Return of AMD Phenom x4 9850

I was doing some research when I bump into AMD Phenom x4 9850. It is a brand new chip by AMD spotting a TLB erratum free with B3 stepping running at 2.5 Ghz. It is a Black Edition too where by the chip has an unlocked CPU multiplier which helps those people who wants to overclock their cpu.

Referring to the sharkyextreme.com, it was stated that the 2.5 Ghz cpu has potential in coming on par with an Intel Q6600 but still lose out to the Intel counterpart in various tests including power consumption and also cpu temperature. The TDP of the Phenom 9850 BE runs at 125W which is a far cry from the 95W of the Intel Q6600. The Intel Q6600 runs cooler and uses less power even under overclocking situations. Besides that, the AMD Phenom X4 9850 is the Return of AMD to meet Intel in taking the opportunity to overtake Intel in the future.

It is a good sign coming from AMD because we do not want Intel to dominate the CPU entirely. It is really good to see that AMD bounce back with a vengence in hoping that their CPU will gain popularity. The CPU is also comparatively cheaper than Intel so for those budget comsciouse people, the AMD Phenom X4 9850 is for you.

I have spoken earlier about overclocking the Phenom X4 9850. It was stated in the same article that the furthest which the 9850 can go is 3.0ghz with dangerous increase of voltage which is not recommended. I think if people were to increase too much of voltage to the CPU, it will definately fry the CPU. In the end, I think it is best to leave the CPU at 2.6Ghz if you want to overclock. Make sure that you have adequate cooling. I do recommended Artic Cooling fan for a start if you want to overclock the CPU.

Good luck!!!