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One rumor related to the upcoming unveiling of AMD's dark side tell us that the company is preparing a new Black Edition CPU. The first was the Athlon X2 6400+ but now it seems AMD is ready to release the Athlon X2 5000+ Black Edition.

The processor would be built on 65nm and be clocked at the 'regular' 2.6GHz and have 1MB of L2 cache, the same as the non-Black Edition version but, it ill differentiate itself by having an unlocked multiplier. That would make overclocking a little easier but for now, let's leave it in 'rumor stage' as we are hoping AMD's dark side is a little more serious than that. Just a few more hours and the snake will go away and leave the web space open for new hardware (or software).

wow paint the chip black and then cover with a cooler that is some great marketing! lol!

this is better:

intel c2d foot on the amd stock!



or the new one:



do you dare waste your money on socket change after socket change -- amds socket for 2009 is am13

You know, dragonsprayer, what AMD's "Do you dare" is about?

Its about this 5000+ Athlon X2 Black Edition!!

Seriously, someone needs to tell Hector to step down. This is getting really ridiculous.

i dare not try it as i might commit sucide while waiting for it too boot

hey you got pile on the dog pile while you can


new marketing using slowskys trying to make the system look faster!~

From game.amd.com

Do I smell a paper launch?

wait the new amd altered states marketing campaign - giant shrooms with every pc - little tripping while waiting for it to boot



"amd worth tripping over"

I hear they are going to sell amd chips at wallmart next to the pencils

In AMDs defense... changing chipsets... changing sockets... whats the difference? You have no argument against AMD there.

I think this black edition is just a way to help get rid of AMDs brisbane stock. It'll sell, there is no doubt about it, but with Phenom around the corner, it wouldn't be a very good consumer choice in my eyes.

And Dragon... your hatred for AMD has no merit. Both companies are evil and are out to make money... thats it. Intel did the same junk back in the Netburst days.

ill be tripping on that mushroom for a month
the colors man the colors, all 16.7 million i see them all ..hehehe

i hear you will sell preservatives for flea with a picture of you! Just to people see the real size of fleas d..k.

Phenom Quad core X4 3Ghz + Amd Cpus will be back on top in 2008 where AMD belongs and C2D can kiss it then!

ok guys...can we stop this outburst of fanboyism on both side? This is getting ridiculous.

For AMD, at the moment, there is no 3Ghz Phenom X4 on the road map. There is no 2.0Ghz Barcelona on the market, while 1.9Ghz has been in extremely short supply.

On Intel's side, Intel will charge you double the price you see today for a CPU, if AMD goes under. Adding to that, Intel may be investigated by SEC to see if a monopolizing action has been taken against AMD.

No one wants AMD to tank, or Intel to dominate. But please, someone, just tell Hector that he needs to get his head around. They are losing a lot of money these days, and now they're losing their fans.

So what you are saying is that it is going to take a 3ghz+ X4 to beat a C2D?
Well the C2D had a good run, Good thing that Intel has had quads for a while now.

There are plenty of Barcelona 2GHz chips. Perhaps AMD is charging a premium for them.

http://www.directron.com/os2350wal4bg.html


http://www.directron.com/os8350wal4bg.html


Those look like 2GHz chips to me. Lose your bias. Embrace the duopoly.

Uh, Provide a real vendor, not Directron.

As noted on the page, they do not actually have any of these chips but rather when you order them from directron they will submit your order to somebody else.

The 1.9s are difficult to obtain and the 2.0s are not available via any e-tailer. I'm sure some exist, but likely all gong to Dell and other large server vendors.

At this point, even after huge delays and reduced clock speeds, they are still having a hard time producing any chips.

It's not bias. It's simple fact.
They don't even have chips to spare for AMD fanboy review sites.