Bulldoze that Sandy Bridge

[Oese]

I think no. Quad FX was a try to get back the "FX" Performance crown just using 2 processors because one didnt do it. It was a flop. I dont think they will try that again.

In Socket 939 and earlier times, FX was just the highest clocked Athlon, which indeed was the fastest gaming processor on the market those times. I hope they will revive that spirit again (which is very likely, even if its going to be slightly less fast then some intel when it comes out..)

[AlleyViper]

In Socket 939 and earlier times, FX was just the highest clocked Athlon, which indeed was the fastest gaming processor on the market those times. I hope they will revive that spirit again (which is very likely, even if its going to be slightly less fast then some intel when it comes out..)

For some AMD trivia, before socket 939 the FX wasn't in a mainstream plattform. IIRC the FX-51 debuted as a socket 940 part along the 754 introduction, requiring buffered RAM like an opteron. For a short time it was 200MHz faster than the 754 flagship.