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mac124
16-09-09, 17:02
Anyone thinking of getting one?

£80 for the x4 620 seems a bit of a bargain to me tbh.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/AMD/Athlon+X4/AMD+Athlon+II+X4+620+Retail+?productId=37699
haroon
16-09-09, 17:05
Is there big difference from the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz
mac124
16-09-09, 17:08
Yes its "only" an Athlon not a Phenom so it wont have the extra cache the phenoms do.

Review comparing it to 720/965 and i5 720.

Not bad considering its price.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-athlon-ii-x4-620-review-test/1

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/2922/amd_athlon_ii_x4_620_processor_review_quad_core_fo r_mainstream/index.html
Lynx
16-09-09, 17:28
You can also unlock some of them.
haroon
17-09-09, 09:37
Is it worth getting one of these new ones because I had my heart set on getting a AMD Phenom II 720 BE.
coiler
17-09-09, 13:32
is it am2 or am3?
mac124
17-09-09, 14:50
Its an AM3.
Lynx
17-09-09, 16:33
Works in both am2 and am3 though.
coiler
17-09-09, 17:16
what is it in the AM3 board which stops an AM2 chip physically fitting - yet in an AM2+ board am2+ or am3 cpu will fit?

If it a blanked out pin or something?
mac124
17-09-09, 17:56
Nothing its the lack of a DDR3 memory controller which stops AM2(+) chips working in AM3 boards.

AM3 chips have both a DDR2 and DDR3 memory controller built into them so should work in AM2+ mobo's.
Lynx
17-09-09, 18:17
AM3 chips have 1 less pin, which stops them fitting, its only the memory controller, that stops it working, rather than fitting.
PeterStoba
17-09-09, 18:18
what is it in the AM3 board which stops an AM2 chip physically fitting - yet in an AM2+ board am2+ or am3 cpu will fit?

If it a blanked out pin or something?

Yeah, i can't remember which way round it is though