[DrNip]

Intel Responds to Phenom II X2 BE with Pentium E6500K
With the 45 nm Phenom II AM3 architecture, AMD is able to offer two highly competitive mainstream dual-core processors: the Phenom II X2 (Callisto), and Athlon II X2 (Regor). The Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition chips not only serves as a notable sub-$100 choice for mainstream consumers, but also offers good value to overclockers with an unlocked bus multiplier, and with the right tools, the potential to unlock disabled physical cores. With its prime competitor from the blue camp being Pentium Dual-Core E5000 and E6000 series, Intel decided to up the stakes with a low-cost overclocker-friendly dual-core processor labeled Pentium Dual-Core E6500K, the company's first FSB multiplier-unlocked 45 nm dual-core chip.

Based on the 45 nm Wolfdale-2M core, the E6500K boasts of a default clock speed of 2.93 GHz (11.0 x 266 MHz). The bus multiplier is unlocked, leaving room to play with it. Placed in the Pentium E6000 series, the chip has a FSB frequency of 1066 MHz, compared to its E5000 cousins that sport 800 MHz FSB. Aided with a 2 MB L2 cache, the E6500K is expected to go head-on against competing AMD chips. Currently available in China for RMB 1299 (converts to $190) as part of bundle with Biostar T-Series TP45E motherboard, the E6500K is expected to retail soon for US $89. Incidentally, the "K" in E6500K refers to "black" in digital imaging jargon.

SOURCE:
http://www.techpowerup.com/101136/In...um_E6500K.html

I found this to be very interesting and looks fun to play with. Price is right too. Buyin one of these puppies as soon as it drops. I miss my 775 platform believe it or not!

[punx223]

looks very nice, i believe i will get one too... as i just got 2 new 775 toys to play with

[Neuromancer]

Sweet, and the K instead of EE means they do not have to bump the price $800

Could be very interesting, although with 775 your going to want to bus clock it anyway, the unlocked multi is a nice touch

[crustytheclown]

Omg unlocked multi...i hadn't seen that since X6800...Nice!!!

[freeagent]

should be interesting! im in the process of building an i7 950 based system ohcrap

but it looks like ill hang on to my rampage

especially since someone mentioned he missed his 775 riggage!

[DrNip]

Cracks 5ghz already. Hopefully it doesn't require that much vcore. Time will tell. Anyone notice what revision it is, R0?

Pentium E6500K Cracks 5.00 GHz Mark
Barely a week since its availability in the Chinese markets, Intel's Pentium Dual-Core E6500K processor that aims to be overclocker-friendly at a low-cost, set its first speed milestone, becoming one of the fastest Wolfdale-2M processors. Overclockers from IT168 community achieved 5.068 GHz on the processor. Details include a FSB multiplier of 24.0x (24 x 211.2 MHz), and a high vCore of 1.736V. The feat was conducted on an ASUS P5E3 Premium motherboard with 2x 1 GB of Corsair DDR3-1333 memory. The validation can be viewed here. This should give you a good idea of what to (or what not to) expect from this $89 chip.

SOURCE:
http://www.techpowerup.com/101306/Pe..._GHz_Mark.html

[Buckeye]

CPUz shots are now showing vcore ?

I havent been able to upload any lately and I saw on that it shows his vcore.

Nice chip there, must resist more 775 cpu's LOL

[karmakazi]

Looks like it could be fun. Remember anyone clocking these cache neutered 45nm chips, they do not like high VTT

[DrNip]

@ buckeye - Yeah 1.52 shows vcore now.

@ karmakazi - I just found out that my 920 doesn't like high vtt either. I was using 1.5ish at around 5ghz and beyond but tried backing it off to 1.4v and everything ran just fine. Go figure.

[Neuromancer]

"Details include a FSB multiplier of 24.0x (24 x 211.2 MHz), and a high vCore of 1.736V"


ugh 1.7 volts and 5GHz on LN2, not going to be pretty for Air guys