AMD-news from Sweden

[Lagu]

We recently have a mail from MSI as told us about their tests on AMD´s coming 790FX motherboard and we become fairly impressed of the contents. It seems as they have succeeds reach an impressive processor buss (speed) of 510 MHz with only air-cooling. The processor as was used was an AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400+ with a multiplier of x5 and HTT set to x1. AMD/ATI’s engineers seem have done a very good work with their future motherboards control circuit and together with the support from CrossFire X it seems be a very good platform. Now we only miss one Phenom-processor and Radeon HD 3870 where booth except be launched in the middle of November month.

Written by Anton K 26 October 2007 09:15

Link: http://www.nordichardware.se/nyhet,13435.html
Look at CPU-Z

AMD has as known announced a series of processors with 3 kernels. Now it seems, as we will know what the name of the series should come to have. The Phenom 7-series shall be the name and the architecture of the tree kernels shall run under the developing name Toliman. In reality, it is a processor with 4 kernels where one of them has been inactivated. According to VR-Zone as have published the information will, AMD release 2 models during Mars 2008. Phenom 7700 and 7600 as shall be clocked at 2,5 and 2,3 respectively. Both of the processors will use the Socket AM2+ platform and with a TDP value of 89 W. Already now it is indications of a 45 nm processor with 3 kernels in the beginning of 2009 named Heka, one Deneb kernel where they have closed on of the kernels.

Written by the Swede Anton K 08 October 2007 10:06 from Nordic Hardware (It is on Swedish).

Here is a link where they have benchmarked Intel vs. AMD Phenom X 4
Who of them is the loser?
Watch it: http://news.expreview.com/2007-10-29/1193590532d6599.html

I must say even if I can read and understand Swedish it is a challenge interpret my own language to English. If I should wrote and use my own brain, it is much easier.

Lagu

[Brucifer]

Well, all this remains to be see yet. I still can't figure out why they would go with a 3-core chip. By the time you buy a motherboard, and a chip, and the memory it's likely to cost close to a q6600, unless they market the chip rediculously low in price. As for the motherboard, memory, etc., those prices are pretty much the same for both mfr's chips. So I'm really puzzled................

Like selling a 4-pack of Stout for $5 bucks, and then selling a 3-pack of Stout for $5 bucks.... which one will sell better??? Duh