Core 2 Duo or X2?

ThatGuy16 · 10-24-2007, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

X4's? AMD hasnt even released their tri-core models yet, so dont expect quad-core desktop processors to be available well into 2008.

I think they said Q1 of 08

StrangleHold · 10-24-2007, 02:11 AM

Two Quad cores are suppost to be released next month the 9500 2.2ghz and 9600 2.4 then a 9700 2.6 in December, but I dont think the Tri core is released till Jan. or Feb. 08

UriA702 · 10-24-2007, 02:16 AM

Don't get a tri-core during production of quad core chips, sometimes one core goes bad and amd is recycling the processors instead of throwing them out and labeling them "tri-core" i'd stick with a quad core or dual core.

INTELCRAZY · 10-24-2007, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by UriA702

Don't get a tri-core during production of quad core chips, sometimes one core goes bad and amd is recycling the processors instead of throwing them out and labeling them "tri-core" i'd stick with a quad core or dual core.

You were joking, right?

StrangleHold · 10-24-2007, 02:31 AM

As far as I know all the tri cores will be Quads with one core disabled, you make a monolith Quad core and one core is bad or alot slower than the other three. You have three choices, throw it in the trash can, run it as a low ghz. quad or disable the bad or slow core crank up the GHZ and sell it as a Tri core.

jnskyliner34 · 10-24-2007, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

X4's? AMD hasnt even released their tri-core models yet, so dont expect quad-core desktop processors to be available well into 2008.

what's going to be the diff betweenthe X4 and the Opetron?

off topic:
zero_cool, my AVATAR!!!

[-0MEGA-] · 10-24-2007, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by UriA702

Don't get a tri-core during production of quad core chips, sometimes one core goes bad and amd is recycling the processors instead of throwing them out and labeling them "tri-core" i'd stick with a quad core or dual core.

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Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

You were joking, right?

Actually he is most likely right. MaximumPC had an article stating how AMD's upcoming tri-cores actually have 4 cores, one is just disabled. They went on to say that they believe the "tri-cores" were originally quad cores, however one of the cores wasnt functioning properly, so they disabled it and sold it as a tri-core.

ThatGuy16 · 10-24-2007, 05:11 AM

Wouldn't they have to cherry pick and test all the of the bad quads? that would be hard to mass produce if the tri's are faulty quads..

50% of the quad cores would have to be bad... i don't think one would be disabled

INTELCRAZY · 10-24-2007, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Actually he is most likely right. MaximumPC had an article stating how AMD's upcoming tri-cores actually have 4 cores, one is just disabled. They went on to say that they believe the "tri-cores" were originally quad cores, however one of the cores wasnt functioning properly, so they disabled it and sold it as a tri-core.

At least they are making the best of what they would have originally wasted...

[-0MEGA-] · 10-24-2007, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ThatGuy16

Wouldn't they have to cherry pick and test all the of the bad quads? that would be hard to mass produce if the tri's are faulty quads..

50% of the quad cores would have to be bad... i don't think one would be disabled

What processor companies such as Intel and AMD do are produce processors with the same architecture (such as the Core 2 Duos, Xeons, Pentium 4's, etc). Now they dont make ones designed for the E6600, or X6800, they test each one and the ones that are more stable then others become the higher end models such as the X6800, QX6850, etc, and the ones that cant handle as high of a clock speed become the E6300 and such.

So back to the tri-cores, AMD has to test each individual processor, so the ones that only have one core damaged are most likely what are used for the tri-cores, instead of just throwing them out.

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10-24-2007, 02:31 AM	#25 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 8,619	As far as I know all the tri cores will be Quads with one core disabled, you make a monolith Quad core and one core is bad or alot slower than the other three. You have three choices, throw it in the trash can, run it as a low ghz. quad or disable the bad or slow core crank up the GHZ and sell it as a Tri core. __________________ NZXT Apollo Phenom 8750BE 3.1ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb.

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