AMD Phenom II X4 955 sample overclocked from 3.2GHz to 4GHz

Posted on Monday, March 16 2009 @ 19:49 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

XtremeSystems forum member Dumo got his hands on a sample of the upcoming AMD Phenom II X4 955 processor, this 125W TDP part has a clockspeed of 3.2GHz. By increasing the voltage from 1.25V to 1.45, the overclocked got the chip to 4GHz on air cooling.

The test system consisted of an ASUS M4A79T Deluxe motherboard, 2GB DDR3 memory clocked at 1666MHz and the Windows 7 Beta operating system.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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