There is an AM-2 for everyone

Subject: Processors | May 31, 2006 - 02:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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AMD has offered no shortage of choice with Socket AM-2 offerings.  From the Sempron 3000+ 1.60GHz with a 256KB Cache at $75.00 to the top of the line Athlon 64 FX-62 Dual Core Processor, running at 2.8GHz, with a pair of 1MB caches, and a 1G

AMD-ATI Merger Looks Likely ... ????

Subject: Processors | May 31, 2006 - 12:40 PM | Ryan Shrout
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This news hit me like a ton of bricks -- is this even remotely possible?  According to this article at Forbes.com, AMD (yes the processor designer) might be looking into buying ATI (yes the graphics company).  According to the article it would be a move that would "benefit the overall graphics industry," though I don't immediately see how.

Another quote in the article that is suspect is this:

AMD Live! system specs

Subject: Processors | May 30, 2006 - 11:53 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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It looks like Daily Tech has scooped AMD on it's own Live! announcement.  Drop by to see exactly what the expected system specs will be.

The fastest processor we've seen

Subject: Processors | May 26, 2006 - 01:46 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Check out the A64 FX-62 and the X2 5000+ at PC Stats.  They are impressed by the performance, calling the FX-62 the fastest processor they ever tested.

The Rev G, more than just a shrinking core

Subject: Processors | May 25, 2006 - 01:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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AMD AM2 Processor Launch - FX-62 Reviewed

Subject: Processors | May 23, 2006 - 02:13 AM | Ryan Shrout
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I have just finished up my review of the Athlon 64 FX-62 processor, the first CPU to offer the AM2 processor socket and DDR2 memory for the AMD platform. 

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The performance delta between the AM2 and S939 parts of matching frequency and cache sizes is nearly indistinguishable in my testing.  The move from DDR to DDR2 memory speeds was never going to bring massive of amounts of

AM2 prices revealed

Subject: Processors | May 16, 2006 - 01:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The Inquirer reveals the pricing structure of AMD's new socket AM2 low power consumption CPUs.  Athlon64 and X2 Dual Cores, as well as the mobile Semprons are all listed.

"The chips will be available in May and AMD gave the prices it's charging. The 64 X2 DC chips will

cost $671 for the 4800+; $601 for the 4600+, $514 for the 4400+, $417 for the 4200+; $353 for the

4000+; and $323 for the 3800+."

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AM2 Press Machine Winding Up

Subject: Processors | May 12, 2006 - 01:20 PM | Jonathan Hung
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Evidence that the AMD AM2 publicity machine is gearing up is showing up everywhere it seems. Today Asus has posted their new M2NPV-VM motherboard supporting GeForce 6150 / NF4 430 chipset and of course AM2.

Can Co-Processors Co-opt server dominance for AMD

Subject: Processors | May 2, 2006 - 11:59 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Gideon Tech takes a look into Opteron's future, and the consequences of the amount of bandwith HyperTransport3 will provide. They feel it heralds a return of the co-processor, like the K-6's of old and their math co-processors.  Read on to see what tasks they expect to see passed onto it.

AM2 is on it's way

Subject: Processors | April 18, 2006 - 03:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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AnandTech pits a brand new AM2 paired with DDR2 against a s939 with fast DDR RAM.  Any guesses who wins which benchmarks?  Head on over to find out.

Intels newest chip architecture

Subject: Processors | April 6, 2006 - 02:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Ars Technica has updated their paedia to include the new Core microarchitecture from Intel.  Make sure you get a fresh cup of coffee, the article is as long and indepth as you would expect, maybe even more so.

A tale of two 64's, the original versus the X2

Subject: Processors | March 28, 2006 - 11:49 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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VIA Arena compares the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ against the Athlon 64 3800+ and throws in an Athlon 64 3200+ for pure speed comparisons.  See what that X2 can give you compared to the single core version, and what difference the lower speed makes.

"Over the last couple of months I have been repeatedly asked a question from people wanting to

upgrade or buy a new PC. The question has been, should I get a dual core AMD Athlon 64 or single

core and what speed should I get?

The last of the Pentium EE's

Subject: Processors | March 23, 2006 - 01:25 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The newest P4 based on the old architecture, the 965, has been sped up to 3.73Ghz, in an attempt to unseat the FX-60.  Hexus has them competing head to head today, so drop by and find out the winner.

"Intel has now hit back with a Pentium Extreme Edition that's clocks in at 3.73GHz, up from the

'955's 3.46GHz. Is it enough to dislodge the FX-60's as the fastest x86 CPU around?

Dual Core, SLI, and what to expect while gaming

Subject: Processors | March 21, 2006 - 03:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Neoseeker has found a great excuse to spend a lot of quality gaming time.  They are testing the efffects of dual core on SLI and non-SLI systems, to discover the real effects of dual core on a system who's CPU is the bottleneck, and in systems where it is not really keeping anything back.  Of course, once games become multi-threaded, they will have to play them all over again.

"Remember that with a single card, plunking down a second core into the system did absolutely

nothing.

King of the Dual Cores

Subject: Processors | March 16, 2006 - 02:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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The playing feild has changed with the release of Pressler, which means all sorts of head to head battles between Intel and AMD.  Read the results of this latest battle at hardCOREware.

"Deciding between an Athlon64 and a Pentium 4 used to be a generally tough decision.

Intel Boosts EnergyEfficient Performance With First Dual-Core Low-Voltage Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor

Subject: Processors | March 14, 2006 - 12:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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HILLSBORO, Ore., March 14, 2006 — Intel Corporation is outfitting server, storage and telecommunications equipment makers with a new ingredient for squeezing more performance out of space— and power—constrained environments.

Get to know Conroe better

Subject: Processors | March 10, 2006 - 06:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Find out even more about the star of the IDF on The Tech Report.  Conroe is certainly receiving a lot of hype, and based on the benchmarks we've seen, it deserves it.

You can find out even more in Ryan's article here.

"We were among a select group of publications here at IDF to get a chance to do some hands-on

testing with Intel's next-generation desktop processor, code-named Conroe.

Conroe and FX strive for dominance

Subject: Processors | March 9, 2006 - 03:14 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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HEXUS compares the newly released Conroe against the FX-60.  Head over to see if the Conroe is really as much of an AMD killer as advertised.

You can get even more info about Conroe's architecture from Ryan's article.

"These are interesting results for a number of reasons, we are comparing the mid range Conroe CPU

against that of the future top of the range FX62."

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