AMD was the company that I bought my first processor from. It's kinda sad that they'll be leaving. And to answer your question En I will be throwing down....hard for these folks tonight. Key light and Skol for everyone!!!
Aaaaw, I remember building up a AMD 486 with my dad, back in the day. I actually used it two-three years back when my other computer wasn't working, it was able to run a flash game AND run msn messenger at the same time !
Same here, first comp was powered by an AMD 486DX4 100mhz :X Second was a K6 200 [It was like WARP SPEED then] And I've had a K6-2, 3, Athlon XP and an Athlon 64 X2!
But it doesnt sound like they're going anywhere, just splitting the manufacturing and R/D to two different companies, it could actually be a better move if they were to partner off...
:'( My first PC had a 286-compatible AMD processor. Then a Pentium 100, but after that went back to my first love, with a super K6-2 400 MHz (overclocked to 450, hehe, and _STILL_ in use), and next my beloved xp1600+, and a turion mk36 2.0 for my current notebook. Oh, and parents PC is a Sempron K8-2800.
Wow... almost all of them AMD processors. I hope this means AMD will be in a better position to compete with Intel.
They're not leaving. They'll still be around - potentially more than ever, as the design division tend to make large profits, and will continue to do so. The good numbers may mean more investment and better designs from AMD.
The bad news is the manufacturing division may not survive. The point of the split is that division tends to make losses (big enough for a split). Competition with Intel is driving them to constantly update their hardware for the smallest transistors and cheapest techniques (that is, expensive hardware, which tends to be most efficient). This company will treat AMD Design as any other customer (it has its own shareholders to think about). Huge losses means higher manufacturing costs, and potentially larger and costlier processors from AMD. This company needs to really have a good business strategy to save it.
The bad news for AMD is that the only other company with the manufacturing capacity and technology to be competitive with Intel is, well, Intel! In short, the merger means that AMD Design will only be able to have AMD Fabrication as a partner. In essence, they'll be no different from now. The only difference is that AMD Fab is going to drive up costs, now that it has an independent business strategy and no subsidy from AMD Design.
My first AMD processor was a 300MHz K6. I loved that thing so much. I still run a socket 939 X2 64 3800+ at 2GHz in my rig... so long, AMD. You'll be missed, even if Intel is kicking your ass right now.
My first AMD was the Athlon 500MHZ, over clocked that sucker to 800MHZ and man oh man was it sweet. It just blew Intel away totally. I guess desperate times call for desperate measure. At least ATI and AMD are still one company.
Agreed, its sad because Ive always liked AMD more but they just havent competed well in the enthusiest market lately. I actually just got my 2nd Intel cpu ever. Ive had lets see...7 or 8 AMD CPUs in the last 13 years.
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AMD was the company that I bought my first processor from. It's kinda sad that they'll be leaving. And to answer your question En I will be throwing down....hard for these folks tonight. Key light and Skol for everyone!!!
Same here. My first, AMD Athlon 2400+. Next an AMD Athlon64 3700+, which I am using now.
Mine too, though I started with the 2000+
from what i gather they will still design the processors, they will just be manufactured by a spin-off company. no need to worry.
Aaaaw, I remember building up a AMD 486 with my dad, back in the day. I actually used it two-three years back when my other computer wasn't working, it was able to run a flash game AND run msn messenger at the same time !
Same here, first comp was powered by an AMD 486DX4 100mhz :X Second was a K6 200 [It was like WARP SPEED then] And I've had a K6-2, 3, Athlon XP and an Athlon 64 X2!
But it doesnt sound like they're going anywhere, just splitting the manufacturing and R/D to two different companies, it could actually be a better move if they were to partner off...
:'( My first PC had a 286-compatible AMD processor. Then a Pentium 100, but after that went back to my first love, with a super K6-2 400 MHz (overclocked to 450, hehe, and _STILL_ in use), and next my beloved xp1600+, and a turion mk36 2.0 for my current notebook. Oh, and parents PC is a Sempron K8-2800.
Wow... almost all of them AMD processors. I hope this means AMD will be in a better position to compete with Intel.
They're not leaving. They'll still be around - potentially more than ever, as the design division tend to make large profits, and will continue to do so. The good numbers may mean more investment and better designs from AMD.
The bad news is the manufacturing division may not survive. The point of the split is that division tends to make losses (big enough for a split). Competition with Intel is driving them to constantly update their hardware for the smallest transistors and cheapest techniques (that is, expensive hardware, which tends to be most efficient). This company will treat AMD Design as any other customer (it has its own shareholders to think about). Huge losses means higher manufacturing costs, and potentially larger and costlier processors from AMD. This company needs to really have a good business strategy to save it.
The bad news for AMD is that the only other company with the manufacturing capacity and technology to be competitive with Intel is, well, Intel! In short, the merger means that AMD Design will only be able to have AMD Fabrication as a partner. In essence, they'll be no different from now. The only difference is that AMD Fab is going to drive up costs, now that it has an independent business strategy and no subsidy from AMD Design.
My first AMD processor was a 300MHz K6. I loved that thing so much. I still run a socket 939 X2 64 3800+ at 2GHz in my rig... so long, AMD. You'll be missed, even if Intel is kicking your ass right now.
My first AMD was the Athlon 500MHZ, over clocked that sucker to 800MHZ and man oh man was it sweet. It just blew Intel away totally. I guess desperate times call for desperate measure. At least ATI and AMD are still one company.
Agreed, its sad because Ive always liked AMD more but they just havent competed well in the enthusiest market lately. I actually just got my 2nd Intel cpu ever. Ive had lets see...7 or 8 AMD CPUs in the last 13 years.