phenom 2 will be a hit cheap and affordable with decent oc levels! Unlike i7 that is so expensive to upgrade it seems pointless to spend that much!
phenom 2 will be a hit cheap and affordable with decent oc levels! Unlike i7 that is so expensive to upgrade it seems pointless to spend that much!
There have been some trolls that really get my blood pressure up but you my friend take the cake. I find your posts outright disgusting, now is the first time I truly see a point to using the ignore function.
Sorry to the rest of you for this flaming but I couldnt hold it back.
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Wow, a lot cheaper than I expected them to be... though I typically don't buy processors until they drop to the $180 level...
Got my X2 4200+ for $185 in 2006
Got my Q6600 for $189 in 2008
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Not anymore.
Sub 200€ boards are already approaching and ddr3 prices are dropping. Sure its still a bit higher then P2 but nowhere near the intial prices (400$ boards, 400$ ram with 300$ cpu)´.
You can get away with 600$, and Ci7 is not even marketd as a mainstream.
P2 on the other hand is a mainstream product, even if amds internal diagrams show P2 940BE as enthusiast product, performance wise its in the performance segment (upper mainstream).
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Egh, just wait for Intel to release Core i5. I love Phenom II like one who has nostalgic love for 60's muscle cars but I can recognize the passing of an age. K10 is already "old" with the introduction of the Nehalem monster. That being said, bring on the non-coldbugs Phenoms!![]()
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I also believe i5 vs. deneb is gonna be where the real battle is.
See his upgrade schedule. 2006...2008...2010 (?)
Bulldozer's definitely sampling at least in '10 (earlier news said 09 but eff that for objectivity), but we'd have to wait for '11 for a real CPU I guess.
It's rather obvious that if you have a (non-crappy stepping/VID) Q6600 for a "normal" rig then upgrading to either Deneb or Yorkfield is kind of a lost cause.
32nm 6-core i7/i8 might be a nice stand in, though.
Yes and No! Performance yes, numbers wise not a chance in hell. Even if Deneb is good performance wise, their numbers will still pale in comparison. By the time i5 ships the market will still be saturated with Penyrns that are already plentiful.
Ph2 and their Dual Core counterparts will have a tough time because the markets aren't like any of the folks here defending and accepting anything AMD ships. They couldn't care less than they already do. They bought X2 when it was clearly better, even at higher prices. Until AMD makes that kind of processor again, they'll have problems and Deneb isn't another X2. AMD needs a nicely priced Winner, not a Pretender.
Originally Posted by Movieman
Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.qft!
It's supposed to be funny, and I don't find it funny at all when we don't even know what Bulldozer is or when it's going to be released
Also I find it hard to see why people is so impressed/needing new pants in this thread. Perf/watt Intel wins with even Kentsfield. Price/perf rough fight with Kentsfield, it depends of the application. Pure perf it loses to Yorkfield and i7. What's left? Agena? Hell yes it's an improvement but...
It's the same as in the past years, for me the only reason to buy this processor is to play with it and upgrade existing AMD platforms. In new systems for the same price you have faster Yorkfield combos. For more money you have even faster i7 combos![]()
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So is AMD going with "920" in hopes people get confused and buy AMD instead of i7....
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Originally Posted by
Originally Posted by jimmyz
Originally Posted by Movieman
Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.qft!
Originally Posted by Movieman
Posted by duploxxx
I am sure JF is relaxed and smiling these days with there intended launch schedule. SNB Xeon servers on the other hand....
Posted by gallag
there yo go bringing intel into a amd thread again lol, if that was someone droping a dig at amd you would be crying like a girl.qft!
If one has an Intel Quad, and even more so if it is overclocked, then upgrading to a i7/i5 makes zero sense until possibly the release of Windows 7 and hopefully a new generation of games I suspect will be out between Q4 09 and 1H 10, like Id Software's RAGE and HL3.
However if you are on a Dual or single core, then for the reasons I have stated above in particular, Q4 09 will offer some compelling upgrade incentives.
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Originally Posted by
Originally Posted by jimmyz
Nothing more than 5%. i5 is a nice deal, but I'm not sure what Intel really wants to do with it.
Integrating the PCIe on the CPU will help GPGPU apps if they're coded for it, but everything else... probably not. The latency shaved was going to be compensated for with other techniques in the end.
Right now any of these 3 (York/Kents/Deneb) can last in a gaming rig long enough till the next fundamental generation comes. Money for the CPU can be easier spent on the GPU instead.
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