AMD has launched its Phenom II CPUs, and introduces a new "Dragon" platform.
PC World, and
CNET have
details on the CPU launch and the Dragon part, with PC World saying, "We didn't
see broad adoption of AMD's Spider platform from system builders, but we know of
several desktop vendors who will be selling Dragon systems in the near future."
This CPU line is not designed to compete with Intel's high-end Core i7 chips,
but come at a much lower price point, and the Phenom II X4 940 CPU is one of
those black editions with unlocked multipliers for overclocking. The NDA on
this expired at midnight, so here are the first reviews:
- AMD Phenom II X4 920 and 940 CPUs on
AnandTech,
bit-tech,
Guru3D, Legion
Hardware, The Tech
Report,
TechSpot,
Tom's
Hardware, and
TweakTown.
- AMD Phenom II X4 920 CPU on
Elite Bastards.
- AMD Phenom II X4 940 CPU on
AMDZone, Bjorn3d,
HotHardware, Legit
Reviews,
Neoseeker,
Overclockers
Club,
PCGH,
T-Break, and
X-bit labs.
- MESH Matrix II 920 PC on
Elite Bastards and
Overclock3D.Net.
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