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Anybody have one of thse computers,,, need something for the kids room.
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The processor is an AMD Phenom. It's a quad core (4 effective processors) on a chip sharing a common memory subsystem. It uses AMD's 10h architecture. 10H has a floating point unit that is twice as wide as standard x86 chips so if you're doing lots of SSE instructions it can be anywhere from 1.1 to 1.6 X faster
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I don't have one. But after reading the post above, I might get one. All of that sounded good to me.
So we sell AMD's in our machines. Only ours have a few thousand sockets not just 1. :biggrin: Ty I can hook up with one of those though, it's a little more than $700 and you're going to need 480 volt three phase power.
Most x86 based chips can do 2 instructions per clock. These under the right circumstances can do 4. But I don't now if any windoze apps have been optimized for the 4 wide floating point unit.
The plus side your computer will act as a 4 CPU system.
Most x86 based chips can do 2 instructions per clock. These under the right circumstances can do 4. But I don't now if any windoze apps have been optimized for the 4 wide floating point unit.
The plus side your computer will act as a 4 CPU system.
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CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH LOL:biggrin: I guess that meant it is decent huh
That was english, you want Presales speak
Yea the clock speed is a slower than the Intel chips but the memory subsystem is faster. Remember that this guy as 4 CPU's, It's like Core 2 Duo X2
I just did a quote for someone today for a system with 168 of then next generation of those chips (has 6 cores instead of 4). I can let you have it Cheap
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I can let you have it Cheap
How many GNX's will it buy:biggrin:
All of them.
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HOLY ****:biggrin:
Yeah AMD just officially unveiled the 6 core Istanbul server chip today in fact. Things are looking encouraging at AMD currently; we seem to have a pretty competitive roadmap, and we have some good products coming out. And of course our integrated graphics continue to whip the 800 lb gorilla's best by far, tg 
Our next gen mobile stuff (Tigris platform) should be pretty competitive on performance and battery life. And of course, ours sells for less.
I support HP on mobile product designs. Recently was able to informally compare Vista performance scores of one of the new Tigris platform machines (on sale soon) to a current core duo mid range machine at the local hair salon Was pleasantly surprised to see the Tigris significantly outscore the core duo system in each performance category. Again, it should be a good, competitive product.
JMO. YMMV.
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Our next gen mobile stuff (Tigris platform) should be pretty competitive on performance and battery life. And of course, ours sells for less.I support HP on mobile product designs. Recently was able to informally compare Vista performance scores of one of the new Tigris platform machines (on sale soon) to a current core duo mid range machine at the local hair salon
Was pleasantly surprised to see the Tigris significantly outscore the core duo system in each performance category. Again, it should be a good, competitive product.JMO. YMMV.
TurboTR
My customers always look at me funny when I insist they purchase AMD based systems for everything. They have quotes from multiple consulting companies and the others say to buy intel only. All the virtualization I can do under AMD, the better.
As far as a computer for a kids room goes: I am going to experiment with this puppy. Multi-User Network Computer Terminal Kit w/1 PCI Card & 3 Access Terminals - Allows for up to 3 users on one computer! NC-300 NC300 That way it's just a monitor and keyboard in the rooms they play in. The only thing is the units can't just plug into the network, they need direct connections to the host computer. You could also give them the hand me down and you get the new one.
As far as a computer for a kids room goes: I am going to experiment with this puppy. Multi-User Network Computer Terminal Kit w/1 PCI Card & 3 Access Terminals - Allows for up to 3 users on one computer! NC-300 NC300 That way it's just a monitor and keyboard in the rooms they play in. The only thing is the units can't just plug into the network, they need direct connections to the host computer. You could also give them the hand me down and you get the new one.
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How about vision computers? Anybody checked them out?
Their servers remind me of SuperMicro computers. I am in process for one client to move away from those. It's not worth the downtime for the cost savings if any, and... the laptops and desktops really aren't that cheap.
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I may have to pull the trigger on this puppy tonight and give the kids the one I am typing on know that is 4+ years old:biggrin:
Yeah AMD just officially unveiled the 6 core Istanbul server chip today in fact. Things are looking encouraging at AMD currently; we seem to have a pretty competitive roadmap, and we have some good products coming out. And of course our integrated graphics continue to whip the 800 lb gorilla's best by far, tg
I support HP on mobile product designs. Recently was able to informally compare Vista performance scores of one of the new Tigris platform machines (on sale soon) to a current core duo mid range machine at the local hair salon
JMO. YMMV.
TurboTR
What do you do for AMD
Ty,
Here's some more info
DailyTech - AMD Launches New Dual Core Phenom, Athlon CPUs
The Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition runs at 3.1GHz, but the multiplier is unlocked. Each core will have 512KB of L2 cache, but will have access to a large L3 cache. It will have an 80W TDP and use the AM3 socket. A Phenom II X2 545 clocked at 3GHz is supposed to come later with a 65W TDP. Both will support DDR2 DIMMs up to 1066MHz (PC2-8500) and DDR3 DIMMS up to 1333MHz (PC3-10600).
Here's some more info
DailyTech - AMD Launches New Dual Core Phenom, Athlon CPUs
The Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition runs at 3.1GHz, but the multiplier is unlocked. Each core will have 512KB of L2 cache, but will have access to a large L3 cache. It will have an 80W TDP and use the AM3 socket. A Phenom II X2 545 clocked at 3GHz is supposed to come later with a 65W TDP. Both will support DDR2 DIMMs up to 1066MHz (PC2-8500) and DDR3 DIMMS up to 1333MHz (PC3-10600).
