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And then August came and went.... still no Barcelona... shameful!
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And then August came and went.... still no Barcelona... shameful!
Ship to OEM probably. They need time to implement them into their plans and options so when customers are ready to buy, it's been tested relatively thoroughly.
Is the September launch for retail outlets?
i think thats the plan? big players have got them already i think. but if that was true id have expected more leaked benchmarks.
Unlikely for validation reasons.
August hasn't "went" yet. It's only the 24th so there's 7 more days to go. Besides, I think AMD has stated the launch data as early September.
Err... AMD has a gazillion "stated" launch dates...
The product sucks, admit to it and move on.
Wow, that's some major news! Have a link to back that up?You'll have to wait until November, December, or even as late as Q1 2008 to get ones with higher clocks towards 3GHz though...
Wow, that's some major news! Have a link to back that up?
LinkTechReport.com said:AMD still has no intention of releasing Barcelona chips clocked higher than 2GHz before the fourth quarter of this year. The company says the combination of low-power Barcelonas clocked at up to 1.9GHz and regular Barcelonas at up to 2GHz should take care of 94% of the market at launch, and that it will address the remaining 6% of shipments with Barcelonas running at "2.3GHz and above" in the fourth quarter.
Linktech.monstersandcritics.com said:AMD announced on Friday that it fully "expects its native quad-core processors to scale to higher frequencies in Q4 2007 in both standard and Special Edition versions.
LinkData Storage Today said:The company pointed out that Barcelona is "the world's first x86 CPU to integrate four processing cores on a single die of silicon," and will be available at launch in a range of frequencies up to 2 GHz, scaling to higher frequencies in the fourth quarter.
LinkX-bit Labs said:Earlier Advanced Micro Devices announced that it would ship its first quad-core AMD Opteron processors code-named Barcelona with “standard” and lowered power consumption in August with product availability in September. However, those chips will only operate at clock-speeds of 2.0GHz and below.
However, Rick Bergman, who is senior vice president and general manager of graphics product group, said that all the demonstrated high-end products will be available before year end.
“You’ll see those products available for delivery this year,” Mr. Bergman said, emphasizing that the system used off-the-shelf cooling solutions, which means that the machine is not an ultra-overclocked piece of hardware, but something that resembles a PC ready for shipment.
Link to Trendy Gadget and a link to the uberpulse.com story.Trendy Gadget said:The new AMD technology 3GHz quad core is stable now and ready to ship in Q4, the news is reported by uberpulse.com who joining AMD`s Analyst Date in California.
The links above do not say that AMD is launching an Opteron or Phenom 3GHz in "November, December, or even as late as Q1 2008". You and trendygadget.com are reading the uberpulse.com article wrong, and what AMD actually said at Tech Analyst day: Henri Richard is quoted saying Phenom is expected to launch in Q4, not that a 3GHz version is launching in Q4. LOL And it's very clear from the video on that page at 0:53 that AMD did not say the Phenom was launching at 3GHz. 3GHz was only a demo speed of a part that is not even on a roadmap yet.
The Barcelona chip launching in 15 days is a server chip, where quad core is very useful. Many server tasks are highly parallel, unlike most desktop applications.I just don't get the overall clamor for quad core. Yeah, multitasking has improved with parallel processing, but there are hardly enough applications that even make use of dual core, much less quad. Is it really worth that much a premium for the latest and greatest?
The Barcelona chip launching in 15 days is a server chip, where quad core is very useful. Many server tasks are highly parallel, unlike most desktop applications.
Oh no, I totally get that. No doubt parallel processing more than has its place in a server, and the corporate environment in general. I was talking about the Phenom and enthusiasts in forums like these. All that money and dissipated heat and empty watts, just doesn't seem worth it.
Yeah, most desktop users won't get too much out of quad core. I don't really buy that statement above though.All that money and dissipated heat and empty watts, just doesn't seem worth it.
I'm glad I went to Intel for this build. What is AMD thinking?
I gotta tell ya, even if Intel wins this, Im going to buy as many amd chips as I can afford to keep AMD up. A single processor making reign by intel would be disasterous for the entire community.
I encourage you all to do the same.
"When the man in charge of selling the damn things jumps an already,albiet slowly sinking ship..."
Pure speculation.
Amd is doing better today than it ever has. And the guy in charge of "selling the damn things" leaving, can only be a good thing, since hes not done a good enough job for AMD anyways.
Hasn't this DOOMSDAY saying against AMD been going on since the k6-2 k6-3 days? In fact ever since I've been computing with my k6-2 350 on my FIC va-503+ board, Ive been having to listen to intel boys Doom saying AMD.
When Amd released their Athlon..... They couldn't possibly compeate with Intel and were going bankrupt, Then they released their second gen 462 chip....... weren't they supposed to be six feet under? Then they released their BARTON and started to smoke Intels ass, specially with the Mobiles. Still had to listen to the bullshit being talked about AMD going under. Then Amd started to smoke Intels ass with the Athlon 64 series of chips and opteron craze, they shoulda been bankrupt 10 years ago. Then INTEL releases their conroe, and for a SHORT period of time compared to AMD's ass whooping, they lead the pack in performance, and now on the verge of AMD releasing a new product, Suddenly we have to listen to the AMD going under bullshit ONCE AGAIN.
Why dont you take your intel processor and shove it, and just keep your damn mouth shut and see how the freakin thing performs before you start to talk crap about it. Didnt the Low clocked AMD chips beat the high clocked intel chips in the past? So what if a 2ghz quad core smokes A Q6800...... will amd still be going under like is has for the past 15 freakin years.
Yeah, that is a funny post. Reality disengaged.LOL, I like this one.
I gotta tell ya, even if Intel wins this, Im going to buy as many amd chips as I can afford to keep AMD up. A single processor making reign by intel would be disasterous for the entire community.
I encourage you all to do the same.
"When the man in charge of selling the damn things jumps an already,albiet slowly sinking ship..."
Pure speculation.
Amd is doing better today than it ever has. And the guy in charge of "selling the damn things" leaving, can only be a good thing, since hes not done a good enough job for AMD anyways.
Hasn't this DOOMSDAY saying against AMD been going on since the k6-2 k6-3 days? In fact ever since I've been computing with my k6-2 350 on my FIC va-503+ board, Ive been having to listen to intel boys Doom saying AMD.
When Amd released their Athlon..... They couldn't possibly compeate with Intel and were going bankrupt, Then they released their second gen 462 chip....... weren't they supposed to be six feet under? Then they released their BARTON and started to smoke Intels ass, specially with the Mobiles. Still had to listen to the bullshit being talked about AMD going under. Then Amd started to smoke Intels ass with the Athlon 64 series of chips and opteron craze, they shoulda been bankrupt 10 years ago. Then INTEL releases their conroe, and for a SHORT period of time compared to AMD's ass whooping, they lead the pack in performance, and now on the verge of AMD releasing a new product, Suddenly we have to listen to the AMD going under bullshit ONCE AGAIN.
Why dont you take your intel processor and shove it, and just keep your damn mouth shut and see how the freakin thing performs before you start to talk crap about it. Didnt the Low clocked AMD chips beat the high clocked intel chips in the past? So what if a 2ghz quad core smokes A Q6800...... will amd still be going under like is has for the past 15 freakin years.
I gotta tell ya, even if Intel wins this, Im going to buy as many amd chips as I can afford to keep AMD up. A single processor making reign by intel would be disasterous for the entire community.
I encourage you all to do the same.
"When the man in charge of selling the damn things jumps an already,albiet slowly sinking ship..."
Pure speculation.
Amd is doing better today than it ever has. And the guy in charge of "selling the damn things" leaving, can only be a good thing, since hes not done a good enough job for AMD anyways.
Hasn't this DOOMSDAY saying against AMD been going on since the k6-2 k6-3 days? In fact ever since I've been computing with my k6-2 350 on my FIC va-503+ board, Ive been having to listen to intel boys Doom saying AMD.
When Amd released their Athlon..... They couldn't possibly compeate with Intel and were going bankrupt, Then they released their second gen 462 chip....... weren't they supposed to be six feet under? Then they released their BARTON and started to smoke Intels ass, specially with the Mobiles. Still had to listen to the bullshit being talked about AMD going under. Then Amd started to smoke Intels ass with the Athlon 64 series of chips and opteron craze, they shoulda been bankrupt 10 years ago. Then INTEL releases their conroe, and for a SHORT period of time compared to AMD's ass whooping, they lead the pack in performance, and now on the verge of AMD releasing a new product, Suddenly we have to listen to the AMD going under bullshit ONCE AGAIN.
Why dont you take your intel processor and shove it, and just keep your damn mouth shut and see how the freakin thing performs before you start to talk crap about it. Didnt the Low clocked AMD chips beat the high clocked intel chips in the past? So what if a 2ghz quad core smokes A Q6800...... will amd still be going under like is has for the past 15 freakin years.
I want to note that you should be mindful of the NDA Just a friendly reminder.Barcelona is in my gaming pc. i got a engineering sample.
i'll post benchmarks later
pics oar shins.Barcelona is in my gaming pc. i got a engineering sample.
i'll post benchmarks later