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BleedBurgundy · 02-14-2008, 10:25 AM

Anybody install one of these yet. I went ahead and bought a 9600 BE thinking I'd build an AMD box for the first time. HUGE MISTAKE. There are a huge number of problems with this processor, include a TLB erratum that is not that bad of an issue for non-VMware users,and a large number of chips sold with a defective 3rd core.

If you were considering doing this, don't. Just wanted to send out an FYI to my fellow warpathians.

here's one of many sources:

Phenom Exposed! Shipping with flaky 3rd cores.

02-14-2008, 10:25 AM	#1
BleedBurgundy Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,471	AMD Phenom Quad Core Processors Anybody install one of these yet. I went ahead and bought a 9600 BE thinking I'd build an AMD box for the first time. HUGE MISTAKE. There are a huge number of problems with this processor, include a TLB erratum that is not that bad of an issue for non-VMware users,and a large number of chips sold with a defective 3rd core. If you were considering doing this, don't. Just wanted to send out an FYI to my fellow warpathians. here's one of many sources: Phenom Exposed! Shipping with flaky 3rd cores. __________________ "All natural institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit." Thomas Paine