Advantages: Highly overclockable, will eat, chew and spit out anything! PRICE!!!! Disadvantages: its milli seconds slower than the I7! so no disadvantages at all!!!
...oomph and quicker! but the AMD comes into its own when you decide to overclock the already beastly device! i have read in bench tests it has peaked at 5Ghz! but definitely not recommended! i think 3.5-4Ghz is a safe bet, for standard cooling and pre-set voltages..... but that is still a whopping 14Ghz of combined power! BEASTLY is an understatement! i could go through all the technobabble, but its not my style, and its stuff you dont need to know ... ...large 1024Mb graphics card from amd too... and together they are perfectly matched.. as stated earlier, really fine speeds arent as quick as Pentiums I7 or speedier graphics cards, but unless your a well off graphics designer or a full on techno nut with more money and need of status, what is a few milli seconds to the average consumer!!! i have yet to find a game, graphics/animation application (maya etc), or any application at all that wont run ...
sentientphil 21.06.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom II X4 940 / 3 GHz processor
Advantages: Low Price, High Performance, High overlock capability Disadvantages: None
...I decided to bought this AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom II X4 940 processor to upgrade my old one. I choose it because I need more powerful performance to operate my favorite games and some design graphics activity which need high end peripherals requirement to run smooth. I combined this processor with my existing peripheral such TA790GX motherboard, 8Gb Ram and 512Mb DDR3 GeForce 9600GT PCI-X Graphic card. Since the first time I booting up using ... ...absolutely faster when loading my Windows, more than 2 times using my old processor. When I try to run my favorite games PES2009 and NFS Carbon, I can run both games so smooth at highest detail setting. I have also overlock it up to 3,4Ghz and run for a day and I found still stable performance and just a little heat, but I think it is usual for any electrical peripheral to produce heat. The price is the most reason why I choose it. It price was so ...
icecendolz 18.06.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom II X4 940 / 3 GHz processor
Advantages: Pure Processing Power Disadvantages: Power Usage
...have the equipment to handle the power this processor needs, it uses 125 Watts when running at 100%. Further, if you can get hold the AMD PIB (Processor In Box) version, it comes with everything you need to install it, IE Fan etc. Verdict: Phenom really is Phenomenal. ...
marinu666 21.06.2009
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