Bulldozer: October 12th according to microcenter (from pcper.com)

lol, they say that the names were just released as well :D
 
This is the first time I might consider an AMD CPU over Intel, but this is going to be for my HTCP
 
Good question. I run XBMC on my secondary AMD Propus 2.6 GHz, with onboard HD4200, and I use something in the single digits of CPU and GPU % for my HD files.
 
Hopefully these leaks for a mid October release are accurate because I was wanting to pick an FX-8150 and only have a couple of weeks left to get a refund on the 2600k I bought. But I would think AMD would of send out review samples by now if we were just a week and a half away from launch.
 
burningrave101 said:
Hopefully these leaks for a mid October release are accurate because I was wanting to pick an FX-8150 and only have a couple of weeks left to get a refund on the 2600k I bought. But I would think AMD would of send out review samples by now if we were just a week and a half away from launch.
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Review samples are out I believe. It's because of the NDA, reviewers cannot publish results until the NDA is lifted, which is most likely when it will be released.
 
munkle said:
Why would you put bulldozer in an htpc....
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Maybe a 1 module version. Although I thought that would be released in 2012. Unless the HTPC is also a gaming rig.

Edit: When I think of it a second usage for the 4 module version would be for ripping / reencoding HD video.
 
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drescherjm said:
Maybe a 1 module version. Although I thought that would be released in 2012. Unless the HTPC is also a gaming rig.

Edit: When I think of it a second usage for the 4 module version would be for ripping / reencoding HD video.
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The onboard graphics blow on the 900 series since it is just the 4200 something they have used in 700/800 series boards. You would be better off with llano in a htpc.
 
Tsumi said:
Review samples are out I believe. It's because of the NDA, reviewers cannot publish results until the NDA is lifted, which is most likely when it will be released.
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Doubting Thomas that I am right now: the reviewers could at least say "Hey, look what I got!" if they did have a shiny new Zambezi, right?
 
I cracked yesterday and picked up a 2600K and an Asus Z68 Deluxe mobo. If Bulldozer exceeds all expectations, I'm going to feel like an ass.
 
I dont know why but I kinda believe this one. Maybe its because I gave up caring after the Sept launch date proved to be a crock.

Anyways, Im active in car audio competition and world finals is coming up in the next few weeks so Ive got something else to spend my money on til then anyways.

Still hope its true though cause Id love to see some benchmarks.
 
BreezeDM said:
This would break NDA if they have a review sample, even if its from another source. They probably don't have a review sample. 2 weeks with a processor, seems a bit short. November is looking more and more likely.
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2 weeks sounds like enough. I have always imagined these things being short notice, overtime abundant jobs. It would explain why a lot of [H] articles have follow up articles days later.
 
So Microcenter says Oct 3rd they will announce bios update(S) files on AMD.com.

Sounds like it's getting legit now. I can't wait to see what's up on Monday.
 
I'm personally not expecting it till March 2012 at the earliest. That way if it comes out earlier I'll be pleasantly surprised.
 
Why would MC get a review sample? They are just a retailer (unless I missed something in the article, the article was info from a MC leak i thought)...

BreezeDM said:
This would break NDA if they have a review sample, even if its from another source. They probably don't have a review sample. 2 weeks with a processor, seems a bit short. November is looking more and more likely.
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Bordak said:
I cracked yesterday and picked up a 2600K and an Asus Z68 Deluxe mobo. If Bulldozer exceeds all expectations, I'm going to feel like an ass.
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You won't feel like an ass because Bulldozer significantly outperforms SB (very doubtful that'll be the case I think) but you might be a bit peeved if the prices on everything including the 2600K come down. But then perhaps prices won't move much regardless.
 
Sounds legit, like what AMD reps have been saying on that Youtube video and on Facebook.

FX-8120 looks like the better buy than 8150 though, since both have unlocked multipliers.
 
W.Feather said:
Why would MC get a review sample? They are just a retailer (unless I missed something in the article, the article was info from a MC leak i thought)...
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It was a reference to a quote about pcper.

In regards to the MC rumors, i heard from a guy at work who's wife knows another guy who plays golf this other guy who overheard something in bar that you shouldn't believe every second hand rumor you see on a forum.
 
dr.kevin said:
so it is pretty much a phenom ii x8 after all.... with a few improvements.

intel still does 1.5-2x the work per core. Oh well.
If you're going to encode audio, intel will leave bulldozer to eat its dust.
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And you have seen fully published benchmarks even here on HOCP to leave you that conclusion.

LOL
 
Question:

From the article: "Each of these motherboards will require a BIOS update to be serviceable though the leak suggests that the update would be performed by Microcenter themselves. If for some reason you have the board on your own you will need an older AM3 processor to perform the update."

If I buy a board and BD processor, I won't be able to update the bios, or use the board, until I buy an older AM3 processor, flash the BIOS, then install the new BD processor?

I just want to make sure I'm reading that right. "Cause that would suck if I am.
 
ProphetSix said:
Question:

From the article: "Each of these motherboards will require a BIOS update to be serviceable though the leak suggests that the update would be performed by Microcenter themselves. If for some reason you have the board on your own you will need an older AM3 processor to perform the update."

If I buy a board and BD processor, I won't be able to update the bios, or use the board, until I buy an older AM3 processor, flash the BIOS, then install the new BD processor?

I just want to make sure I'm reading that right. "Cause that would suck if I am.
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Good point. That happened to me several years ago. I Was screwed.
 
I think boards like the ASUS Crosshair V which support ROG Connect and USB BIOS flashback would allow you to flash the BIOS even if the motherboard wouldn't post due to lack of support for Bulldozer.
 
ProphetSix said:
Question:

From the article: "Each of these motherboards will require a BIOS update to be serviceable though the leak suggests that the update would be performed by Microcenter themselves. If for some reason you have the board on your own you will need an older AM3 processor to perform the update."

If I buy a board and BD processor, I won't be able to update the bios, or use the board, until I buy an older AM3 processor, flash the BIOS, then install the new BD processor?

I just want to make sure I'm reading that right. "Cause that would suck if I am.
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I don't know if bios chips are soldered on these days.
but years ago, asus would mail a new updated bios chip to the customer, free of charge.
 
Pieter3dnow said:
for the people who doubt it is true.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums...-info-fans-!&p=4962071&viewfull=1#post4962071
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What I like about that link is the serious difference in the 2600K system and the FX-8150 system in the benchmark results:

1. The 2600K system is running 16GB of ram, whereas the 8150 only has 4GB of ram plus a 4GB swapfile
2. The 2600K is running a 111.7GB system drive (maybe a 120GB SSD?), but the 8150 has a 558GB (more likely a 640GB) drive
 
JMccovery said:
What I like about that link is the serious difference in the 2600K system and the FX-8150 system in the benchmark results:

1. The 2600K system is running 16GB of ram, whereas the 8150 only has 4GB of ram plus a 4GB swapfile
2. The 2600K is running a 111.7GB system drive (maybe a 120GB SSD?), but the 8150 has a 558GB (more likely a 640GB) drive
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And as I said in another thread that posted the same thing, reading through the thread, it is revealed that the 2600k is running at 4.6 ghz or something like that, while the 8150 is running at stock 3.4 ghz, if these benchmarks are to be believed. Apparently passmark does not correctly identify overclock settings.
 
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Someone ran a 2600K against it and estimated 4.5 OC on the 2600K.
 
Waiting for real benches, all these leaked one show it stomping butt or sucking butt.
 
Vegas P11 said:
JF had a line in there about mountain biking with a friend from EA and told him they should buy some Bulldozers. Dunno what that's supposed to imply, but OK.
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Further on some people suggest that frostbite 2 is a multithreaded marvel, remember the thread on here by Zarathustra[H].

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1626456

Where DX 11 allows to push threads to the cpu if the engine is capable.and the videodrivers support this as well.
 
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