AMD X2 6500+ coming

[justthefax]

I was just thinking. They should have released a dualcore phenom based cpu series from the beginning instead of only releasing sucky quadcores.
They could have compete much better with dualcore phenome against C2D then old tech K8 based cpu's.
I can't believe it is hard to make dualcore phenoms. Should be easy for them.

This was AMD's fatal miscalculation. They never even bothered to design a dual-core next-gen architecture, they went straight to quads when the mainstream market didn't need 4 cores (still doesn't). So Brisbane has hung around for 2 years too long, and counting. Yet another disadvantage in the desktop space for the monolithic quad design. K10 is a server design through and through and AMD doesn't have the $$ to develop a separate desktop-optimized design which concentrates on high-clocked dual cores.

[Rammsteiner]

Regarding the prices on mobo for X48 vs SB750, it made me lol tbfh.

Also how can someone compare ASRock and Biostar? Biostar is a whole lot better than ASRock. And the most expensive SB750 board is from Foxconn. And those are way overpriced and not worth it, probably because they had the 'release right' or however you name it. Also the RD790/RS780D are high-end chipsets and available for anyone, from mainstream (maybe value?) to highend for not too much. You pay a little bit more for SB750, but that's marginal but worth it a lot.

I do agree AMD should have released K10 X2's earlier, a lot earlier. The reason why they release them now... I think they're moving things strategy wise. Deneb X4's will be released with higher clocks, X3's might as well where X2's (either Agena or Deneb) will be replacing X3's.