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So AMD released their new 6core cpu..
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:17 pmby D3ViLsAdvocate
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:29 pmby mileb
I'm still in high school, no job, so not me
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But dang it beats the crap outta the AMD in my laptop.
(AMD Turion 64 x2 Mobile) :/
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:14 pmby D3ViLsAdvocate
I just got my quad core, but I'm gonna wait for some reviews before I get it.
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:01 pmby brentbizzle
If there's one thing I've learned, it's that there's no point trying to stay at the bleeding edge of technology. Nothing justifies the cost...
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:12 pmby crait
I'll stick with my Core 2 Duo.
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:16 pmby brentbizzle
I just read up on the chip a bit... wtf. It's cheap as hell AND is backwards compatible with AM3 and AM2+ mobos...
Kudos to AMD on this release!
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:24 pmby .Yunoko
Looks alright. I like Intel chips more. If I were to build a computer and had ∞ budget I would totally still get a Intel Core i7-980X
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:32 pmby brentbizzle
.Yunoko wrote:Looks alright. I like Intel chips more. If I were to build a computer and had ∞ budget I would totally still get a Intel Core i7-980X
I don't think this chip is meant to compete with the i7-980X. That chip is $1000, whereas the new AMD chip is just under $300... AND if you're already running AMD chances are your board will be compatible with a BIOS update.
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:02 pmby D3ViLsAdvocate
$300 isn't too bad at all. I wanna wait and see what others who have it have to say. Yeah my asus M4A79T Deluxe
mobo already has support.
http://event.asus.com/mb/2010/m4_6cores/
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:06 pmby airplanes18
this has been out a while now. i can get one with a 1 TB HDD, beastage GFX card, and the lot for around 1K
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:07 pmby D3ViLsAdvocate
airplanes18 wrote:this has been out a while now. i can get one with a 1 TB HDD, beastage GFX card, and the lot for around 1K
Today's the first I've heard about it got an email this morning.
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:12 pmby airplanes18
ahhhhh. yeah. came out recently tho. id like to get it
or get the lesser 4core for about 300 no gfx card.
getting the kits is nice. makes it cheap
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:23 pmby D3ViLsAdvocate
I'd like to get this new cpu and the new ati 5970.
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:49 pmby .Yunoko
brentbizzle wrote:.Yunoko wrote:Looks alright. I like Intel chips more. If I were to build a computer and had ∞ budget I would totally still get a Intel Core i7-980X
I don't think this chip is meant to compete with the i7-980X. That chip is $1000, whereas the new AMD chip is just under $300... AND if you're already running AMD chances are your board will be compatible with a BIOS update.
True
Just heard a few minutes ago on a tech radio show thingy, that it isn't the best. But if its in your budget its good. But one of the i7's somewhere in the 600 or 700 range or something. Which ever one is in the $300 dollar range, it is comparable with those.
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Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:01 pmby brentbizzle
The biggest problem is quad-cores still aren't widely coded for, so the turbo-boost tech that intel has on their chips is a way of saying "hey, we have an awesome quad core. but software isn't ready for it, so we'll change it to a dual core for you." Now, a friggin 6 core chip. It's going to be a while before anyone can really use all 6 cores.