kelley Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Today AMD has finally taken the wraps off their new FASN8(fascinate) platform. With this new platform comes the Phenom X2 and X4 dual core and quad core CPUs. Coming with these new CPUs is support for DDR2 1066 memory, HyperTransport, AM2 socket and AM2+ with Dual Direct Connect, 128-bit FPUs, and what AMD is calling True Quad Core design. The new platform also consist of the long time coming R600 parts from ATI, the Radeon HD 2000 series of GPUs will range in cost from $99 up to $399 for the HD 2900XT. The Radeon HD 2900XT features 512MB of GDDR-4 memory running on a 512-bit memory bus and has 320 stream processors packed into its 65nm packaging. With all that you'd think it'd be beating the pants off the compitition, unfortunately for AMD it doesn't look to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 What a horrible, horrible name. Sounds like some pop/rap boy band. I think I'll buy Intel just to avoid giving AMD's marketing department any of my money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 What a horrible, horrible name. Sounds like some pop/rap boy band. That was exactly the first thing that popped into my head. Obviously irrelevant in the larger scheme of things, but still absolutely repellent. With all that you'd think it'd be beating the pants off the compitition, unfortunately for AMD it doesn't look to be the case. Honestly the stuff listed in that article sounds like they are barely catching up to where Intel is now (and was 6 months ago). Intel will far out-leapfrog them on their imminent next platform releases. AMD is really having a rough go the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I said it when they did it and I'll say it again, they should not have bought ATI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 I said it when they did it and I'll say it again, they should not have bought ATI. Yeah, I really don't see them getting ANYTHING out of that arrangement at the moment. The performance gains that were theoretically possible from such a tight integration between cpu/gpu design do not seem to be bearing much fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 ...and of course Intel comes back with the price cuts (and they are mean!) http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=789466 While AMD AM2+ processors are due out this summer, Intel announced another plan on price reduction just 3 months after the previous drop on April 22. With a remarkable cut at 50%, AMD is facing another harsh battle with Intel. As reported before, Intel has had hinted a price drop in Q3, expecting a second price drop someday in August and September. However, the exact date turns out surprisingly on July 22 as the first hand information we have received. undoubtfully, the move give certain impact on the sales of AMD processors. Not until the release of next-generation AM2+ processors, it’s hard for AMD to get profit from their existing products. In the most updated plan, Intel Quad-Core Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz/4MB L2 x2/1066MHzFSB) will be further cut to $266 (!), a second drop within 4 months since its release on March with 68.7% accumulated price drop. For the original price segment of Core 2 Quad Q6600, now it will be replaced by a new model Quad Q6700 (2.66GHz/4MB L2 x2/1066MHzFSB), pricing at $530. For the mainstream desktop processors, while Core 2 Duo E6000 family has no price update information at this moment, its relatives, Core 2 Duo 6050 family which features 1333MHz FSB releasing on July 22, has got a very impressive price advantage. The 3 models including E6550 (2.33GHz), E6750 (2.66GHz), and E6850 (3GHz) are only priced at $266, $183, and $163, around 40% cheaper than its 1066MHz version. Together with the new release of Bearlake featuring 1333MHz FSB, the both releases are expected to have great sales. For the Value segment, Core 2 Duo E4500 will be a new release on July 22. Featuring 2.2GHz clock speed, 2MB L2 Cache and 800MHz FSB, its price is set at $133, while E4400 will further drop to $113. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Those price cuts are insane! Honestly you'd be dumb to buy a new PC right now, that 3Ghz Dual Core with a 1333Mhz FSB for $266!!! Those prices are insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Those price cuts are insane! Honestly you'd be dumb to buy a new PC right now, that 3Ghz Dual Core with a 1333Mhz FSB for $266!!! Those prices are insane.Do you mean you'd be dumb to buy because it would be smarter to build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Do you mean you'd be dumb to buy because it would be smarter to build? No I mean you dumb to get something right now. From what I've heard the new FSB makes a nice improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackFan Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 What a horrible, horrible name. Sounds like some pop/rap boy band. I think I'll buy Intel just to avoid giving AMD's marketing department any of my money. Yah... People don't buy things with stupid names... Did you know that Nintendo called its new console the Wii?!? WTF is that?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I dunno, I've found that CPUs have again vastly outpaced most of the applications and games. From a gaming perspective, dual-core doesn't provide many benefits yet. I was just playing the Cnc3 demo the other day on my s754 3400+ @ 2.6ghz. Ran beautifully perfect. Are that many games really hitting a CPU bottleneck these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covak Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Oblivion and Supreme Commander come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Oblivion and Supreme Commander come to mind. I know Oblivion is one of those PC-crushing games, but isn't it mainly a video card phenomenon? I dunno about Supreme Commander though. To me this is a very poor time to upgrade from A64/ high end P4 chips anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 I dunno about Supreme Commander though. Supreme Commander involves the manipulation of upto 1000s of units. It's most definitely CPU bound in some cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Mmm. BMFE1 kinda crushed my old Athlon XP box at times. RTS games tend to be the big CPU hogging games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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