AMD is releasing more processors for the Fall, offering clock speed bumps for existing price points and introducing a new six core AMD Phenom II, the X6 1075T. Six new products are being introduced, none of them slower than 3GHz, within all the AMD 'STARS' CPU family: Thuban, Deneb, Propus, Rana and Regor. We're going to take a look at three of them: Phenom II X6 1075T, Phenom II X2 560BE and Athlon II X3 450.

AMD STARS Processors

Product	Codename	Speed	# Cores	Price (USD)
Phenom II X6 1075T	Thuban	3.0GHz [3.5GHz Turbo]	6	$245
Phenom II X4 970BE	Deneb	3.5GHz	4	$185
Phenom II X2 560BE	Calisto	3.3GHz	2	$105
Athlon II X4 645	Propus	3.1GHz	4	$122
Athlon II X3 450	Rana	3.2GHz	3	$87
Athlon II X2 265	Regor	3.3GHz	2	$78

Cooler Master V6

Today we're also taking a look at Cooler Master's new $50 cooler, the newest member of their V-series. Cooler Master's ethos for this design series are car engines, so it has a modern motor look to it, with an oil-cap LED color change button.

CoolerMaster V6

The Cooler Master V6 is a central tower cooler, featuring dual 'wave-bladed' push-pull fan design and six large diameter copper heatpipes, tilted fins, and a universal mounting system for a large variety of sockets. Before we get started you might want to refresh yourselves on what AMD's Thuban core is, and how the Turbo Core mode works, in our Phenom II X6 1090T article.