AMD Launches 125W Phenom II X4 965 CPU

AMD Launches 125W Phenom II X4 965 CPU

Product Summary & Final Conclusions

Product Summary & Final Conclusions:

There's really no downside to the new Phenom II X4 965 - 125W TDP model. The chip will overclock right around that 4 GHz zone, but it is just luck of the draw and each system setup will have an affect. We've seen numerous times in the past where the same model chip comes out with a new revision and often a lower TDP rating, both AMD and Intel do it. The new C3 stepping chips I'm sure will eventually trickle into all of the Phenom II's.

I did not get a chance to mess around with AOD 3.1 too much, but it is nice to see the AMD team continually strive to improve its functionality. AMD Overdrive really makes overclocking the Black Edition processors a snap, for both the novice and expert. It is much more convenient to adjust things on-the-fly than constantly rebooting the system to change settings in your BIOS.

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