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[Olivon]

BD ES sample? http://pic2.178.com/64/641528/month_...1a9dc57455.jpg

Don't know if it's a fake or not

[Sunfire]

BD ES sample? http://pic2.178.com/64/641528/month_...1a9dc57455.jpg

Link is not working.

[slaveondope]

Probably a repost http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2011AM3+/

[Mats]

Link is not working.

Here you go:

http://pic2.178.com/64/641528/month_...1a9dc57455.jpg

[zalbard]

Don't know if it's a fake or not

Only one core and one thread, what's up with that? Very fishy if you ask me...

[slaveondope]

Only one core and one thread, what's up with that? Very fishy if you ask me...

Id imagine cpuz is going to need to be tweaked to identify cores in the new modular setup AMD has going.

[Olivon]

Only one core , one thread and two processors ,what's up with that? Very fishy if you ask me...

Don't know if it's legit or not, maybe Franck D. knows something

[[XC] Oj101]

Don't know if it's a fake or not

I say it is, as far as I know only modules could be enabled/disabled, and with a module being two cores your core count will be an even number - not one. On the other hand, take note that the CPU selection box is available meaning there are multiple CPUs installed - that fits in with the 16GB RAM (server, a home user doesn't really need 16GB) so maye CPU-Z can't detect core count?

[Mats]

If we don't know how this CPU-Z version interprets a BD, we can't tell if it's fake or not. We can keep on guessing but it won't lead us nowhere.

[[XC] Oj101]

This is essentially a rumour thread

[Mats]

This is essentially a rumour thread

Of course, but a version of CPU-Z that doesn't support BD won't make any rumours, only confusion.
You can't interpret the info in a good way if the info is all wrong from the beginning, especially when it's about the first CPU with modules.

If it was just a dumb shrink of a X6 then CPU-Z probably have made less errors, just like in the past when the first K8 on a new process showed up, for instance.

[Olivon]

Seems CPU-Z doesn't work properly with BD :



edit : source Pcinlife

[BeepBeep2]

Probably a repost http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2011AM3+/

lol ASRock portraying 1960's Mini Cooper for AM3 and some kind of ferrari render as AM3+

[Olivon]

Next week to release R11.5 scores

http://we.pcinlife.com/forum-redirec...-30924734.html

Flank3r must be happy

[slaveondope]

From above^

[[XC] Oj101]

Still not convinced, no other ES has ever shown that way.

[FlanK3r]

hehe, right, Im happy, but its hard show todays news at mobile internet EDGE conection :-D (this weekend Im off my normal net conection)

btw, where is Cinebenxh score :-D?

[blindbox]

Still not convinced, no other ES has ever shown that way.

Llano's ES shows 4 processors, each having 1 core on CPU-Z

If the guy shows the processor submenu, there's probably going to be 6 processors.

[zoomee]

http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2011AM3+/
lol ASRock portraying 1960's Mini Cooper for AM3 and some kind of ferrari render as AM3+

I fell off my chair laughing at that too mate:
ROFL @ AsRock


1)- The sockets black - OMG! - The pin holes are larger too LOL!
2)- Since when did the power link need speed? Can tweak that on my CH4 (supports better power management - first thing an OC'er switches off )
3)- Environmentally friendly?! Errr ok
4)- Less CPU noise? - Errrr ok too (Ain't that what LLC etc is for?)
5)- Higher current support? - (Sure my CH IV can beat that )
6)- New Bracket makes the CPU cooler!!!!! - anything you say ASRock

Sick stunt by asrock - Allot of maybe's and the rest is rubbish which any overclocker would switch off. Just because they're AM3 boards 'may not' support the other one decent mentioned feature doesn't mean that others can't.

UEFI - Now that's interesting! - If it supports BIOS boot in less than 2 secs
Please do correct me if i'm wrong on any of this!

[[XC] Oj101]

Llano's ES shows 4 processors, each having 1 core on CPU-Z

If the guy shows the processor submenu, there's probably going to be 6 processors.

I was talking about the CPU ID string

[Hawkeye4077]

I was talking about the CPU ID string

That's whatever AMD programs in. It's probably specific to an internal code that AMD uses for testing, ie which line it was produced on at a certain wing of a factory, date, time week, revision etc. It might even be a type of "watermark" that identifies the CPUs owner during testing. Which may or may not be used to pinpoint folks who break NDA's etc

[BeepBeep2]

I fell off my chair laughing at that too mate:
ROFL @ AsRock

1)- The sockets black - OMG! - The pin holes are larger too LOL!
I actually have had a hard time getting CPUs in after I bent pins and straighted them out, when you manually straighten 50 pins and they arent perfect...well...

2)- Since when did the power link need speed? Can tweak that on my CH4 (supports better power management - first thing an OC'er switches off )
This and 50% LLC are why I'm trading some unused stuff for a CHIV Formula right now to replace my M4A89TD...

3)- Environmentally friendly?! Errr ok
lol

4)- Less CPU noise? - Errrr ok too (Ain't that what LLC etc is for?)
They are talking about power ripple, cleaner power...noise is sort of another term for ripple though they are two separate things...why does that matter if you already have a PSU like Seasonic that is clean already? Beats me.

5)- Higher current support? - (Sure my CH IV can beat that )
1.4v x 110= 140w, so I dont know whats up with that...I guess they are saying that AM3 only needs to be able to deliver 140w to be in spec. A lot of us I think are up in the 250w range so no need to worry

6)- New Bracket makes the CPU cooler!!!!! - anything you say ASRock
Well if you run the stock cooler I get what they are saying. Normal bracket cuts a little bit of air off near the core where quite a bit of the air comes out. I can see it making a 2-3c difference actually. Too bad this is ASRock exclusive and will warp the boards awfully bad...

Sick stunt by asrock - Allot of maybe's and the rest is rubbish which any overclocker would switch off. Just because they're AM3 boards 'may not' support the other one decent mentioned feature doesn't mean that others can't.

UEFI - Now that's interesting! - If it supports BIOS boot in less than 2 secs
Please do correct me if i'm wrong on any of this!
UEFI currently is buggy on a lot of boards from what I read. I dont think its required anyway

My responses above

[[XC] Oj101]

4)- Less CPU noise? - Errrr ok too (Ain't that what LLC etc is for?)
They are talking about power ripple, cleaner power...noise is sort of another term for ripple though they are two separate things...why does that matter if you already have a PSU like Seasonic that is clean already? Beats me.

Not quite. The similarity is that both affect the waveform of the current, but that's it really. Remember that noise is a harsh, unwanted waveform in sound? The top is ripple, the bottom noise:



Sorry it's not very neat, I did it in mspaint quickly. As for why you want a board to deliver clean power, well what's the use of a clean input to the PWMs if the output is dirty? A clean input is good for your board, a clean output is good for your CPU.

[[XC] Oj101]

That's whatever AMD programs in. It's probably specific to an internal code that AMD uses for testing, ie which line it was produced on at a certain wing of a factory, date, time week, revision etc. It might even be a type of "watermark" that identifies the CPUs owner during testing. Which may or may not be used to pinpoint folks who break NDA's etc

I just find it odd that it's different to the other ES AMD chips I have. COMPLETELY different

[FlanK3r]

Not quite. The similarity is that both affect the waveform of the current, but that's it really. Remember that noise is a harsh, unwanted waveform in sound? The top is ripple, the bottom noise:



Sorry it's not very neat, I did it in mspaint quickly. As for why you want a board to deliver clean power, well what's the use of a clean input to the PWMs if the output is dirty? A clean input is good for your board, a clean output is good for your CPU.

correct Im waiting for Cross V F