***News*** AMD Working on Black Edition Phenom II X6 Part ! (USD199-299?)

AMD Working on Black Edition Phenom II X6 Part

AMD's lineup of six-core desktop processors under the Phenom II X6 banner indeed includes a high-end part. A Bahrain-based etailer disclosed prices of some of the models, which includes a Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition. This chip operates at 3.20 GHz, with a TDP of 125W. Being a Black Edition part, it sports an unlocked BClk multipler that helps overclocking. AMD plans to sell this chip at US $295. The Phenom II X6 1055T is the other part with a price-tag. This 2.80 GHz chip also has its TDP at 125W, although we've lead to believe that AMD will release a 95W variant, too. The 1055T goes for US $199. Both chips are based on the "Thuban" core, which feature six cores on a monolithic die, with 9 MB of total chip cache (512 KB L2 per core, and 6 MB L3 shared).

techPowerUp!

Holy cow!

now that is what i call competitive pricing!

Seriously, $199 for an hexa is pretty darn good. :shock:

Building a workstation on a budget,,,AMD FTW!

Cried a river of joy. This is the best news I have gotten all day.

sweet mother of moses .. i think i got a hard on! definetely gonna stomp the yard with one of these in my rig.

@Wklzip

Your freaking awesome, youve been great with all the CPU info lately, waiting to see what your gonna post next.

I knew I should of gone AMD when building my first rig. If I want this I have to get a AMD board as well :(

thats looking like a nice cpu! the only thing ive noticed is no one is really saying its compatible with am2+ motherboards like the current am3 cpus. i just want to know if i have to upgrade my mobo and just pop it in. if it does pop in thats an immediate buy!

This is awesome. $199.99 for a 6 core CPU and it has 6mb L3 of cache and 512kb L2 per core.

My 550be is still holding up beautifully and running every game out there like butter but when I need the upgrade I know the path I'll go down.

wow, when i go to build my next full rig, its going to be an amd setup again. but i think im gonna go with a ati setup as well. nvidia isnt showing me much lately.(but this may change in the future)

but for now my phenom II 940 3ghz quad will do just nicely, along with my 8800gt ocx sli setup (holding out for a great single gpu, thinking maybe the 5890 or hd6### series)

AMD :evil:GazaAli

Just hand a gander at OCUK and the 6 core i7's are retailing at nearly £1000!

that is an amazing price, wonder how intel will answer to this.

that is an amazing price, wonder how intel will answer to this.

rikuna

I'm loving those pricetags, amazing. Karl319

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]AMD :evil:flyingsnail

@Wklzip

Your freaking awesome, youve been great with all the CPU info lately, waiting to see what your gonna post next.

Amith12

dude i love ya man:P

but seriously 200 for a hexacore thats insane i see no reason to go amd at this point.

and this is coming from an intel fanboy

that is an amazing price, wonder how intel will answer to this.

rikuna

Intel CEO: "Our CPUs are 10% faster so that justifies the $800 price difference".

[QUOTE="rikuna"]

that is an amazing price, wonder how intel will answer to this.

Joe77

Intel CEO: "Our CPUs are 10% faster so that justifies the $800 price difference".

I know what I'm getting for my birthday rig.

god i am so happy i switched to AMD, if i ever want a new cpu, i know i wont be breaking the bank. they probably wont be as good as intel in terms of performance, but their price/performance ratio is gonna be off the charts with those chips.

if you game, this cpu is overkill x 100. but, it's so cheap! how can you resist?!

if you game, this cpu is overkill x 100. but, it's so cheap! how can you resist?!

yukilla

you guys are getting it wrong Quote" AMD plans to sell this chip at US $295. The Phenom II X5 1055T is the other part with a price-tag. This 2.80 GHz chip also has its TDP at 125W, although we've lead to believe that AMD will release a 95W variant, too. The 1055T goes for US $199.

The 5 core CPU will be 199 and the 6 core CPU will be $295. even though thats WAYYY Cheaper than intels hexa core i just wanted to set it straight

hofuldig

It says "The Phenom II X6 1055T". Six, not five.

Edit: Wklzip changed it to X5 for some reason...the Techpowerup article says X6.

More proof of the 1055T being six core:

http://www.tcmagazine.info/comments.php?shownews=33370&catid=2

[QUOTE="hofuldig"]

you guys are getting it wrong Quote" AMD plans to sell this chip at US $295. The Phenom II X5 1055T is the other part with a price-tag. This 2.80 GHz chip also has its TDP at 125W, although we've lead to believe that AMD will release a 95W variant, too. The 1055T goes for US $199.

The 5 core CPU will be 199 and the 6 core CPU will be $295. even though thats WAYYY Cheaper than intels hexa core i just wanted to set it straight

kaitanuvax

It says "The Phenom II X6 1055T". Six, not five.

Edit: Wklzip changed it to X5 for some reason...the Techpowerup article says X6.

More proof of the 1055T being six core:

http://www.tcmagazine.info/comments.php?shownews=33370&catid=2