LeAnn Rimes My Angel 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2005 AMD announced the availability of the X2 dual-core processor. The X2 chip uses a 939-pin interface that allows many current Athlon 64 ownters requiring only a BIOS update to take advantage of it. The overall productivity of a typical application measured by benchmark will see a performance increase of up to 22%. Media applications have the best performance gains up to 34%.Are there any AMD fans out there who are going to buy one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fireofgoths 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2005 amd rocks and owns intel by a long shot. i will buy one if they are in my price range ( not likly ) but amd is going to crush intel to the ground one of these days... ( they should buy intel lol ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reaver 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2005 Hey thank you for the heads up on this one Dark God i have been waiting expectantly and now the time has come. unfortunately i am in Oceania so i dont know when it will be released here and will be one of the first ones to try and get my hands on one. I even have a Microsoft XP 64 bit version waiting to be installed as i attended the convention and have to admit that yes AMD is always one better than Intel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fsastraps 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2005 I have been dreaming of buying the new 64 chips for such a long time, but i just dont have the money, plus then i need a new motherboard, so its not just the chip but im pretty shure ill get it within the next year or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaVe 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2005 Dude i wouldn't mind having the fastest computer, my current one is slow it's just that, i don't have that kind of money to just spontaneously buy a new one. I know there are some rich kids who can afford it but i cant, i wish i could though. I'll have to wait some years till i can...damni want everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeAnn Rimes My Angel 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2005 I have been dreaming of buying the new 64 chips for such a long time, but i just dont have the money, plus then i need a new motherboard, so its not just the chip but im pretty shure ill get it within the next year or so. 146396[/snapback] You could always settle for an AMD Sempron if you're really desperate. It's the low-end CPU for AMD's choices, and is very cheap. The one major disadvantage to owning a Sepron, is that it only has 754-pins. By next year, AMD will no longer be supporting that pin count, and will solely be focusing on 940-pin (called M2), and the 1,207-pin (called Socket F). It's too bad for those who are going out buying 939-pin machines and CPUs when the will be out of production by next year. In the long run, it is a good move for AMD I think. Making things standard, and set to two flavors is best rather than complicating things and confusing the consumers. I've posted the link before, but here it is again anyhow: http://www.geek.com/date/2005/5/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
