AMD Reveals Next Gen Of CPUs

AMD Reveals Next Gen Of CPUs#306126

By m-Que - Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:33 pm

- Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:33 pm #306126

I just ran across this article recently.
What do you think guys - is it really that good compared to i7 ???

The only thing I've noticed so far is it looks like it still works with DDR2 RAMs.
http://e4g.info/779/amd-reveals-next-ge ... he-pc.html

Re: AMD Reveals Next Gen Of CPUs#306128

By numerobis - Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:30 pm

- Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:30 pm #306128

m-Que wrote: What do you think guys - is it really that good compared to i7 ???

No!...

A Phenom x4 965 overclocked to 3,8GHz is slower than a i7 920! (Scanline 3DSmax)
And now you can start ocing the i7 too...

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/phenom-x4 ... 655-7.html

...and the new D-stepping of i7 is out now! sometimes 3,8-4GHz with stock vcore!

Maxwell 3.2.1.2 - Win 7 x64

Re: AMD Reveals Next Gen Of CPUs#306129

By m-Que - Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:55 pm

- Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:55 pm #306129

Well, just as I thought.

Great test, numerobis
Thanks a lot.

Re: AMD Reveals Next Gen Of CPUs#306130

By ivox3 - Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:45 pm

- Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:45 pm #306130

Anyone with an i7 setup concerned at all about chipset temps ? Forget the processor for now ....

At stock speeds, the northbridge on my Gigabyte X58 board is untouchable.

You know most of these x58 boards come with these fancy heat pipe/cooling plate things, yet I think they're not nearly as effective as a simple heatsink and fan ????? I'm prying the damn thing off because it's making me nervous. lol..

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Re: AMD Reveals Next Gen Of CPUs#306132

By rusteberg - Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:07 am

- Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:07 am #306132

ivox3 wrote: I'm prying the damn thing off because it's making me nervous. lol..

that's funny. i was sitting here in the studio yesterday and all of a sudden i smelt something burning... i immediately freaked out and scrambled underneath the desk where i have all my cpu's, sniffing like crazy, removing covers and looking for smoke.... found nothing, went outside to make sure the building wasn't on fire, checked all the outlets, and then i realized my daughter had been playing by the thermostat and had flipped the heat on....... that wasn't cool young mam'!!!

Re: AMD Reveals Next Gen Of CPUs#306151

By Mattia Sullini - Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:31 am

- Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:31 am #306151

rusteberg wrote:
ivox3 wrote: I'm prying the damn thing off because it's making me nervous. lol..
that's funny. i was sitting here in the studio yesterday and all of a sudden i smelt something burning... i immediately freaked out and scrambled underneath the desk where i have all my cpu's, sniffing like crazy, removing covers and looking for smoke.... found nothing, went outside to make sure the building wasn't on fire, checked all the outlets, and then i realized my daughter had been playing by the thermostat and had flipped the heat on....... that wasn't cool young mam'!!!

i lost the count of times it happened to me to wander like an huntdog around the desk sniffing at the fans, just to discover the girls downstairs burnt their meal or that the kitchen of the neighbor was burning (both things happened...!)