Source: http://ascii.jp/ (Japanese)
I read this news on several sites and it seems AMD is quite serious about this.
There are several implications though:
- If this Black Edition chip is still a B2 revision it makes no sense because it would be hardly overclockable.
- The price. At 2.3 Ghz it can't compete with Intels Q6600 unless its offered at a decent price. I believe it would be acceptable to price it equal to the Q6600.
- The naming scheme of the phenom series makes me suspicious. It may sound childish but what will AMD do if they really make a phenom 9900 with 2.6 Ghz? Does that mean they have no plans (or are unable to make) faster chips or is it just a marketing error?
- Given the companies history of delays and paper launches, how can they possibly pull this off?
Here's another site with a more detailed article about it (German):
http://www.computerbase.de/news/hardware/prozessoren/amd/2007/november/phenom_9600_black_edition_phenom_9900/
And a link to another forum with some more pictures regarding AMD recent revelations (English):
http://my.ocworkbench.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=69055
I read this news on several sites and it seems AMD is quite serious about this.
There are several implications though:
- If this Black Edition chip is still a B2 revision it makes no sense because it would be hardly overclockable.
- The price. At 2.3 Ghz it can't compete with Intels Q6600 unless its offered at a decent price. I believe it would be acceptable to price it equal to the Q6600.
- The naming scheme of the phenom series makes me suspicious. It may sound childish but what will AMD do if they really make a phenom 9900 with 2.6 Ghz? Does that mean they have no plans (or are unable to make) faster chips or is it just a marketing error?
- Given the companies history of delays and paper launches, how can they possibly pull this off?
Here's another site with a more detailed article about it (German):
http://www.computerbase.de/news/hardware/prozessoren/amd/2007/november/phenom_9600_black_edition_phenom_9900/
And a link to another forum with some more pictures regarding AMD recent revelations (English):
http://my.ocworkbench.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=69055