I was looking at Pricegrabber this morning and it seems more stores are carrying the upcoming AMD Triple Core Phenom 50-series processors are up for sale! The AMD Phenom 8650 Triple Core Processor is currently running $185.99 over at TheNerds.net if anyone is interested. The AMD Phenom 8750 Triple Core Processor runs $218.99 for those looking for a higher clock frequency of 2.4GHz

Newegg is also selling this pair of triple-core AMD Phenom X3 processors! The Phenom X3 8750 will run you $195 and the Phenom X3 8650 runs in at $165. Newegg seems like the place to go for Phenoms!

AMD Phenom triple-core processors, expected to be the worlds first PC processors to integrate three computational cores on a single die of silicon, can help deliver the visual experience, performance and multitasking capabilities of true multi-core technology to a broader audience. Offering state-of-the-art platforms and a next-generation architecture with expected availability in Q1 2008, the industrys only x-86 triple-core desktop processor shows why AMDs the smarter choice, with its expanded portfolio for customers to offer platforms with unique multi-core options.

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AMDs first Quad Core 45nm CPU chip is finally out the doors and its being called the Phenom II. AMD has positioned the Phenom II CPU in between Intels Core 2 Quad and Core i7 and is being sold in two versions, the 2.8GHz X4 920 ($235) and the 3.0GHz X4 940 Black Edition ($275). Each Phenom CPU has an L3 cache size of 8MB but still trails in performance when compared to the 12MB L3 cache of the Intel Core i7s. However, what truly makes this chip stand out is that the Black Editions overclocking capabilities. Overclocking enthusiasts using liquid nitrogen have managed to bring the Phenom clock speeds over 6GHz surpassing the world record for Intel Core i7 processors, which stands at 5.5 GHz.

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