Today we have the AMD Phenom II x4 975 Black Edition CPU in the Deneb core line. For those unfamiliar with the Black Edition line of chips, they feature an unlocked multiplier which allows for super easy overclocking in a sub $200 price range. This new 125 watt quad core comes stock at 3.6GHz, but if you’re anything like us, you won’t settle for stock speeds. Join us as we take a look at the 975 Black Edition, and see just what it can pull off. The Black Edition chips that AMD puts out are renowned for being able to hit crazy overclocks. If you’re buying a Black Edition chip, you more than likely have overclocking in mind. The prior version of the x4 Black Edition (955) was able to hit a 7 GHz overclock by using liquid helium. We didn’t push ours quite that far, but we did push it more to the limits that the stock heat sink would allow. We were able to overclock our chip to 4 GHz by just adjusting the multiplier, and not even needing to adjust voltages. With an aftermarket cooling solution, you could easily get higher speeds than we did. Source
AMD Phenom II X4 975, Black Edition (HDZ975FBGMBOX)
Price $159.98
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