Bulldozers first screens

[Lightman]

I think those are not scores but dates,like 7th of June is Llano launch date etc.
But we already knew this so he is just reposting known stuff on his blog.

Correct, these are dates.

I count days now and not years

[muziqaz]

11th is Saturday. Who launches their products on weekends?

[informal]

Maybe it's just the date for NDA lift?They may present Zambezi at say Dev Conference or even at Computex.

edit:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=267500
Oliverda's post )"AMD to launch desktop Bulldozer "Zambezi" at E3 Show in L.A. (June 7-9)"

GB leak(June 7 listed as launch date):
http://motherboardnews.com/wp-conten...bytefxleak.png

[JF-AMD]

I haven't seen JF-AMD around lately. He has been conspicuously absent. Maybe they'll tap him to be the next AMD CEO.

/speculation

In the past 2 weeks I was in Munich, Paris, Edinburgh, London and Moscow.

Next week I am in boston.

Then off to Europe for 2 weeks of well-deserved vacation.

I would not want to work for a company that would want me as the CEO.

[Dimitriman]

In the past 2 weeks I was in Munich, Paris, Edinburgh, London and Moscow.

Next week I am in boston.

Then off to Europe for 2 weeks of well-deserved vacation.

I would not want to work for a company that would want me as the CEO.

Hey there,

I would not mind you as CEO of AMD at all. You would possibly be the only CEO of a top tech company that speaks/discusses with its clients on a level basis.

Unlike that fruit company...

[undone]

GB leak(June 7 listed as launch date):
http://motherboardnews.com/wp-conten...bytefxleak.png

THX for this link! OMG looks like the spec even the naming scheme(range) aren't finally decided yet. The 8200 6200 4200 probably means they have higher frequency than 8100 6100 4100, right?

[cesariuth]

Another Screen:



if is true ... is good performance

I think: 3.5 stock/ 3.8GHz TC1/ 4.2GHz TC2

[Macadamia]

Fishy. Font looks too antialiased (hinted) because of Photoshop's default settings.

[DarthShader]

Font is smaller, different than other entries. Really clumsily done.

[perkam]

Another Screen:

My grandmother can come up with a more realistic photoshop.

[richierich]

lol

[duploxxx]

In the past 2 weeks I was in Munich, Paris, Edinburgh, London and Moscow.

Next week I am in boston.

Then off to Europe for 2 weeks of well-deserved vacation.

I would not want to work for a company that would want me as the CEO.

JF London was the AMD Emea CAB?

THX for this link! OMG looks like the spec even the naming scheme(range) aren't finally decided yet. The 8200 6200 4200 probably means they have higher frequency than 8100 6100 4100, right?

how many post do i have to make to mention that those already leaked CPU specs won't exist

[nex_73]

3 weeks? Hmmm...Try 3 MONTHS, that's more like it...

oh, so i should tell my colleagues to stop plannig the pr-event here in munich? seems they are way ahead of your schedule
and take back the samples they send out to the press too?

And you work for? What samples, Zambezi?
Engineering samples =/= final BD (Zambezi)
Sure, maybe a paper launch now in June, but it will take a bit longer before you can buy the final silicone in a store...
But we will see, every day something new...
I still think middle August, so i will only get positive suprised if they manage to get it out sooner.
http://translate.google.com/translat...-amd-bulldozer

[cold2010]

AMD Bulldozer Retail Availability Postponed to Q3 2011

Keenly awaited by many computer enthusiasts, AMD's first desktop Bulldozer processors won't reach retail until the third quarter of 2011, even though the Sunnyvale-based company plans to officially unveil them in early June.

Previous reports have suggested that the Bulldozer announcement that is scheduled to take place on June 11 will be quickly followed by retail availability (June 20-24), but the recent report comes to dismiss these claims.

According to some Taiwanese motherboard makers that have talked to the Sweclockers publication, AMD is not yet ready to launch the FX-series processors into retail and the soon-to-be-released 900-series AM3+ boards will most probably be sold without any Bulldozer processors in sight.

The motherboard makers also stated that, although their solutions are ready for launch, engineers still don't have access to production Bulldozer processors and have to rely on scaled-down and locked engineering samples and on older Phenom II CPUs to test their boards.

As a result, some motherboard makers are even considering postponing the launch of their 900-series products until this situation clarifies, as selling such boards without any FX-series chips could prove to be rather difficult.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-s...t-202051.shtml

[stangracin3]

The motherboard makers also stated that, although their solutions are ready for launch, engineers still don't have access to production Bulldozer processors and have to rely on scaled-down and locked engineering samples and on older Phenom II CPUs to test their boards.

I call BS on this statement

[PatRaceTin]

AMD delay again

[Daveburt714]

Rumors, upon rumors, upon rumors.....

Seems like one website says something, and be it, Fudzilla, SweClockers or even our own XS forums, 10 other websites pick it up and run with it!
I've been a computer geek for almost 30 years and I don't remember ever seening anything like this before...

AMD is either very sly or very stupid I really can't decide which.
You would honestly think they would want to clarify things a little and stop some of this crazy speculation.
Then again I'm not a marketing guy, and maybe my own anticipation is coming into play here too.

If the FX series chips can give Intel's a run for their money it may be a good move.
If they only come a little closer I can only think this is going to hurt them....

[keithlm]

I agree... all the people quoting this one translation from one unconfirmed source and taking it serious is kind of ridiculous. If we get a benchmark leak that looks questionable then everybody screams "fake" and ignores it. But this time we get a negative comment from an unknown source and many people accept it as true.

Personally when I read the SWECLOCKERS translation, I immediately thought that it sounded like a frustrated person at a motherboard maker angry because they can't bench BD before everybody else. (Actually it sounded like a child having a temper tantrum. But that is probably just the translation.)

In other words AMD has decided not to send out release chips until closer to launch because they know there WILL be leaks. But this is not really a big deal if the engineering samples are fully functional in regards to the socket specification.

Sure it is always better to have a chip to test, but MOTHERBOARD makers do not design motherboards based on a particular chip. They do it based on the SOCKET specification. But if they have correctly supported the specification and the board correctly supports the proper power levels then there should not be an issue and their engineering samples should have been sufficient for testing. Otherwise motherboard makers would never officially support any chips that are released after the motherboard is released.

(Although sometimes a lemon board is released like the MA790FX-DS5. But every motherboard maker has a few dogs in their past.)

DISCLAIMER: My statement above is not true if the "crippled" engineering sample had portions of the socket specification that did not work at all so it could not be tested. If it was only crippled to run slow but all socket features were functional then that is all that is needed for compliance/compatibility testing.

[Daveburt714]

(Although sometimes a lemon board is released like the MA790FX-DS5. But every motherboard maker has a few dogs in their past.).

You had to bring that board up didn't you.
If you look in the dictionary under DOG MOTHERBOARD the DS5 would be pictured there...
What really sucks is the 990FXA-UD7 is a sweet looking board, just not sure I trust their new release boards anymore.

I hope your right about the disgruntled mobo designers, but even I am beginning to have my doubts about a Q2 release.

Even if they don't want to release performance numbers yet, I still wish AMD would give us a firm timeframe.

[keithlm]

You had to bring that board up didn't you.

Still got a sour taste over the DS5?

Yep... I hated that cheaper boards in their line were better supported and worked better.

I'm eyeballing the ECS board.

[Kobaltrock]

The motherboard makers also stated that, although their solutions are ready for launch, engineers still don't have access to production Bulldozer processors and have to rely on scaled-down and locked engineering samples and on older Phenom II CPUs to test their boards.

I call BS on this statement

Heh, only that statement ?

The things web sites will do to try and generate more traffic.

[stangracin3]

Heh, only that statement ?

The things web sites will do to try and generate more traffic.

well thats the most retarded one that was in the qoute

[Mats]

A delay isn't impossible, but I think we would have known this much earlier if that was the case.

[-Boris-]

It's some failed logic behind that statement about delays. If the motherboard makers really needed production samples and they have got none, they wouldn't be able to release their motherboards in early june. But since we all know there is finished motherboards ready to be shipped they obviously didn't need working production samples. And since they didn't need them AMD have no reason to hand samples out to possible leaks.

So, that motherboard makers don't have the chips don't mean anything. I don't say BD can't be delayed. But I do say that it don't need to be delayed for motherboard makers to have none.

[undone]

Man I dig out this rumor from this thread just now, ignoring the made-up spec, looks like it maybe launched at June 20-24?(seems the last paragraph interpretate) OK I won't exclude the possibility that launch date is made-up too.