Bulldozer

JackMcHale · Sep 24, 2011

8 cores at 8gigs. OMgawd. could you imagine seeing how fast that thing loads google? lmao

Okedokey · Sep 24, 2011

JackMcHale said:
8 cores at 8gigs. OMgawd. could you imagine seeing how fast that thing loads google? lmao

They only overclocked one of the modules and that was just able to get it to run GPUz (on helium). Not gaming with that my friend.

linkin · Sep 24, 2011

Yeah that's true, but a world record is a world record

Okedokey · Sep 24, 2011

Who cares about the 980X, the 2600K beats it in almost everything. Lets see a real world SB (probably IB by the time BD comes out) and BD.

jonnyp11 · Sep 24, 2011

look at the fourth link, it shows on the pic the system is a xeon on osx, wtf.

claptonman · Sep 24, 2011

http://www.apple.com/macpro/features/processor.html

My friend has a dual-quad Xeon mac. Its a beast.

CrayonMuncher · Sep 24, 2011

Some early benches who knows how real they are.:

AMD-Benchmarks.html

Why is it on the 4th pic in that link that it shows the ram to be less expensive on AMD than on Intel?

spynoodle · Sep 24, 2011

CrayonMuncher said:
Some early benches who knows how real they are.:

AMD-Benchmarks.html

Why is it on the 4th pic in that link that it shows the ram to be less expensive on AMD than on Intel?

If these benches are true, then that would be epic.

StrangleHold · Sep 25, 2011

One of the problems AMD is having is GlobalFoundries. When AMD owned the Foundry they were just a year behind Intel on nm. GlobalFoundries claimed by 22nm. that would be even and match Intel. Well at 32nm. they are over a year behind now. Plus talking about going to 28nm. instead of 22nm. AMD has already changed the contract with them and only paying for working dies instead of by the wafer. One of the reasons the Zambezi is late, cant get enough stock for a full release. Bet they start moving over some orders to TSMC. It looks like GlobalFoundries is starting to be screw ups.

2048Megabytes · Sep 25, 2011

I wonder if Intel is going to cut the $1,000 price tag on the Core i7 990X Six-Core now that the AMD FX 8150 8-Core Processor is going to be hitting the shelves? Probably not.

jonnyp11 · Sep 25, 2011

well they are going to say, hmm, they have those 2 extra cores, but we have the 4 extra threads so we're good, the end. and they ar supposed to have 8 cores next year if i remeber an article correctly, but i also want to say it may have been by 2013 or 14, which amd is supposed to have 10 cores next year.

Okedokey · Sep 25, 2011

I call bullshit. Why? As if AMD would release slides on their latest offering with spelling mistakes. LOL

linkin · Sep 25, 2011

bigfellla said:
I call bullshit. Why? As if AMD would release slides on their latest offering with spelling mistakes. LOL

Pretty much my thoughts

jonnyp11 · Sep 26, 2011

also on one of the slides near the middle the arrows weren't centered, it was sloppy on like 4 or more of them.

linkin · Sep 26, 2011

mx344 · Sep 26, 2011

^haha, you mad?

linkin · Sep 26, 2011

Just a little

claptonman · Sep 26, 2011

So I posted in another forum my new build, and said I was going to upgrade to Bulldozer when it came out. I got this response:

"First off when that chip comes out , there maybe a compatibility issue with the chip and the mobo . Amd chips dont just work by socket . They also work on voltages and the motherboard has to support the voltage of the chip . I found out this out the hard way when i got my Phenom 9950 BE x4 chip . It burnt out a mobo i paid £179 for at the time as it did not support that particular ships voltages . However there is a way to check it out when the chip is released . Go to the amd website and look for the chips specs . there should be a page of compatible mobo's somewhere there . You may have to buy a new motherboard by the time that ship is released .

My advice is to buy the top end 6 core when the 8 core is released . Not many programs fully utilize a quad core , never mind a 6 core chip . It also means that the mobo you have will more than likely support the six ore chips . If you are lucky and your mobo does support its voltages then a quick bios update and your home free .

I suppose my real advice to you is not to jump the gun on the 8 core chips ."

Does this sound accurate? I know I have to do a BIOS update, but what about what he said?

StrangleHold · Sep 26, 2011

The Gigabyte GA 970A UD3 fully supports the Zambezi 4/6/8 core. Only lower end AM3+ 900 series cheap made boards might not support the upper end Zambezi. But yours is a 8+2 power phase setup and has the higher wattage socket. The dude is confused by his own past screw ups.

CrazyMike · Sep 27, 2011

Maybe this is the wrong spot to ask, but i was just curious if anyone has heard of credible resource when the Bulldozer is suppose to hit retail. I have seen them testing it, and looks incredible (videos and pictures), but till it hit's the real world, I'm unsure.

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