19 September Launch Day for FX Series Processors

[namegame]

http://www.techpowerup.com/149632/19-September-Launch-Day-for-FX-Series-Processors.html

 

[Avalon]

I almost don't care anymore because of all the delays :|

It will be interesting to see pricing on their 6 core chips, but I think I'm going to be getting a 2500K in about a month.

 

[Rifter]

yeah sure, just like they are going to be out 2 months ago.

If that date was even remotly true we would have benchmarks by now as there would be chips out there by now.

I'll honestly be surprised if we see them in retail stores this year.

You have to remember there is alsmot always leaked becnhmarks from the production stepping out there 3-4 months before the launch, and so far we have seen nothing.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I don't care anymore. I wouldn't have though it was possible to completely kill my excitement for a new CPU launch. Bravo AMD. :\

 

[Idontcare]

 

[drizek]

I was ready 3 months ago.

The real question is, are YOU ready?

 

[Nintendesert]

Why is it green and not red? No wonder I can't buy it yet.

 

[nyker96]

i dont care either, they just keep delaying the thing while baiting with some names/clock speeds/ specs etc.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Finally AM3+ users have a DATE to look forward to buy their new BD chips!

You know, instead of just simply buying SB way back in Q1 and still using it NOW while caring less when will BD ever hit while saving money at the same time.

 

[jvroig]

Why is it green and not red? No wonder I can't buy it yet.

That was from nVidia. Idontcare is referencing it as a jab towards AMD "pulling an nVidia" on us. Remember nV's announcement of an announcement regarding the launch date of something (Fermi?).

 

[Soulkeeper]

interesting the 95w tdp is listed for the 8c and 4c models even at similar clock speeds

 

[BD231]

We should make an online petition, no more BD threads, ever.

 

[exar333]

We should make an online petition, no more BD threads, ever.

Until we have a real review with performance numbers...I agree with that.

 

[Mem]

I'll go 2500k or BD depending on benchmarks in September,just sad that there has been so many delays,bit of anti-climax really.

 

[Riek]

yeah sure, just like they are going to be out 2 months ago.

If that date was even remotly true we would have benchmarks by now as there would be chips out there by now.

I'll honestly be surprised if we see them in retail stores this year.

You have to remember there is alsmot always leaked becnhmarks from the production stepping out there 3-4 months before the launch, and so far we have seen nothing.

thats not true. Brazos was launched on time, we didn't had anything unless AMd wanted it to be known.
Same with their complete GPU line.
I also thought this was true for the Thuban core.
For K7 this was also the case (we only had numbers of problemized samples).

 

[dma0991]

After my long wait since Thuban, BD better be worth the wait since the beginning of time. If September 19th is a fake and the results are below my expectations, I'll..

 

[podspi]

After my long wait since Thuban, BD better be worth the wait since the beginning of time. If September 19th is a fake and the results are below my expectations, I'll..

Ah, yea. I picked up an 890 board + Thuban last April, expecting to slap a BD in it shortly thereafter. To be honest though, the Thuban has been great. Right now I'm more excited for the BD launch to tell me whether its worth it to wait for Trinity, or snap up Llano now.

 

[Snakecharmed]

Bulldozer was originally supposed to launch in 2010.

Then it was Q1 2011.

Then it was Q2 2011.

Then it was Q3 2011.

Then I built a Core i5-2500K system and paid just $180 for the CPU in early July.

The end.

 

[classy]

Hmmm, the 8 cores will have a total of 16MB of cache? It says 1 meg per core L2 and 8 meg shared L3.

 

[sangyup81]

I almost expect Zambezi to be delayed again....

 

[Phynaz]

Bulldozer was originally supposed to launch in 2009.

Fixed that for you.

 

[w0nker]

I got tired of waiting and just built a i5 2500k system, so in about 3 - 4 years AMD will get another shot at my money.

 

[guskline]

See rig 1 below

 

[Idontcare]

I got tired of waiting and just built a i5 2500k system, so in about 3 - 4 years AMD will get another shot at my money.

From purely a technology standpoint I'd be really really really curious if AMD continues to invest to stay in the x86 rat-race come 4 yrs from now, or if they seek more promising markets while minimizing their presence in the x86 consumer space much as Via was forced to do.

Consider that 3 yrs from now Intel will be releasing their 2nd generation 3D-gate tech in the form of 14nm.

The whole GloFo foundry idea was based on the premise that the foundry would realize cost-savings by taking on more customers for the nodes, diluting the R&D cost across the volume of multiple customers. The only problem with this vision is that customers, other than AMD, are not interested in high-performance SOI.

I have not asked, things are in an interesting state of flux at the moment, but I would be quite surprised if GloFo produces an SOI option at 22nm, let alone 14nm, the economics for R&D development are just not there (as AMD expected, compelling them to spin-off the fabs in the first place).

That said, looking at what Bobcat was able to deliver on a foundry-based bulk-Si process I can't really see the continued justification for AMD and GloFo to insist on sticking with SOI.

 

[VirtualLarry]

That said, looking at what Bobcat was able to deliver on a foundry-based bulk-Si process I can't really see the continued justification for AMD and GloFo to insist on sticking with SOI.

Are you sure about that? I don't think Bobcat is all that. It works well, but at 800Mhz, it requires 1.032v, and at 1600Mhz, requires above 1.3v. Considering competing CPUs, that seems like a lot of voltage to apply, just for 1.6Ghz. So the process it was produced on is not "all that".