Phenom Strasburg makes phenomenal debut

So it’s one win down, 299 to go before Stephen Strasburg guarantees his spot in the Hall of Fame. However, if you’ve seen any of the media attention that’s been given the one-day old big leaguer, his ticket is already punched. The day after the Washington Nationals picked Bryce Harper as the No. 1 pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, the 2009 No. 1 pick stepped up the mound and made sure everybody in attendance knew what the hype was about.

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Newegg Deals: Kodak EasyShare C913, AMD processors, gas cards

We are back with another list of the latest Newegg deals, and they are even throwing gas cards in with some of their stuff! Peeps the AMD Phenom X4 package:

• Olympus Stylus 1050SW Champagne Digital Camera - $217.99 (promo code “CAMERA114FS”) Expires 1/31
• GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 Video Card - $349.99 (promo code “XNZDFF30”)  Expires 1/22
• Kodak EasyShare 9.2 MP C913 Silver Digital Camera - $79.99 - Expires 1/31
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2400 Dual Core Processor - $34.99 - (promo code “AMD1145”) Expires 1/31
• AMD Phenom X4 9950 Quad-Core Processor - $169.99 + $100 gas card - Expires 1/31

As always, you can find other non-expiring Newegg promo codes and deals on our forums.

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AMD releases new performance and energy focused Phenom processors

AMD just announced the newest additions to the Phenom chip lineup. The flagship here of AMD’s desktop processors is the quad-core Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition, which is selling for a cool $235 USD. In case you aren’t in the know, Black Edition refers to the chips affinity towards those wholike to overclock and otherwise tweak their systems. The chip is unlocked, so it’s ready for you to fire up AMD OverDrive so that you can play with it to your heart’s content. Now, this chip certainly isn’t as fast as the top-of-the-line quad-core Intel desktop chip, but the price is certainly right if the Black Edition seems to strike your fancy.

Hit the link below for info on the Phenom X4 9350e and 9150, the two other chips that AMD is touting today.

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AMD announces new Phenom line headed by X4 9850 Black Edition

AMD has just taken the wraps off their newest Phenom processors, and we think we are impressed. The entire lineup, which ranges from a triple-core low-end, to a quad-core beast, are all 65 nanometer chips. That means more efficiency - they retain the performance of AMD’s previous 90nm chips, but with reduced power consumption. Of course, that is likely not what you care about most when it comes to the new Phenoms - you want the details, right? Well, we have the Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition, Phenom X4 9750, Phenom X4 9100e Energy Efficient, and the Phenom X3 triple-core. The X4 9850 and X4 9750 feature true quad-core chips - if you don’t know what that means, here’s a video explanation of true quad core from AMD themselves.

The X4 9100e Energy Efficient chip is just that - it’s the world’s first 65-watt quad-core desktop processor. Lastly, the X3 triple-core Phenom chips are another first - these are the world’s first x86 triple-core processors. A nice bump up from dual core chips for those who can’t afford to go all out with a quad core. These will be available in 2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz options. We have the specs on each after the jump.

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