!!!The Ultimate K8L Thread 2007 & Beyond!!!

[informal]

what could that mean?

It means that the New Core will be a killer CPU,that's what it means.

[Fred_Pohl]

Or it could mean that K8L will arrive much later than originally planned and take another year to mature into a fine CPU, just like K8.

[SEA]

Or it could mean that K8L will arrive much later than originally planned and take another year to mature into a fine CPU, just like K8.

Are you sure? When it was originally planned?

[Turtle 1]

nice pic, nn you just gave me my new wallpaper

I'm eagerly waiting to see what K8L brings to the table - not like I'll be able to afford to upgrade but I still want to see it.

Yep I grabed It and its my wallpaper

[vitaminc]

Well I don't really care about K8L because I know it's going to be good, and any performance comparison is still pure speculation.

Any words on ATI/AMD's AM2+ chipset? I haven't heard anything about ATI's new AM2+ chipset and I think that's what makes or break K8L.

[dinos22]

It means that the New Core will be a killer CPU,that's what it means.

oh that

i saw that as >>> it's a smaller buildup than K8 >>> therefore it's a flop

[informal]

oh that

i saw that as >>> it's a smaller buildup than K8 >>> therefore it's a flop

Or maybe >>> it's a much bigger buildup than K8 >>> therefore it's a killer
And it's big sh shhhhh in AMD about it 'cos of loose lips sink CPU manufacturers

[freeloader]

And it's big sh shhhhh in AMD about it 'cos of loose lips sink CPU manufacturers

Loose lips sure as hell didn't hurt Intel with it's Conroe. People were able to get benchmark results six months before it's official launch. If you've got a killer CPU, flaunt it or at the very least release a few benchmarks as leaks and gauge consumer interest. Just my 2 cents...

[GoThr3k]

Or it could mean that K8L will arrive much later than originally planned and take another year to mature into a fine CPU, just like K8.

you just keep on hammering on AMD do you?

[HaLDoL]

It's not even called K8L, it's called Barcelona. k8L is made up by Intel.

[cky2k6]

Well I don't really care about K8L because I know it's going to be good, and any performance comparison is still pure speculation.

Any words on ATI/AMD's AM2+ chipset? I haven't heard anything about ATI's new AM2+ chipset and I think that's what makes or break K8L.

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/show...ighlight=rd790
it was in the news section 2 weeks ago...

[Fred_Pohl]

Are you sure? When it was originally planned?

you just keep on hammering on AMD do you?

I'm just pointing out one possibility out of many.

But then, what do I know? What do you know? We're all just guessing.



Actual K8 launch date: September 23, 2003

[SEA]

Actually they were never late with K8.
They officially announced the date of it launch January 31, 2003 to be in September 2003. And we all know they did it.

[savantu]

Actually they were never late with K8.
They officially announced the date of it launch January 31, 2003 to be in September 2003. And we all know they did it.

[MAS]

recollect AM2 announce date - this happened even earlier - May 23 instead of planned June 06

well,
they promised opteron barcelona to be announced Q2;
FX-8X and X4 - Q3
here must be topic "Athlon 64 FX-86 coming in June"

[Turtle 1]

Actually they were never late with K8.
They officially announced the date of it launch January 31, 2003 to be in September 2003. And we all know they did it.

I am not sharp on AMD processors . But wasn't this cpu known as the Hammer. I remember it being very late.

http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/sho...cleID=10808246

[nn_step]

I am not sharp on AMD processors . But wasn't this cpu known as the Hammer. I remember it being very late.

http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/sho...cleID=10808246

I don't know about you but K8 was worth the wait

[Turtle 1]

I don't know about you but K8 was worth the wait

Whats to know nn ? I seen I few things in the thread that I thought were false so I linked to the trueth. Whats to know. I agree K8 was worth the wait. But it was infact late . and a long wait that produce excellant results.

[nn_step]

Whats to know nn ? I seen I few things in the thread that I thought were false so I linked to the trueth. Whats to know. I agree K8 was worth the wait. But it was infact late . and a long wait that produce excellant results.

kinda like the 3 year wait between Prescott and Conroe

[Fred_Pohl]

Actually they were never late with K8.
They officially announced the date of it launch January 31, 2003 to be in September 2003. And we all know they did it.

Okay, let me get this straight. K8 wasn't late because AMD delayed the projected launch date several times between 2000 and 2003 from H1-01 to H2-03 and then met their last projected launch date? Using that logic, if AMD announces tomorrow that Barcelona will be delayed until H2-05 and then launch it in H2-05 it will be right on schedule.

[[XC] Malkec]

Is there any possibility for AMD to launch r600 and barcelona together?

[[XC] Teroedni]

Okay, let me get this straight. K8 wasn't late because AMD delayed the projected launch date several times between 2000 and 2003 from H1-01 to H2-03 and then met their last projected launch date? Using that logic, if AMD announces tomorrow that Barcelona will be delayed until H2-05 and then launch it in H2-05 it will be right on schedule.

But was the H1-01 from Amd themselfes or was it rumor based on some rumors site? That is a very important question. So please if anyone have a press release from Amd themselfes to prove it please post the link

As for K8l
AMD themselfes have said it comes in H2 07 (Thats Barcelona K8l Server Opteron..NOT Desktop)
Thats from the June Roadmap.

Theres a newer now , but its a little bit more unclear, but following the newer im pretty sure it comes out in h2 2007. So hopefully i can trust this information. If not and K8l dosent come out until later i will go for the 531 Intel Quad core. So we just have to wait and see if Amd can be trusted, but i feel that they can




And it seems that The Server name for the Opteron Quad 1xxx core will be Budapest

Linky

[\Karting_freak]

nn, that link is down

[nn_step]

no, it still works, check again

[Fred_Pohl]

So if AMD tells the hardware press about a new CPU that they intend to launch in 2001 and issues roadmaps showing it, it doesn't count unless they put an official press release on their website and never take it down?

Face it, K8 launched years later than AMD planned and announced, official press release or not. I never said that K8L will arrive years late like the K8, it's hardly revolutionary after all. IMO K8L may arrive on schedule in Q3, it may be delayed by a few months or it might even arrive early. I don't know and I don't have a crystal ball to see the future so I'll leave those of you with them so you can get back to discussing how great K8L must be since AMD fans have been talking about it for a long time.