[cfgeeks] AMD Quad FX Platform

[Jonathan Damron]

Dave Hudson wrote:

>shhhhhhh........ for the love of popcorn man... i'm typing this email on my
>Athalon 64 X2... what are you trying to do, make it commit suicide?  It
>already has a major complex because its runnig Windows ;-) 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Korb [mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net] 
>Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:32 AM
>To: Central Florida Geeks
>Subject: RE: [cfgeeks] AMD Quad FX Platform
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>Actually, Intel kinda rules the dual core too.  The Intel Core Duo is faster
>than the Athlon 64 X2.
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>In quad cores you can actually buy an intel quad core system right now.
>In fact I have a dual capable intel quad core sitting here now.
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>On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Dave Hudson wrote:
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>>Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:26:56 -0500
>>From: Dave Hudson <cfg at davehudson.net>
>>To: 'Central Florida Geeks' <cfgeeks at mail.cfgeeks.org>
>>Subject: RE: [cfgeeks] AMD Quad FX Platform
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>>I read an article last week that Intel is way away of AMD on the Quad 
>>Cores.... for Dual Core, go AMD, for Quad, go Intel.
>>
>>Can't wait for 8 :-)
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jonathan Damron [mailto:j at damronplanet.com]
>>Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:23 PM
>>To: CFGeeks
>>Subject: [cfgeeks] AMD Quad FX Platform
>>
>>Hmm . . . beefy system: four cores, four PCI Express x16 slots, four 
>>Gigabit Ethernet <http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/416/4#> 
>>ports, 20 USB 2.0 ports and 12 SATA-300 ports!
>>
>>http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/416/1
>>
>>Jonathan
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The Athlon line is running a little behind intel right now. AMD is 
planning on releasing their true quad core chips the middle of this 
year. And then you will be able to have an eight core system by using 
two of the quad core chips on the platform described in this article. I 
still like AMD for a gaming system. But yes the chips from Intel are 
better overall right now.

Jonathan