Yea, well I figured that they planned 8 core as being two quads on a single die. I didn't realize they were going to try and make it a true octa. That makes sense then. I do wonder why they don't just make a dual quad as a spacer until the 12s roll out, its not exactly a major jump in manufacturing or gate array logic or anything. The interconnects are pretty standardized technology, just open up more paths for the extra core communications.
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dBs @ May 8th 2008 2:23AM
Yea, well I figured that they planned 8 core as being two quads on a single die. I didn't realize they were going to try and make it a true octa. That makes sense then. I do wonder why they don't just make a dual quad as a spacer until the 12s roll out, its not exactly a major jump in manufacturing or gate array logic or anything. The interconnects are pretty standardized technology, just open up more paths for the extra core communications.