In that same regard, if I were instead considering the Phenom II X6 1055t 125w because of multithreaded applications, would it worth waiting for the 95 watt version that is supposedly coming out soon? I read on some PC website that the 95w 1055t was due out in May 2010, but haven't been able to find anybody carrying it, although the 1035t (also 95w) appears to be popping up in some other prebuilt computers.
Anybody else heard anything of their whereabouts and superior performance? I do plan on OC'ing so that would be part of my consideration as well.
In that same regard, if I were instead considering the Phenom II X6 1055t 125w because of multithreaded applications, would it worth waiting for the 95 watt version that is supposedly coming out soon? I read on some PC website that the 95w 1055t was due out in May 2010, but haven't been able to find anybody carrying it, although the 1035t (also 95w) appears to be popping up in some other prebuilt computers.
Anybody else heard anything of their whereabouts and superior performance? I do plan on OC'ing so that would be part of my consideration as well.
One thing to consider . . . all x6 processors (Thuban) and all x4 processors with a T designation (Zosma) are E0 stepping CPUs. Disregard any talk of C2 and C3 stepping chips, since E0 is newer and better still.
Until someone has gotten their hands on a 95W 1055T, we won't know why it has a lower TDP, but it may just be due to binning as hans007 indicated. I haven't heard word of a new stepping in the works.
One thing to consider . . . all x6 processors (Thuban) and all x4 processors with a T designation (Zosma) are E0 stepping CPUs. Disregard any talk of C2 and C3 stepping chips, since E0 is newer and better still.
Until someone has gotten their hands on a 95W 1055T, we won't know why it has a lower TDP, but it may just be due to binning as hans007 indicated. I haven't heard word of a new stepping in the works.
One thing to consider . . . all x6 processors (Thuban) and all x4 processors with a T designation (Zosma) are E0 stepping CPUs. Disregard any talk of C2 and C3 stepping chips, since E0 is newer and better still.
Until someone has gotten their hands on a 95W 1055T, we won't know why it has a lower TDP, but it may just be due to binning as hans007 indicated. I haven't heard word of a new stepping in the works.
Does anyone know if the E0 stepping is going to move to the native X4s anytime soon? does anyone know if an old board (I have a ASRock A780FullHD) that only lists BIOS support for the C2 stepping processors will run with a C3 or E0 stepping proc? I'd like to replace my Kuma 7750 at some point, but don't want to upgrade the rest of the system.
dell is starting to sell 1035T and 1055T in the xps 7100 line. i wouldn't be surprised if those were the 95W chips, as that line ends at the 1055t.
Probably saves them like $1 in motherboard costs from foxconn to only offer 95W max.
good point. what's the commonly expected range of OC for E0s? I get a feeling someone isn't going to like my wording and make fun of it but oh well My c2 965 only does 3.8/2.8, but that will do for now..
If the motherboard manufacturer does not specifically support one or more am3 processors, then I wouldn't count on them working. Also, I haven't heard anything about native E0-stepping x4s. Yet.
The C3 chips will probably not work. I'm sure some Zoners could clarify as to why this might be, but there was a problem with some C3 955s and 965s not working on boards that had supported the same chips with C2 steppings. As I recall, the reason for this was fairly arbitrary.