AMD Zambezi news, info, fans !

[charged3800z24]

I'm seriously doubting the high speculated prices. They're just speculation. What solid evidence is there to show Amd will move away from their current, affordable pricing?

AMD wil charge based on position. They may still under cut Intel, but if they can charge for chip, they will.

[freeloader]

If an 8 core part is available at launch, that's what I'm buying.

[FlanK3r]

Heh, Im too, but I want 4c and 6c of Zambezi too

[chew*]

I'm seriously doubting the high speculated prices. They're just speculation. What solid evidence is there to show Amd will move away from their current, affordable pricing?

The speculation is based on AMD reviving FX......which they charged a premium for.

[ChanceCoats123]

Ohhh. That makes sense. It was before my time using computers though, so I had no idea. :-/

[demonkevy666]

The speculation is based on AMD reviving FX......which they charged a premium for.

yeah, but that's just a recognizable name for AMD really.

[BeepBeep2]

The speculation is based on AMD reviving FX......which they charged a premium for.

For example
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 - $1000 at release, $500-600 later on
One year later, 5600+ is $175, new stepping and overclocks further...

I hope AMD doesn't charge oodles of money for these CPU's if they are indeed FX.

[dirtyd]

I hope AMD doesn't charge oodles of money for these CPU's if they are indeed FX.

Hope won't get you far. They will price them at what they think the market will bear; they are a modern business.

[BeepBeep2]

Hope won't get you far. They will price them at what they think the market will bear; they are a modern business.

facepalm.

While I was serious, I wasn't that serious

[zoomee]

Soooo - Has anyone else noticed that the Crosshair IV boards have one extra pin over the other AM3 boards?

Heres secretly hoping it will be 'bulldozer compatible'!

[Manicdan]

extra pin where?

[zoomee]

There's an extra pinhole on the Crosshair IV motherboard's CPU socket. I compared it to my M4A89GTDPro. (The socket that the actual CPU sits in)

I was trying to figure out how to install the CPU when I switched boards as something wasn't right, i can't remember now sorry guys - It might have been the other way round, that the X6 CPU had one pin missing which wasn't used on the board.....I'll be sorting my PC out again soon so will report back then.

[Manicdan]

heres an image of the AM3+ from MSI

the extra pin is in top left group of missing pins, all 4 groups of missing pins on AM3 have 2 pins missing, this has just one
http://www.techreaction.net/wp-conte...1/IMG_1007.jpg

[keithlm]

It would be nice if it was currently 100% AM3+ compatible.

But they might just be designing and building the board so that they can make minor changes, update the chipset, and call it a Crosshair V.

[FlanK3r]

no, it was said it 100x, Zambezi is AM3+ only!

[Glow9]

For example
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 - $1000 at release, $500-600 later on
One year later, 5600+ is $175, new stepping and overclocks further...

I hope AMD doesn't charge oodles of money for these CPU's if they are indeed FX.

Also to keep in mind AMD was on part with Intel now their current chips are well lets face it. Throwing extra cores on a chip to try to keep up with Intel quads isn't the best. I can't see anyone dropping a $1000 on a chip that doesn't compete.

[Smartidiot89]

Ok apart from the A-series, there will also be an E-series of Bulldozer which suggests power-efficient models.

Got some more info coming later.

Also to keep in mind AMD was on part with Intel now their current chips are well lets face it. Throwing extra cores on a chip to try to keep up with Intel quads isn't the best. I can't see anyone dropping a $1000 on a chip that doesn't compete.

If you are looking for single-threaded performance go get yourself a Sandy-Bridge mate.

[chew*]

yeah, but that's just a recognizable name for AMD really.

We would want to hope they are not just using it for the name.

[BeepBeep2]

Also to keep in mind AMD was on part with Intel now their current chips are well lets face it. Throwing extra cores on a chip to try to keep up with Intel quads isn't the best. I can't see anyone dropping a $1000 on a chip that doesn't compete.

At the time, intel only had 4 cores, with 8 threads, whats wrong with 6 cores that are near the performance produced by intel's 8 threads to keep up? Sounds like a great middle solution to me.

If Bulldozer is as fast as LGA1156 (i7 8xx) single threaded CPC, and will overclock past 4.5-4.6 Ghz air/water with all 8 cores, I see it being a competitor.

I mean, how the heck is Ivy Bridge going to compete with Bulldozer? Forget the fact that Bulldozer will be a whole manufacturing process behind, even if Ivy Bridge will need 5.5-6 Ghz on air to beat it multi threaded. That's 8 cores vs 4...

Haswell won't be here until 2013 so I believe AMD is looking at keeping the performance crown for a solid year and a half

[KetelOne]

I hope AMD doesn't charge oodles of money for these CPU's if they are indeed FX.

I'm with you on this. I like to be able to get the higher end at a reasonable price, its what draws me to AMD.

[Tomasis]

While I was serious, I wasn't that serious

facepalm.



however, if it will be FX, I think it will be double price compared to current now.. not surprised if I see the triple price. It means good for AMD if price is justified

[haylui]

I have read from a chinese websites, indicating AMD is going to change the nomenclature of upcoming CPU.

Zacate is E-series, Ontario is C-series
Llano is A-series & Zambezi is FX-series

if you ask for the source: http://www.chiphell.com/thread-161958-1-1.html

[Tomasis]

it might mean that using FX name might not be indication for performance, just simply renaming

[FlanK3r]

right....will be somethink with number. C50, E350, A550 etc...

[ChanceCoats123]

Well, it's not only a naming scheme, but it's also the best performing processors in the line-up. Coincidence? I think not.