AMD Phenom II and Dragon Preview Event - Invite Only

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12-09-2008, 09:47 PM
Mav451

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattskees

I am on the train on the way home from the Chicago event on my buddies iPhone. The guys from team Finland where able to run the crysis bencark loop succesfully @ 6ghz and complete a session of 3Dmark.

The event was awesome and it was cool to chat with all of the AMD guys.

I'd like to thank Simon and XS foe the oppourtunity to attend. I will post more later when I have a in and it's easier to type.

I won a Phenom 2 and my buddy won a killed nic. :D

I think you got the better prize, hah.
12-09-2008, 10:01 PM
ChristmasGT

Free Phenom II :shocked:
12-09-2008, 10:22 PM
noinimod

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattskees

I am on the train on the way home from the Chicago event on my buddies iPhone. The guys from team Finland where able to run the crysis bencark loop succesfully @ 6ghz and complete a session of 3Dmark.

The event was awesome and it was cool to chat with all of the AMD guys.

I'd like to thank Simon and XS foe the oppourtunity to attend. I will post more later when I have a in and it's easier to type.

I won a Phenom 2 and my buddy won a killed nic. :D

wow christmas came early. congrats
12-09-2008, 10:33 PM
ChristmasGT

There is to be no sleep! only benches!
12-09-2008, 10:51 PM
flippin_waffles

I really hate to be the one to dampin your spirits Christmas, I really do! But I don't think they get them until Jan. Then again, I could be wrong!
12-09-2008, 11:05 PM
Jeredien

Yep your right we have to wait till january to get them... They are coming in the mail.
12-09-2008, 11:15 PM
deeperblue

I won a 4850 1gig, the friend I brought with me will be getting a phenomII in january :D
Everybody else on the event that guessed wrong also got a phenomII, so they gave out around 20 of them! I see XS flooded in january with penomII records...

6ghz passed two runs in crysis and one 3dmark05 witch resulted in(if I remember correctly) 35000 with one stock(i assume) 4870x2.
There should be more then enough photos of the event and also many videos. (they filmed everything for the amd game page and they record the stream tomorrow from the same location)

the guys from finnland told me they tried 2.0Volts a few times during the afternoon without any problems. (but who knows how long it will take to kill the chip with that voltage)
12-09-2008, 11:17 PM
TheBlueChanell

Quote:

Originally Posted by flippin_waffles

I really hate to be the one to dampin your spirits Christmas, I really do! But I don't think they get them until Jan. Then again, I could be wrong!

I'm pretty sure Simon said they were shipping Jan. 1st.
12-09-2008, 11:26 PM
Daveburt714

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Originally Posted by Mattskees

I'm pretty sure Simon said they were shipping Jan. 1st.

That's an awesome prize man! Maybe I'm an optimist, but I'm still holding out hope that I might be able to buy one before you get your freebie.. :D

I check Google Shopping, New Egg and NCIXus everyday...
Does that make me a Geek?

Don't answer that... :rofl:
12-09-2008, 11:44 PM
TheBlueChanell

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveburt714

That's an awesome prize man! Maybe I'm an optimist, but I'm still holding out hope that I might be able to buy one before you get your freebie.. :D

I check Google Shopping, New Egg and NCIXus everyday...
Does that make me a Geek?

Don't answer that... :rofl:

That's alright.

I still have an unused M3A79-T I want to sell off for the DFI 790FXB before I do anything. :D

The event was :banana::banana::banana::banana:ing awesome. Everyone from Team AMD were really talkative, and just laid back and easy going. They answered pretty much every question I asked, even some they shouldn't of. :D Good things are too come.

I met alot of cool people there and it was awesome that pretty much everyone there was so enthusiastic about AMD as all of us are.

Simon was an awesome guy, and I thank him again for the opportunity to attend. I'm gonna say it again man, you just made my month.

I hope everyone who goes to the Boston event gets the same kind of treatment we did. It really was a nice event.

It was worth the freezing cold ass walk to and from the train station.

Cheers.
12-10-2008, 12:15 AM
vinister

Argh why are they ignoring us up here in Canada??

I am insanely envious of you all!
12-10-2008, 12:16 AM
Daveburt714

Mattskees: Man I envy you... I really wanted to go to that show!
I live in Cincinnati, so it's only a few hours drive from here, but things are so busy at work that I didn't dare ask for a day off. I'm sure it was a blast, and it would've been cool to meet some folks you only know from XS forums.

Did you pay much attention to the boards they were testing on? Is there a reason you want to ditch the Asus 79-T? It does REALLY well with the Phenom I's...
12-10-2008, 01:16 AM
TheBlueChanell

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Originally Posted by Daveburt714

Mattskees: Man I envy you... I really wanted to go to that show!
I live in Cincinnati, so it's only a few hours drive from here, but things are so busy at work that I didn't dare ask for a day off. I'm sure it was a blast, and it would've been cool to meet some folks you only know from XS forums.

Did you pay much attention to the boards they were testing on? Is there a reason you want to ditch the Asus 79-T? It does REALLY well with the Phenom I's...

Yeah. Every computer that I was able to see inside of via window and/or antec skeleton had the Gigabyte 790GX and Dominator ram.

The reason I wanted to go with the DFI is because I always had great luck with DFI and I kind of want to make a shot out back to the old DFI/AMD glory days with a DFI Board, Crucial Ram, PC Power and Cooling PSU and a Lian Li case.

My #1 dream pc ever was the DFI CX3200, x2 3800, x1800/x1900 in crossfire, PCPC 510w, 2gb Ballistix ddr500 and a Lian Li v1000. I just could never afford it back than, so when I build that box I settled on mATX with the Biostar 6100, 3200+ and 2gb of OCZ ddr500.

I have a v1010 and I had great luck with my last DFI/Crucial products so I had decided to give myself the dream rig I always wanted, just with current parts. :D

If you can respect that. I've been debating on keeping the Asus and just buying the DFI so I can toy around with both.
12-10-2008, 01:18 AM
Charles Wirth

I got a peek at CPU scores in 3Dmark 06 at 6ghz, do you guys really want to know the number?
12-10-2008, 01:20 AM
Motiv

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

I got a peek at CPU scores in 3Dmark 06 at 6ghz, do you guys really want to know the number?

lol, so cruel! Sooo cruel.

OFC we want to see them. lol :)
12-10-2008, 01:21 AM
TheBlueChanell

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

I got a peek at CPU scores in 3Dmark 06 at 6ghz, do you guys really want to know the number?

I can't seem to tell what your intentions are with that i7 setup in your sig. :D
12-10-2008, 01:51 AM
mike

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motiv

lol, so cruel! Sooo cruel.

OFC we want to see them. lol :)

I think fugga is just a cruel person by nature , and I think a bit jealous too having seen those coldbug free runs at minus 180C - I have to say it was such awesome thing to watch! Can't wait to run one of these puppies in the very near future!

Awesome job AMD, Macci, Sampsa, SF3D and Peter! Great event and so good to see AMD back in the game!:clap:
12-10-2008, 02:17 AM
informal

Quote:

Originally Posted by deeperblue

I won a 4850 1gig, the friend I brought with me will be getting a phenomII in january :D
Everybody else on the event that guessed wrong also got a phenomII, so they gave out around 20 of them! I see XS flooded in january with penomII records...

6ghz passed two runs in crysis and one 3dmark05 witch resulted in(if I remember correctly) 35000 with one stock(i assume) 4870x2.
There should be more then enough photos of the event and also many videos. (they filmed everything for the amd game page and they record the stream tomorrow from the same location)

the guys from finnland told me they tried 2.0Volts a few times during the afternoon without any problems. (but who knows how long it will take to kill the chip with that voltage)

Thanks for the info man,much appreciated :up:
Nice to see people from XS won hardware at the event :)
12-10-2008, 02:49 AM
DYM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

I got a peek at CPU scores in 3Dmark 06 at 6ghz, do you guys really want to know the number?

Cough it up plix! :)
12-10-2008, 04:01 AM
dng

i just want to add my thoughts on the event in chicago. AMD rocks and came thru again for their loyal fans. Simon and company were awesome. ok, so my buddies came with me and one of them was afraid of not getting in. don't worry folks, you'll get in. good luck to those who are going to the boston event. what can i say, everything was awesome. shout out to the great Fugger, i shook your hand :). i also ran into another XS member. things i got to see:

mach II hooked up to the stacker case
the new thermaltake case(my next case if you want to change chassis)
the humongous lian li case
the bare naked antec case
LN2.....(my buddy couldn't stop talking about it).
all processors at the event were phenom II
i tried the logitech racing wheel/chair at DRIFT(wow)

it was a great event and everyone was a winner if you stay till the end.

congrats to the Finnish team for the win on LN2 overclocing to 6Ghz. i'm looking forward to another event like this. absolutely awesome.
12-10-2008, 04:11 AM
jonspd

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

I got a peek at CPU scores in 3Dmark 06 at 6ghz, do you guys really want to know the number?

no :ROTF:

just 4.5ghz on air results will be fine
12-10-2008, 04:31 AM
chew*

If I win a phenom II when i go I will be holding some form of contest for those not fortunate enough to go as I have no plans to use a ddrII variant unless its on a reference motherboard which at this point in time I do not think I will have access to.

Stay tuned ;)
12-10-2008, 04:40 AM
Halk

Did they say when they'd go on sale?
12-10-2008, 04:47 AM
chew*

They said that the cpu's won will be shipped in january, that said they will likely be for sale in january.
12-10-2008, 04:54 AM
Halk

Quote:

Originally Posted by chew*

They said that the cpu's won will be shipped in january, that said they will likely be for sale in january.

Dagnabbit.

I go back to work on the 5th of January, wanted to get the whole thing built before then.

So do I get myself a cheap nasty X2 and wait, or do I get an older Phenom and wait, or do I get nothing and wait.... Hmm, can get a 3500+ for a tenner.

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