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10-12-2011, 05:10 PM
charged3800z24

I found odd, was that some reviews showed BD faster in apps like Winrar etc, then others showed the oppesite... I actually like Techreports and Anadtech's reviews, but Anandtech should have shown low res and high res for all games and not just some.
I still want a BD regarless, can't wait ti try OCing it, which is how I role. I don't do anything fancy except run WCG and Game. I was most disappointed in power consumption though. But not a big issue for me either :p:
10-12-2011, 05:11 PM
jakefalcons

Im so pissed right now i wanted to buy bulldozer for a new rig im making and no place has them in stock and they are 30-40 dollars more expensive then msrp. why not just do a paper launch there's clearly no availability. Only 2 sites have it availble to order ncix and tiger direct and both are on backorder tiger direct now has more then a month wait time wtf. This is worse then phenom.
10-12-2011, 05:13 PM
badatgames18

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Gappo

Doesn't 'need' to be cold :)

**snip

Super easy.

Need to have a play with he higher strap.

oh snap! hokiealumnus who i think reviewed this on overclockers said he couldn't get 2133+ without cold

thanks el gappo.. still getting it, at least it's good for rendering and encoding... i was uncompressing a huge file today, and i thought "if i only had bd" :)
10-12-2011, 05:15 PM
El Gappo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

Can you work over 2800 NB Gappo ( no cold) I only could succeed with cold...

No chance :shakes: 2600ish stable 2700+ benchable. ( With ram clocks up )

Lol badat, winrar is silly fast. Checking F@H performance atm, fingers crossed.
10-12-2011, 05:16 PM
The Stilt

Quote:

Originally Posted by charged3800z24

I was most disappointed in power consumption though. But not a big issue for me either :p:

You mean power consumption when overclocked, right?

125W TDP models have 110W TDP for cores, 15W for the NB & external logic, while the readings for 95W TDP models are 80W for the cores and the same 15W for NB & external logic. So it ain´t that hot chip at stock.

Yeah, I know...
We are not at StockSystems.org thou.
10-12-2011, 05:16 PM
PerryR

Hah. Even though they're supposedly going to be EOL'd, I expect Phenom II X6 will still be high demand.

Quote:

has amd commented on WHY bd isnt what it was supposed to be yet?

It just sucks? LOL.
10-12-2011, 05:24 PM
demonkevy666

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Gappo

No chance :shakes: 2600ish stable 2700+ benchable. ( With ram clocks up )

Lol badat, winrar is silly fast. Checking F@H performance atm, fingers crossed.

can you disable L3 cache in bios anywhere, just wondering ?
10-12-2011, 05:24 PM
jakefalcons

anyone know where i can buy a 8150...?
10-12-2011, 05:31 PM
Baam

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakefalcons

anyone know where i can buy a 8150...?

Tiger Direct is where i ordered mine.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/WEM...-email_wem2850
10-12-2011, 05:33 PM
jakefalcons

its at over a month back order :banana::banana::banana::banana: me i just bought over 1000 bucks in comp parts waiting for this worst launch ever
10-12-2011, 05:39 PM
Dumo

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakefalcons

anyone know where i can buy a 8150...?

Here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1&sku=A79-8150

Edit: Oops, sorry I didn't read that they dropshipment from AMD:(
10-12-2011, 05:39 PM
jazkat

Quote:

Originally Posted by charged3800z24

I found odd, was that some reviews showed BD faster in apps like Winrar etc, then others showed the oppesite... I actually like Techreports and Anadtech's reviews, but Anandtech should have shown low res and high res for all games and not just some.
I still want a BD regarless, can't wait ti try OCing it, which is how I role. I don't do anything fancy except run WCG and Game. I was most disappointed in power consumption though. But not a big issue for me either :p:

i dont get it either? this small gaming review makes bd look "ok" but what i find really odd is when bd is pushed harder it seems works better?

the higher the res brings it closer to the 2600k im some benches wtf?

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/435...sis/index.html
10-12-2011, 05:39 PM
Baam

I got the 8120 myself. Is there really much difference that overclock won't make up?
10-12-2011, 05:40 PM
jakefalcons

just bought one now i have to wait a :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing month or more awsome -_- why couldnt they delay launch until they had actual availbility
10-12-2011, 05:41 PM
jakefalcons

idk i myself prefer getting the top silicon i can but, your probably right. although bulldozer hasn't really been out long enough to see what the retail chips will do overclocking wise i never really trust the review samples since they can just send out cherry picked silicon
10-12-2011, 05:41 PM
Leeghoofd

Quote:

Originally Posted by PerryR

It just sucks? LOL.

It all depends on your need/requirement. I can game at high res on this thing, even non OC'ed. This platform as mentioned in my review is not as slow s everybody thinks. It just got overhyped and partly mislabeled by the marketing guys. Some applications truely suck ass they do't exploit the CPU architecture at all. Some apps run uber fabulous.

@ The Stilt set 2800NB and NB voltage on AUTO watch a nice boost in NB voltage to 1.45.... Solved my 9905 turbo issues via Sami, thanks for that man !!
10-12-2011, 05:44 PM
The Stilt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leeghoofd

@ The Stilt set 2800NB and NB voltage on AUTO watch a nice boost in NB voltage to 1.45....

There will be a fix for this issue.
10-12-2011, 05:52 PM
bamtan2

Quote:

Originally Posted by jazkat

the higher the res brings it closer to the 2600k im some benches wtf?

the higher the res the more the video card becomes the constraint on performance rather than the cpu. you must be new at this
10-12-2011, 05:58 PM
Buckeye

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakefalcons

idk i myself prefer getting the top silicon i can but, your probably right. although bulldozer hasn't really been out long enough to see what the retail chips will do overclocking wise i never really trust the review samples since they can just send out cherry picked silicon

I have had review samples before, they are no better then retail and in some cases worse. They are in fact what you get in retail.
People would see right through all that sending cherry picked samples out to reviewers real fast when retails hit the market. Its a very bad move to do that kind of stuff, they know this.
10-12-2011, 06:01 PM
jazkat

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamtan2

the higher the res the more the video card becomes the constraint on performance rather than the cpu. you must be new at this

well not new but not indepth as much as you guys.

at mo i got a 1090t and a 6970 justa rig i threw together just for bf3 so il miss this round and stick with my 1090t cos even at stock everything i need to do it does.
10-12-2011, 06:03 PM
charged3800z24

Can some one find a review site that used a 6970 and or 6990? Why is everyone using the nVidia 580?
10-12-2011, 06:20 PM
SkullCracka

and there all using 1333 ram... strange.
10-12-2011, 06:24 PM
sin0822

bulldozer OC guide i just finished writing:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...Results-coming!
10-12-2011, 06:45 PM
Spectrobozo

Quote:

Originally Posted by charged3800z24

Can some one find a review site that used a 6970 and or 6990? Why is everyone using the nVidia 580?

because is the fastest single GPU card?

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...0_7.html#sect1 HD6970

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkullCracka

and there all using 1333 ram... strange.

because it makes almost no difference?
http://techreport.com/articles.x/21813/5

ddr3 1866
10-12-2011, 07:00 PM
Brice MJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by charged3800z24

Can some one find a review site that used a 6970 and or 6990? Why is everyone using the nVidia 580?

X-bit labs :up:

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