Intel is shipping Beta CPU's to AMD for testing

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33874

Intel is now sending BETA CPUs for AMD to make chipsets for for it

Or they were sending to ATI and once ATI=AMD they will no longer.

I don't mean to be skeptical but that can't be right. Why would Intel want to shoot themselves in the foot by handing over their prized technology to their only big competitor?

Dude. Did you even read the article that you linked to? WTF?

when your post count is over 100 then u can question me young padawan

I love how the article sites "a bunch of sources" and "a source". I don't think a magic 8 ball is a source...

My count is over 100 and I'm questioning you. Did you even read the article?

Hmmm? What's the term I'm looking for? Oh yeah, that's it...Sock Puppet!

When your post count is over 500, then you can post a new topic young padawan.

Actually, even if Intel does not send samples directly to AMD, do you think that AMD does not have one? As long as Intel (or AMD) sends any samples to any chipset maker, I bet AMD (or Intel) has them too.

Mirek

You make a good point there.

That would be a bad move on ATi/AMD's part. Especially with Core2. Tons of people have switched to intel and still will be switching to intel, especially with K8L so far away. ATi would basically be killing their own sales to a large portion of the market. And its not like Nvidia doesn't make a good card. I would prefer a X1900XTX over a 7900GT, but if I had an intel box and I found out that ATi cards aren't that great for Intel CPU's, I wouldn't be heartbroken with having to buy a 7900GT.

Seriously, that's just retarted.

the look on Count Dooku face when Palpatine told Anakin " Kill him"

was priceless

Dude. Did you even read the article that you linked to? WTF?


TTT

if AMD wants Intel ES, it will get it probably much easier than Coolar and other guys who had them months before official release. Lord you set a new low for this forumz and It is not because of this thread alone.

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OMFG I have more posts than you so stfu

Well....ATI was bought by AMD a few weeks ago.

In a few years time I may be buying an ATI card for my next batch of builds!

That will be some time however...my Optron 146's (with 1 Ghz OC) and OC XFX 7900GT's are going to be running everything for a few years to come.

No I am NOT going to buy or even d/l Vista!

Motorola already has 5Ghz server chips.

Everything sold for desktops (at least by AMD these days) is just a server chip that did not pass QC anyhow.

I see no point in sending a GFX company a chip when all the need to work with is the specs for it.

That would be a bad move on ATi/AMD's part. Especially with Core2. Tons of people have switched to intel and still will be switching to intel, especially with K8L so far away. ATi would basically be killing their own sales to a large portion of the market. And its not like Nvidia doesn't make a good card. I would prefer a X1900XTX over a 7900GT, but if I had an intel box and I found out that ATi cards aren't that great for Intel CPU's, I wouldn't be heartbroken with having to buy a 7900GT.

Seriously, that's just retarted.

If you want to sell the MOST gfx cards....you don't care whos cpu the user has.

The bottom line is not even which gfx company sells more...it is about profit.

12 million cards bought in a year (lets say)...if you only sale 5 million but make as much money as the other guy then THAT is the way to run the company becuse your profit is higher.

Yes and no.

Yes you're making more money per unit. But the other company is getting more of it's product out there. More product out there means more happy people who are happy with their product and will tell others to buy that product.