Nope,they are not having overheating problems.Its the processor of AMD is having DTS problems.This Temperature Detection problems affect G1 and G2 Stepping.And if i not wrong even the Phenom Processor having DTS Problems.

This post has been edited by AMDAthlon: May 8 2008, 09:23 AM

in term of hardware
is there any difference btwn black and normal phenom?

in term of [erformance
when i was kid
i learnt black color can absorb heat better than white
is it can be applied on this phenom?

Actually its the name of Black.Black Edition/BE Has Unlocked Multiplier,While Normal one Doesnt have Unlocked Multiplier.Unlocked Multiplier is for Overclocking purpose.

no heatpipe .. just normal type. Sorry , i can't take out .


I suppose install windows everything yesterday , because of update to SP3. Most software , driver can't install So, reformat again .

tried oc it yet..??
wanna know if can reach 3.0 or not..
i might wanna add another core inside...

No. I don't want OC and need stable PC. ~

What about power utilization, is the AMD cpu consume more electricity than Intel cpu and will AMD chip run more hotter ?

Phenom's consumption is quite high.

-pWs-

But it has a power saver right?
I forgot what its call,i think its Dynamic Power.Forgot edy.It will automatically turn off unused cores to save power.

Still cannot get any Phenom X3 in Penang.
Anyone use it now?
How about the performance compare with Phenom X4?

not sure if compare to X4 phenom, but mr_habuk have phenom X3 (oc at 3.0ghz) , and the cpu score at 3dmark06 beats 6000+

CnQ v2 I think
But still power consumption high for me.

-pWs-

If no 3D Display Card and use active-PFC PSU (below 500W) should save a lot .



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This post has been edited by yangxi: May 9 2008, 06:48 PM

so,what about its overall performance.can the proc beat intel

nope, performance cant beat intel, price can

However,the performance in real life,you wont see much thats all.But Intel is faster la

but, look at the price

it's weird that those B3 series has similar pricing, if i were to get 1 now, i might get 9750 as opposed to 9650 and 9550 as the difference is not much.

the power saving feature on phenom suppose to turn non-working cores down and even the entire HT lane connecting form the cpu to the chipset, (correct me if im wrong), but somehow this feature wont work. look at the power consumption of phenoms during idle, it is even higher than Athlon X2. - X2 cant turn off one of its core, while phenom suppose to turn down 3 of its cores.

it's been a month since there is any update on this thread
anyone knows what's AMD up to nowadays? any plan for phenom improvement?