AMD Phenom II processor gets outed, might even be released
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted December 8th 2008 2:21PM
posted December 8th 2008 2:21PM
Apparently, AMD has officially announced the release of its Phenom II processor -- though if they did, they forgot to actually, you know, announce it. According to EE Times, the quad-core, 45nm chip is said to support DDR2 and DDR 3 memory (the latter up to 1333MHz) and is available at both 3GHz and 2.8GHz speeds (for $275 and $235, respectively). If that's not exciting enough, a 65nm (DDR2) version of the chip is also availabe. The article winds up by saying that the chips are expected to appear in systems on display at the upcoming CES. Sound good? Now all we need is an actual, official announcement. Like, from the chip maker itself. We're looking at you, AMD. Call us. You have the number.
[Via Register Hardware]
Update: So, what do you know? It looks like the EE Times link is down without any sort of explanation. We're not exactly sure what to make of this, but we'll keep you posted regardless. And no, AMD hasn't called either.
[Via Register Hardware]
Update: So, what do you know? It looks like the EE Times link is down without any sort of explanation. We're not exactly sure what to make of this, but we'll keep you posted regardless. And no, AMD hasn't called either.
Side with whichever one you can get the best motherboard for. That's what system features and stability depend on.
Just did a check at newegg,
2.66 GHz Core i7 @ $299
2.97 GHz Core i7 @ $569
So if the $235 and $275 prices should be believed, these chips should be nothing short of a great deal.
And then there's the fact that Core i7 motherboards are ridiculously expensive compared to AM3 motherboard. Factor in mobo costs and AMD is a lot cheaper than Intel and always has been, even recently when their CPUs have sucked.
I'm pretty excited about my next build probably around April, but it sure would be nice to see some actual motherboards classified as AM3 that support DDR1333... All I'm seeing around are AM2/AM2+ having firmware upgrades for AM3. :-/
If they do release these in March 2009, AMD is back on track. Let's hope they support SSE4.1 and SSE4.2, though.