AMD Phenom II TWKR Black Edition spotted

[***Deimos***]

if AMD chips were pwning intel, they would cost 1000$ too. it really never matters on how good something is, its just on how good it is compared to the competition.

true that. As for Intel, they can ALWAYS set $1000 price because they have overwhelming majority of market and dump trucks of cash.. they can price however they want.


And lets put the insanely stupid 4.2Ghz to rest once and for all:

Intel has a LOT of headroom, especially on E8xxx Wolfdale, hence no E8700 on market. With Intel 45nm Core2Duo, 4Ghz is possible without voltage increase. And their default voltage is very small ~1.2V.

Different story with 45nm Phenom II. They already use ridiculous desperate 1.35V stock - HIGHER than some 65nm Phenom - just to reach 3Ghz.
EDIT: this means Intel 45nm better than AMD 45nm.

DONT YOU THINK IF AMD COULD HAVE RELEASED 4.2Ghz, THEY WOULD HAVE HIGHER CLOCK PARTS ON THE MARKET??

As for the markings on the chip:
1. Its Maingear.. have you bought anything from them? Its small company desperate for attention.
2. Easy to sand down and put your own markings.
3. Easier still to photoshop.
4. Heck maybe even AMD does this for them. Maybe they can put "super duper ultra fast" for you to make you happy, so you will pay $999... but its still just a Phenom II - get over it.