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Old Apr 23, 2008, 01:10 PM   #1
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Found a Phenom X3 review(Finally)

http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...henom_x3_8750/

Pretty said when It can stomp some ground in games at higher res against its broken older brother(sister more like it).
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Old Apr 23, 2008, 01:12 PM   #2
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only thing that sets me off from buying it how you have to get special programs to use the third core at all.
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Anandtech put one up today also.
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Old Apr 23, 2008, 02:00 PM   #4
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only thing that sets me off from buying it how you have to get special programs to use the third core at all.
Explain? Why wouldn't "normal" programs use it?
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Old Apr 23, 2008, 02:08 PM   #5
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Is he talking about some tri-core optimizer or something? If that's what is holding you back don't worry about it, you install it any you are done.
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