Granted the price is accurate, it would be the first time that i see someone complaining because a new product has more performance while being much cheaper...
Quite odd, because the prices of Opteon 6176 SE on the same site is higher at $1750. Something amiss here?
And the last time In Tel tried this was the (abandonware) skulltrail platform.
And the last time In Tel tried this was the (abandonware) skulltrail platform.
Was the second one an intentional double negative? Im guessing not, but hey one never knows. You marketing types are crafty.
Can you give us an indication of how likely desktop BD is to be released on or about September 19?
The consensus is that it will be here when it gets here. Unfortunately :-/
Afraid of that - just moved into a 900 series board that will not unlock the cores on my X2. Looks like I made the move a bit early.
Had that issue on my Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, latest F4 bios allowed me to unlock but also added a bit of flakiness to onboard sound and USB.
No, just a typo. Benchmarks that did not come from AMD will not be representative.
No to your second question, I don't comment on client products and really don't comment on dates.
John, I must admit that I respect your dedication. You're like the boxer who is getting clocked round after round but keeps on coming back for more... I really hope that you guys get the bugs worked out soon, I'd like to be able to consider a BD-based pc by BF this year.
Speaking of all of the crap flying, this should answer some of it:
http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/1107646-bulldozer-pre-launch-faq.html
To get actual performance, you need:
Final production silicon
Final processor microcode
Final system BIOS
Final OS optimizaitons
Final drivers
An app compiled with the latest flags
A person who understands the app and configures the test properly
If you want to copy that thread and post it here (so people don't shoot off to another site) I am fine with that.
That post was my rant after a long week and a mexican martini at trudy's. Feel free to plagerize, as long as you don't change the text, have at it.
A phenomenal post that IMHO warrants a sticky over here!
I realize that this is directed toward enthusiasts and not regular consumers, but I don't think that the snappy retorts ("why don't you buy a single-core processor then?") etc. give off a very professional attitude. And that's one of the major problems of AMD PR in my honest opinion.Speaking of all of the crap flying, this should answer some of it:
http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/1107646-bulldozer-pre-launch-faq.html
LOL, yeah I'm sure he's really worried about how professional his personal, non-company, opinion is communicated or received:I realize that this is directed toward enthusiasts and not regular consumers, but I don't think that the snappy retorts ("why don't you buy a single-core processor then?") etc. give off a very professional attitude. And that's one of the major problems of AMD PR in my honest opinion.
The comic that was released some time ago, and which actually was an official piece of PR, is in the same vein.
Are you gonna critique his grammar and spelling too? Maybe his font choice and ratio of bold to regular type text is non-professional as well?While I work for AMD, my posts are my own opinions.
I realize that this is directed toward enthusiasts and not regular consumers, but I don't think that the snappy retorts ("why don't you buy a single-core processor then?") etc. give off a very professional attitude. And that's one of the major problems of AMD PR in my honest opinion.
The comic that was released some time ago, and which actually was an official piece of PR, is in the same vein.
LOL, yeah I'm sure he's really worried about how professional his personal, non-company, opinion is communicated or received:
It's an easy thing to write...but I don't buy it.
We are talking PR here...the profession of smooth words.
That's some rather smooth talk there, Lonbjerg :hmm: