Some big news in the hardware world - the NY Times has
announced that chipmaker AMD is to split into two companies in order to try to stay competitive against Intel. There'll be a design company and a fabrication company, the latter of which is getting a few billion greenbacks from the Abu Dhabi government.
For a while there AMD was doing pretty well in the gamer market, then Intel's Core 2 Duo seemed to come out and set the new standard of price/performance. What is in the guts of your machine these days?
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trog may have split into two people but have you heard that the b-b-bird, the bird is the word!
Posted 01:03am 08/10/08
shark jumpingly crap
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see more pwn and owned pictures
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Posted 08:42am 08/10/08
AMD doing chip fab is probably a good way to make some side dollars by producing product for other companies - it also means they're not just shoving resources into smaller processes for only their own products.
Currently my systems are a Athlon 3800-X2, a Core 1 iMac and a Core 2 MacBook Pro. I was planning to buy a new Core 2 Quad system for Spore, how incredibly glad am I that I didn't do that? :)
Posted 09:17am 08/10/08
Don't you know about the bird
Well everybody knows that the bird is the word
also
i thought trog was going to say AMD was splitting into two companies - one for CPU's, one for Video Cards, and they're gonna rename the latter ATI. lulz.
Also, didn't AMD start life as a chipmaker for other companies? (esp intel?)
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Posted 09:39am 08/10/08
Should do well against the latest Xeons...
I guess it all depends on what these new i7's are like.
Posted 09:47am 08/10/08
p4 3.4ghz :[
i know about the bird. it's the word.
asif. jesus as a stand-up comedian/celebrity was hilarious! :D
Posted 09:51am 08/10/08
one is a Core 2 duo E6850, the other is a Core 2 Quad Q9400
My HTPC is an amd.
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I've always used Intel but I thought I'd be crazy and give AMD a whirl this time. As I really just do basic PC stuff I don't think it makes any difference.
Split into 2 company's? So does that mean it will be a Dual Core company?
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Posted 10:24am 08/10/08
Going to do a cheapy upgrade soon to an AMD 6000+, that way I don't have to buy a new mobo and stuff.
After that though, who knows.
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Core 2 Duo in my work laptop though
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:(
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Mac mini has Intel Core 2 2.0GHz (not sure what model).
I had Athlon up until the E8400 and Core 2 ownd it.
Posted 02:24pm 08/10/08
Core2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz
Love it.
Posted 02:54pm 08/10/08
Which I stopped using when I got a 1.5GHz G4 powerbook (it was faster - and ran OS X obviously)
Now I'm on a MacBook Pro with a 2.33GHz Core2 Duo
I may spend a few hundred $$ on a gaming PC if some awesome 'next-gen' games come out... Like Diablo 3. Actually, D3 will be native os x too... so it may be too tempting to just get a new macbook :P We'll see I guess. For now, all good. Intel really have smashed AMD with their Core2s - they don't even seem to be an option.
Posted 03:05pm 08/10/08
I liked the episode. Thought it was hilarious when peter was reading the newspaper building up to the surfin bird liner.
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The E6600 has to be one of the best CPUs I've ever had with regards to staying competitive!
<3 Intel 4 lyf.
Posted 07:01pm 08/10/08
Laptop: NFI but it's a 2.4ghz something or other
Sitting in my spare parts drawer gathering dust: E6600
Sitting on my desk as an ornament: p200mmx
Sitting in my old PC beside the tv that's never used: pIII 866mhz
Oh yes, I see an intel pattern here.
Posted 07:03pm 08/10/08
200mhz with Multi-Media Extensions!!! Phoar.
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it had its moments. like the office space / record smashing scene
oh and um
athlon xp 2400. craptacular
Posted 12:55am 10/10/08
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.4ghz (going to change it to 3.6 when i get my other headsink in)
EVGA 790i Ultra SLI
2x EVGA GTX 280 SLI (Overclocked: clock: 640 memory clock:1250 shader:1400)
ThermalTake Armor+
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU heatsink
4GB G.Skill DDR3 1333mhz (9-9-9-24)
Harddrives: 4x 500gig WD, 2x 200gig WD
CoolerMaster 1250w Power Supply
24" LCD Monitor
22" LCD Monitor
19" LCD Monitor
Logitech G15 keyboard (blue one)
Logitech G9 Mouse
Steelsound H4 gaming headset
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kthxbai.