Friday, December 31st 2010
AMD FX Making a Comeback, to Challenge Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
Come 2011, and AMD is looking to give Intel its much awaited fightback at all market segments of consumer processors including the enthusiast-grade models. It will be made possible with AMD's new Bulldozer architecture, which gives the processor a much higher degree of inter-core integration, sharing of common components, higher instructions per clock-cycle, and Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). AMD's Bulldozer "Zambezi" desktop chips will be reportedly available in two ultra high-end SKUs: the 8-core AMD Vision Black FX, and performance segment AMD Vision Ultimate FX. AMD suspended the use of "FX" identifier with its Phenom and Phenom II series processors, because it couldn't compete in higher-end market segments, and didn't want to dilute the "FX" identifier. It was replaced with "Black Edition" to help identify models with unlocked BClk multipliers. AMD's Vision Black FX processors will be competitive with Intel's highest-end processors, including Extreme Edition models.
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DonanimHaber
155 Comments on AMD FX Making a Comeback, to Challenge Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
I don't think the world is quite ready for AMD to go boutique, as AMD has worked hard for 3-4 years now to cultivate an image of value over preformence.
If these are 800-1000 dollars like the original FX's they will fail.
Thank goodness AMD finally has a strong, intelligent CEO Dirk Meyer. All I have to say is, look out Intel, this guy knows his stuff Big Time...;) Here comes Bulldozer... Those prices were yesteryear. I don't see that happening anymore, that would be a kick in the nuts for AMD. I can see approx: $600 max for a super fast Bulldozer based FX CPU but that is about it. Not even Graphics cards should cost that much money. Technology just moves way too fast. You buy something today and tomorrow it's old...
IMO $600 is far too much for an AMD CPU ( I had a 2800+ (barton) and a FX50( and have many AMD CPU's now), and as I stated earlier AMD has yet to place itself in a position where, they are ready to be seen as high end CPU maker. If a company made say cars, and they specialized in say hybrids (see Toyota, or Honda), and they said they were going to start making super cars, would you have the same interest and perception as if it were a Mercedes (doubtful).
I think AMD just needs to continue to pump out bang for your buck solid processors and getting closer to Intel in performance with every next gen, and gaining market share, as the average AMD buyer buys because they are cheap and get the job done, not because they are as fast as an Intel CPU.
But as I said we shall see.:cool::toast:
This is the first logic that come out of my mind, after reading the history of amd i was sure than, that ati was the most important buy. I have another idea too, which is not confirmed of course!
Why did AMD "delete" ATI in 6xxx series and not sooner or later? Because the revenues showed that Ati become so powerful that payed back the "arm" to amd and now it is amd's arm :D (the terminator is the resemblance of AMD, so great idea for me!)
Expect that it will surpass both intel and nvidia. Also imagine as amd was a human without the arm. Now that it has it, it is like fusion and this move is just like UNIFICATION, the most important view of Albert Einsten. If things do not change, Amd will be like Intel is now for decades!!! This were my 50 cents :P
and HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
But if Bulldozer can blow through the i7's and come in at a nice price, i definitely will be looking their way.:)
despite what various people think, AMD IS ahead in some areas
my housemate and i do a lot of video encoding - and stock vs stock, my 1090T (cheaper) is faster than his i7 930.
an 8 core AMD should do the same to a 6 core intel, unless they fail and release really low clock speeds.
Who on God's green earth would buy these CPU's :confused:
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 = $ 1,815.99
Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition = $ 1,336.99
www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?cPath=4_65&page=1&sort=3d
Need I say More!!! :D
so just wait who will gonna be the next king of the block
Bring back the FX i say :rockout:
I still own a FX-57, great CPU
Or was it just your personal expectation?