there are a few things that core i7 users cant deny
1. they have to suffer the heat
2. they have to suffer the price which is higher than phenom 2
3. they cant deny that they need a high end cooler if they want to overclock
4. they cant deny that they need a well ventilated case which is...
maybe if you use the crappiest parts available not everywhere, you cant deny that core i7 is more expensive if you use quality parts, and because is very hot you need a good cooler and a well ventilated case which make it more expensive. could you reduce the size of your post please?,
phenom II is a power efficient architecture, instead intel's core i7 is a certified powerhog, temps under load are 80 c for core i7 with stock cooler and stock speed , while phenom II is just 45 c under load with stock cooler and stock speed. everybody that have core i7 has to suffer the heat...
tdp disaster
55 watts tdp for a notebook is a disaster according with fudzilla , 55 watts is ok for a desktp or a server
http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/14530/1/
btarunr are you implying that suzuka is not power efficient?, that's the whole idea behind this series. cost efficient. power efficient. fitted for cloud computing etc.
''The latest Opteron 1000 Series chip—code-named “Suzuka”—is designed for use in cloud computing environments, Web servers...
these are 75 watts tdp not 115 watts btarunr.
http://products.amd.com/en-us/OpteronCPUSideBySide.aspx?id=563&id=564&id=565
http://blogs.amd.com/work/2009/06/30/quad-core-amd-opteron%E2%84%A2-processor-codenamed-suzuka/
this is a non retouched photo
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interesting, ah!
if you buy a motherboard based only on looks, make sure you are not being photoshoped.
the same goes if you are going to get married with a girl you knew on internet but never in person.
;)