AMD’s Phenom II X4 965 is still their crown jewel, however according to the OverclockersClub, the company is planning on releasing an updated version of the chip which features a TDP lowered from 140W to a more reasonable 125W.
The new chip will be the C3 version, model HDZ965FBK4DGM, as opposed to the old C2 model, HDZ965FBK4DGI. Otherwise the chip is identical, carrying the same 3.4GHz clock speed, 128 KB L1, 512 KB/core dedicated L2 cache and shared 6MB L3 cache.
The only difference is the drop in TDP from 140W to 125W, and given that the CPU is a black edition with unlocked multiplier, this should bode well for achieving higher overclocks.
Pricing is intended to be the same at $196USD
Tags: 125W, AMD, Phenom II X4 965
November 4, 2009 02:20 PM
AMD really needs something new. They're getting slaughtered right now.
November 4, 2009 02:50 PM
November 4, 2009 02:54 PM
If there will be a way to get a guaranteed "C3" Ph2-965 then perhaps i'll get one and see if the 4ghz barrier can finally be (easily) conquered. I know some have reached 4ghz with much tweaking and the like, but to remain competitive in this market bracket then they need to be able to hit that magic number with relative ease. Just imagine: Your 4Ghz "Dragon" build could just be a multiplier and a CPU voltage tweak away
November 4, 2009 03:03 PM
I agree with both parties, AMD do a descent job on beating out the Core 2 Quads, but also agree that they need something to compete with the i5/i7.. mainly because, high end AMD has almost nothing to offer and are loosing a lot of business to Intel.. Intel is just dominating the high end of the market, if you can get an i7 750 system built for like $600-800 why bother for an AMD processor..
But releasing tweaked stuff like this, isn't helping them much, waste of time..
November 4, 2009 03:49 PM
From Bit-Tech:
November 4, 2009 03:50 PM
But releasing tweaked stuff like this, isn't helping them much, waste of time..
November 4, 2009 04:01 PM
And yes, there's a new part number.
November 4, 2009 04:15 PM
And yes, there's a new part number.
Take if from me if you want, Intel has no quad socket server solution (or greater) in the server market. There's a reason that the biggest server farms and supercomputers in the world use powerpc + opterons ya know