FM2 socket in 2012 make me sick
AM3+ >>>>>> FM2
FM1 >>>>>>> FM2
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FM2 socket in 2012 make me sick
AM3+ >>>>>> FM2
FM1 >>>>>>> FM2
I still maintain that a socket change isn't a big deal at all for most of the people in the high-end-equipment audience. I'm always going to buy a new motherboard with new features when I grab a new generation of chip anyway, and I know I'm not unusual in that regard.
Sorry to hear about that John. I miss a lot of things about Austin, but the weather this time of year is not one of them (especially this year). My family back in Round Rock is quite lucky, in that their home was not flooded with the massive flood last year, and none in their neighborhood has been afflicted with fire during this drought.
As for those wondering why AMD is not showing off benchmarks of the FX series before launch (whether good or bad), I'm sure they have a multitude of reasons. Here could be some examples of why it might "stall sales". Easy case: If it performs poorly (by the view of us enthusiasts), obviously people are going consider alternatives. On the other hand, say it handily wipes the floor with an Intel 2600k, most people would be interested, sure. But would you still be interested if Intel saw those benchmarks also, and dropped the price of the 2600k/2500k by a $100 today (and maybe p67 chipset prices too)? What if it performs on par with the 2600k at a similar price point? Then why wouldn't one go for the 2600k, as it is available now, with the FX launch date still a mystery (what would be the point of waiting for it)? Intel could even drop the price a little for an incentive.
All three of those hypothetical situations could possibly hurt AMD sales. Thus, I can easily see why they are guarding performance benchmarks so tightly.
"We'll be making an historic announcement" :shrug:
http://amd-member.com/newsletters/De...nZone2011.html
sounds like a trinity announcement
Who knows. I love how they say "historic" announcement. We all know after spin that means "we wont tell you much and what we will tell you, will disappoint"Quote:
Originally Posted by Manicdan
i hope its not that BD will release in Oct?but i do want one of them FX4170 4.2GHz quads if the xbit article is true:DQuote:
Originally Posted by wez
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...ch_Lineup.html
Must say, that's a pathetic turbo boost. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by radaja
Yeah it's only half a gigahertz ahead of intels. Poor show AMD!Quote:
Originally Posted by Motiv
they meant the 4.2 to 4.3turbo on that rumored new quad core. 100mhz Turbo is kinda useless.
I know what he meant.
It's a horrible show. Why turbo 100 mhz?
to keep it within the TDP i suspect,but at 4.2Ghz stock it will be good competition for the 2500K?Quote:
Originally Posted by freeloader
it might beat the 2500K in reviews due to its high clock?
Why would anyone pick out the 0.1 GHz turbo for fault before praising the high 4.2 GHz base clock? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by freeloader
lets think logically for a second here
an 8 core chip with just 4 cores running gets up to 4.2ghz
a 4 core chip with all 4 cores running also gets 4.2ghz, when its just 2 less its able to get an extra 100mhz due to not having to power additional L3 and crap
so i think the numbers do make sense (when thinking about peak power draw for different chips) and we have seen amd offer really fast lower clocked cpus, but i dont think they would want to hurt their higher chips sales by making the cheaper ones win in some/alot of benchmarks.
BD launch in late 2012 now? AMD, trying to outdo Duke Nukem ForeverQuote:
Originally Posted by wez
Because it's pointless, that's why.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimbo75
The L3 cache is 8MB for all chips, so no additional power needed for that. I'm starting to think it's a process restriction (over 4.2 GHz, GloFo's 32nm might consume too much power or require high voltages, both situations affecting the chips TDP) but we will know that when we can actually overclock them. Can't wait to get an eight core in my grubby mits! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Manicdan
true, theres still additional silicon i bet that draws power when not shut off through the same means and this is just trying to access that extra little power.Quote:
Originally Posted by freeloader
Q3 -> Q4 2011Quote:
Originally Posted by radaja
That doesn't sounds good.....
i see news section October again
I dont believe this rumnours....It is the same ,as this bulls*its
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...iscussion_last
I dont believe this rumnours....It is the same ,as this bulls*its
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...iscussion_last
shipping has begun
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-ship...zer/13503.html
So we have two different articles saying Bulldozer will be shipped this month and another one is delayed, again. So which one is accurate? Getting really annoyed with all these neverending delays and speculation.