AMD Zambezi news, info, fans !

[Formula350]

Tick, tock, tick, tock...

AIDA64 Extreme Edition v1.70.1400
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Preliminary support for AMD “Bulldozer” and “Llano” processors

[hieuhef]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/first-pi...ard/12059.html

Looks like the 990 is starting to show its face. Anyone else imagine Thubans going on firesale clearance when Zambezi is finally release? $150 1100T anyone?

[Warwian]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/first-pi...ard/12059.html

Looks like the 990 is starting to show its face. Anyone else imagine Thubans going on firesale clearance when Zambezi is finally release? $150 1100T anyone?

That might be the best looking motherboard I've ever seen and it's only a mid-range one!


So, about the 9xx-series chipsets. What's actually new? What differs them from the 8xx chipsets? HyperTransport 3.1, "real" IOMMU support and SLI?
Any other noticeable features? I guess I'll have to wait for the official release heh.

I guess it depends on how cheap the early FX-4110 and FX-6110 will be. I'm not really sure how low-end those two really are. I expect the FX-4110 to land at about that price though which would make choice a bit harder. But six cores at that price would be hard to beat indeed!

[ReKcOlNu]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/first-pi...ard/12059.html

Looks like the 990 is starting to show its face. Anyone else imagine Thubans going on firesale clearance when Zambezi is finally release? $150 1100T anyone?

Board looks nice, and the placement of the chipset seems to make more sence being closer to the rear case fan but those heatsinks sure don't look very effecient, hardly any fins. ?

Thuban prices will depend on a lot of things, firesale is unlikely, they will just stop making them and then the price will freeze and most likely just go up as they get harder to find.

BTW, AMD just cut prices.

[Mats]

Here's a fresh example:

The i5 750 got replaced by the 760 which in turn got replaced by the 2500, but still, they all cost the same:
http://geizhals.at/?do_compare=+Verg...=580327#xf_top

[haylui]

[hieuhef]

Makes a lot of sense that the prices just freeze. You can still find an 8800GTX for $500

I am looking forward to the show that we'll be presented with, I imagine there are a few consumers like myself awaiting for the shoe to drop to figure which purchase they're going to make.

[charged3800z24]

I love the Intel NIC in the CH V
I can't wait to play with some new hardware again..

[FlanK3r]

im too ,-)

[Darakian]

Strange seeing asus use an X-fi chip for audio when they have their own line of sound cards.

[Formula350]

Strange seeing asus use an X-fi chip for audio when they have their own line of sound cards.

lol It's not an X-Fi It's just the same thing all the manufacturers use: X-Fi MB/MB2. It's a software suite that basically is some of the main goodies you'd get with an X-Fi card, but done in software on your CPU. There are exceptions for boards that actually do use a real X-Fi chip, most recently are the two higher end models of Gigabyte's G1 boards.

[I.nfraR.ed]

Wouldn't be the same card bundled with new Rampage III?
http://assets.vr-zone.net/11513/asus...rbold_nude.jpg
It has C-Media 6631 audio chip on it.

Oh, CH V would have also onboard audio, so called "X-Fi 2", I guess.

[BeepBeep2]

lol It's not an X-Fi It's just the same thing all the manufacturers use: X-Fi MB/MB2. It's a software suite that basically is some of the main goodies you'd get with an X-Fi card, but done in software on your CPU. There are exceptions for boards that actually do use a real X-Fi chip, most recently are the two higher end models of Gigabyte's G1 boards.

...ASUS has its own sound card and software division for those cards. What he was saying is that it makes no sense to market boards with the X-Fi brand and software instead of say Xonar.

[Formula350]

Wouldn't be the same card bundled with new Rampage III?
http://assets.vr-zone.net/11513/asus...rbold_nude.jpg
It has C-Media 6631 audio chip on it.

Oh, CH V would have also onboard audio, so called "X-Fi 2", I guess.

Pretty much, yea. It doesn't really matter what codec the system has, it just is needing something to pass audio through to the jacks, since that's all the codec really does anyways; audio is processed via CPU.

I've seen it bundled with boards using C-Media, VIA, RealTek and Analog Devices codecs. My ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 has it, which uses a VIA VT2020. The ASRock E350M-1 has it as well, but it uses a RealTek ALC892

That IS the onboard audio though, it's just been shoved on a PCIe card instead heh I'd prefer it if ALL board makers did that, personally!

...ASUS has its own sound card and software division for those cards. What he was saying is that it makes no sense to market boards with the X-Fi brand and software instead of say Xonar.

Perhaps it is what he meant, but he said "chip" Even if so, to have a Xonar equiv would likely cost most in R&D of the software than it does for the license of Creative's X-Fi MB. Though I really don't see why ASUS doesn't, given the fact the Xonar does quite a lot of it's stuff (for gaming) in software anyways since the C-Media chip the AV100/200 are based on doesn't have hardware OpenAL support, which is a bummer. Won't stop me from getting the XENSE if I the funds are available after 'Dozer comes out Showed the owner of the site I work at the picture and he requested the TUF and CVF, so I've got every appendage crossed on getting one to review!

If anything, hopefully the MSI 890FXA-GD65 does support AM3+, like the silkscreening above the NB heatsink says... That way I'll at least have a board to use in the meantime!

30 days till Bulldozer!!
(Assuming it comes out June 7th)

[BeepBeep2]

Pretty much, yea. It doesn't really matter what codec the system has, it just is needing something to pass audio through to the jacks, since that's all the codec really does anyways; audio is processed via CPU.

I've seen it bundled with boards using C-Media, VIA, RealTek and Analog Devices codecs. My ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 has it, which uses a VIA VT2020. The ASRock E350M-1 has it as well, but it uses a RealTek ALC892

That IS the onboard audio though, it's just been shoved on a PCIe card instead heh I'd prefer it if ALL board makers did that, personally!




Perhaps it is what he meant, but he said "chip" Even if so, to have a Xonar equiv would likely cost most in R&D of the software than it does for the license of Creative's X-Fi MB. Though I really don't see why ASUS doesn't, given the fact the Xonar does quite a lot of it's stuff (for gaming) in software anyways since the C-Media chip the AV100/200 are based on doesn't have hardware OpenAL support, which is a bummer. Won't stop me from getting the XENSE if I the funds are available after 'Dozer comes out Showed the owner of the site I work at the picture and he requested the TUF and CVF, so I've got every appendage crossed on getting one to review!

If anything, hopefully the MSI 890FXA-GD65 does support AM3+, like the silkscreening above the NB heatsink says... That way I'll at least have a board to use in the meantime!

30 days till Bulldozer!!
(Assuming it comes out June 7th)

Advertising a competitors product does not make sense.

[Formula350]

Advertising a competitors product does not make sense.

*shrug* Point of the matter is: Run with the default drivers and software to 'get by', or get the X-Fi MB suite that can help things out, and gain up to EAX 4, with possible EAX 5 with MB II package; not sure on it though.

Anywho, it's not SO much compary A is advertising company B's product, when it is more of a sticker. You don't even have to install anything X-Fi related and your sound will work fine. The MB Suite is more like WinAmp, giving the addition effects and what not.

[Mats]

If anything, hopefully the MSI 890FXA-GD65 does support AM3+, like the silkscreening above the NB heatsink says...

Officially, it does.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=268039

[Formula350]

Officially, it does.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=268039

Sweet deal! Thanks for the info :P

[SkullCracka]

http://www.rumorpedia.net/wp-content...dbulldozer.jpg


REal or Real Fake........... who knows. doesnt really show anything. but sub 8sec Spi.... that would be a first.

[demonkevy666]

I just wonder why it still has SSE4.1A? (possible fake thought it was dropped for SSSE 3, SSE 4.1 4.2 no ?)

[charged3800z24]

If it is fake, then Job well done... Best Fake i have seen then. We have close to 30 days and still not as much as a peep really. Something has got to come out that is real, right?

[tbone8ty]

what does an X6 at 4.0ghz get for superPI and wPRime?

edit: i get 6.5secs for 32M and 203.2secs for 1024M (on my 1090t @ 4.0 ghz)

[FlanK3r]

I donkt know, but if this is real, than my wet dream about Bulldozer performance is coming . Its more than I thinking. Superpi awesome, wprime awesome. What is gigaybte CPU-Z? Some special edition? Or some edition for Gigabyte testing?

tbone8ty: dont worry, this screen is too much optimistic! wprime is better than Gulftown 980x, superpi more better than sb 2600k!

[Apokalipse]

If it is fake, I don't really understand why they'd make it.
Do they believe it will perform that well, and just want other people to believe it too?
Do they want to give people false hope, and cause people to be disappointed?

[FlanK3r]

yes, its fake...Giga confirmed, this is fake