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zing_deleted 23-01-2007 01:00
AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
This is also the Quad FX platform that when you can find the mobos will support 2 of these cpus on the same board :)

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=532106


Here is a little look at a board ;) http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l...30&modelmenu=1

Take note of the 12 sata connectors on the mobo

TraxData 23-01-2007 01:34
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Also take note of the stupid price...

The Jackal 23-01-2007 01:35
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
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Originally Posted by zinglebarb (Post 34203653)
Take note of the 12 sata connectors on the mobo
So I can do without my rows of PCI ATA expansion cards :rolleyes:

Besides 12 disks won't fit into my next project ....

http://mountainmods.com/gallery/albu...lbumListPage=1

http://mountainmods.com/gallery/album38

I'm looking at the bob slay and will probably have it shipped from the states : The usual UK cr*p $150 in the states £150 here :rolleyes:

zing_deleted 23-01-2007 01:39
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
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Originally Posted by TraxData (Post 34203663)
Also take note of the stupid price...
Its a brand spanking new FX cpu running at 3 gig under 400 quid is bloody cheap if these will run on there own. I am only guessing they will but you may need 2 running together for this to work but that puts it inline with the quadro cost wise just about with a faster bus speed.
One thing I did notice is its a 90nm process which to be should have been 60 nm

TraxData 23-01-2007 01:40
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
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Originally Posted by zinglebarb (Post 34203667)
Its a brand spanking new FX cpu running at 3 gig under 400 quid is bloody cheap if these will run on there own. I am only guessing they will but you may need 2 running together for this to work but that puts it inline with the quadro cost wise just about with a faster bus speed.
One thing I did notice is its a 90nm process which to be should have been 60 nm
While its £250 cheaper than the intel quadcore series, there is no way i would spend just under £400 on a cpu.

I guess rich people would though.

MovedGoalPosts 23-01-2007 01:41
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
So are AMD going to get back the value for money performance crown once this chip and board get a bit more mainstream?

TraxData 23-01-2007 01:45
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob (Post 34203669)
So are AMD going to get back the value for money performance crown once this chip and board get a bit more mainstream?
Hope so.

The Jackal 23-01-2007 01:46
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Been discussed on a lot of harware forums :

Best response I saw :

" This barely qualifies as even a stop-gap response to Conroe "

zing_deleted 23-01-2007 01:47
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by TraxData (Post 34203668)
While its £250 cheaper than the intel quadcore series, there is no way i would spend just under £400 on a cpu.

I guess rich people would though.
or computer enthusiasts. Motor enthusiasts would spend as much on a spoiler on the back or 3 times as much on sports cams for example.

TraxData 23-01-2007 01:49
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Edit : Forget i posted, lol.

zing_deleted 23-01-2007 01:52
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob (Post 34203669)
So are AMD going to get back the value for money performance crown once this chip and board get a bit more mainstream?
On reading the manual it does say when fitting the cpus it refers to if you install a second meaning it may well run with 1 cpu making it a very cheap FX cpu on its own as a dual core.I could be wrong and you may need to run 2.

Have you noticed how they have taken on an LGA format ripping off Intels design with no pic on the cpu?

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Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r (Post 34203672)
Been discussed on a lot of harware forums :

Best response I saw :

" This barely qualifies as even a stop-gap response to Conroe "
if you read all that why aint you bloody posted it before dagnamit ;)

The Jackal 23-01-2007 01:59
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by zinglebarb (Post 34203680)
if you read all that why aint you bloody posted it before dagnamit ;)
Heh soz : I like TraxData don't believe being sold more cores is the solution.
To me more frequency on a dual core is more beneficial. Maxing out 4 cores doing a variety of things will highlight and pronounce the bottlenecks of your system.

If 2/3 of your cores are whacking your defragmented hard disk to bits with independent processes what do you think the overall performance of your system will feel like ?

zing_deleted 23-01-2007 02:05
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r (Post 34203683)
Heh soz : I like TraxData don't believe being sold more cores is the solution.
To me more frequency on a dual core is more beneficial. Maxing out 4 cores doing a variety of things will highlight and pronounce the bottlenecks of your system.

If 2/3 of your cores are whacking your defragmented hard disk to bits with independent processes what do you think the overall performance of your system will feel like ?
a lot better than if my disks were fragmented which I think is what you ment? I wouldnt be in that situation as ive said before I set up my machines properly and remove said read write hard drive bottleneck by installing enough to cope with multitasking ;)

Each cpu has its own ram channel also this will remove another of the bottlenecks ;)

The Jackal 23-01-2007 02:12
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by zinglebarb (Post 34203685)
a lot better than if my disks were fragmented which I think is what you ment? I wouldnt be in that situation as ive said before I set up my machines properly and remove said read write hard drive bottleneck by installing enough to cope with multitasking ;)

Each cpu has its own ram channel also this will remove another of the bottlenecks ;)
Yeh fragmented.

Heres an old article - cant vouch for its validity though.
http://www.neoseeker.com/news/story/6327/

I'm still not convinced mate : whack open a couple of winrar processes along with a few quick par repairs and your said ' perfect ' machine will start to feel the pain.

zing_deleted 23-01-2007 02:14
Re: AMD hit 3 gig SKT F / L1 cpu on sale
 
well my machine chugs away quite happy. Its all about spreading the work onto different drives as the read write problem with single disks is very valid :)


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