day kills.
any warranty difs? be a good way to never have to replace voltage killed chips
E7200 @ 4.0ghz 1.29vcore
2x 6870
OCZ 4gb @ 5-4-4-12 846mhz
As far as I know the warranty is the same for both chips.
As mentioned the only difference between the two chips is the BE has an unlocked multiplier.
Last edited by werty316; 02-09-2008 at 06:40 PM.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A Chuck Norris a day kills.
and i think the be came with a hsf contrary to belief
Originally Posted by Call me Ugly
I don't think you can get a BE chip as an OEM package but I could be wrong.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A Chuck Norris a day kills.
That's usually not a very good reason
The BE is not always the better buy. My BE only went up to 2.84 on 1.3v, HTT maxed at 235. My 9600 regular hit 300 HTT and does 3ghz on 1.3v and I can get much better performance out of it.
Not much to say right now.
Oh I hope mine I just bought isn't one of those pithy ones
oh and "Location: Northeast Ohio, Where the weather changes every 30 min..." - LOL I agree with you on that! Was 40-ish today, I just look out side and WHOA where'd all that snow come from
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Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz, 16GB DDR3-1600, Radeon 7950 @ 1000/1250, Win 10 Pro x64
I'm thinking more along the lines that my 9600 was just a really good pick. Only thing it won't do is handle voltage over 1.325 to make it more stable once I got to much past 3ghz, but 3ghz is game stable for me at 1.3v.
Edit: Yeah, the snow was a bit on the unexpected side for me.
Not much to say right now.
BE has unlocked
1) CPU Multiplier
2) CPU VID
9600BE's come with a better stock HSF and
Unlocked NB Multi up and down
Unlocked CPU Multi up and down
Unlocked HT Multi up and down
Unlocked CPU and CPU NB VID/Voltages
190HT Ref. lowest
Standard 9500/9600 doesn't have these options apart from CPU VID/Volts.
Is it possible to overclock BE only by rising a multiplier?
It might not like it, but you can.
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