http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/ Engadget Comments for AMD debuts Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition CPUs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=721]]>Jun 1st 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
Try reading it out: AMD Athlon II X2 250
Cesus Jhrist

Why not just drop the Athlon name and go with something more sexy? Like Cubra, or Silvo

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Read about it here:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1184444/phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-surprise

...hope the engadget peeps don't mind the linkage :-/]]>Jun 2nd 2009 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 2nd 2009 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/will it run cry....AAHHHH!
Achievement unlocked: troll slayer]]>Jun 1st 2009 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 2nd 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
Yes. Yes, they are.]]>Jun 1st 2009 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/I mean the reallly really poor people that the budget-minded x4's are too expensive]]>Jun 1st 2009 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
I stick by my original statement.]]>Jun 1st 2009 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
hopefully this phenom II x2 can fly towards 5ghz with some ease or else people will flock to the revamped wolfdales chipzilla is putting out]]>Jun 1st 2009 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
For enthusiasts OEMs might not matter, but they account for most pc sales.]]>Jun 2nd 2009 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
If so, it just sounds like AMD is trying to cash in on the piles of defective CPUs that they may be making, just like Intel's Core Solo line.
I'd rather spend the money on a CPU that's passed all QC tests, as a personal preference.]]>Jun 1st 2009 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 1st 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.itcenter.vn/tim-kiem/569/kw=%20AMD]]>Jun 1st 2009 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
plays anything i throw at it at high framerate with graphic detail all the way up.

people who say they are crap, obviously haven't used them. they are excellent :-)

I'm going to order a phenom 2 (debating about the black) as I want to overclock a bit, but at 2.8 or 2.9, they're pretty high as it is]]>Jun 1st 2009 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 2nd 2009 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 2nd 2009 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/
It's isabled for a reason. By all means try it.. but don't buy one because of this, and don't let people that don't know better read comments like yours and think they're getting a cheap quad!]]>Jun 2nd 2009 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 2nd 2009 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 2nd 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 2nd 2009 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/amd-debuts-athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-black-edition-c/Jun 3rd 2009 11:33AM