AMD Barcelona in Action

[AKM]

http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjU2OTYsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE=

 

[corvetteguy]

http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MjU2OTYsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE=

No benches? I guess they come today ( see time )

Looks good. I really am interested because i really want a fast agena to play supreme commander on. Try 4vs4 on an 81x81 map and watch the game turn into a slideshow.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Maybe its cause its before the 10th? And the 14th? And saying about the HD process?

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Well of course they do, after all, theres no place like home 8)

 

[1Tanker]

No I think he has a fan club :lol: He seemed to insinuate hardoc had it and toms didnt. Toms pics are clearer and theres more to them.

Brown-noser. hehehe

 

[moocow]

finally some signs of life from AMD

 

[1Tanker]

finally some signs of life from AMD

If it is indeed running two Barcelona, i would think it would run much cooler than the first 4x4's on 90nm. So.......why the fan overkillage?

 

[Dade_0182]

They wanted to make sure we know it's from the Green Team!

 

[moocow]

If it is indeed running two Barcelona, i would think it would run much cooler than the first 4x4's on 90nm. So.......why the fan overkillage?

Yeah, I am still skeptical that these are really K10 CPU's. But also overkilling on fans is a reasonable thing to do, because AMD would want to be very careful that nothing goes wrong, especially if the CPU is not fully tested yet or if it is clocked up to its limit.

 

[Minerva]

Jeeez, I would have expected the 'net to be crawling with news/benches/etc...

Isn't there any more info yet?

Damn paper launch feeling to it...

 

[1Tanker]

If it is indeed running two Barcelona, i would think it would run much cooler than the first 4x4's on 90nm. So.......why the fan overkillage?

Yeah, I am still skeptical that these are really K10 CPU's. But also overkilling on fans is a reasonable thing to do, because AMD would want to be very careful that nothing goes wrong, especially if the CPU is not fully tested yet or if it is clocked up to its limit.Well, i guess if they're 2 quads..the TDP is probably near the 90nm 4x4's....so, i guess it would still pump out a fair bit of heat... but the performance should make the heat easier to accept.

 

[1Tanker]

Jeeez, I would have expected the 'net to be crawling with news/benches/etc...

Isn't there any more info yet?

Damn paper launch feeling to it...

I have a feeling that productivity/school-work will suck today. Hard to work work/write/type with your fingers crossed... and there will be many. 8)

 

[apache_lives]

no benchies and being "introduced" at 2.9ghz speeds aint a good sign to me :s

 

[yakyb]

god damn 4x4 looks cool (but hot)

i would love to run that rig with any luck it may be a viable option in about 6 months wait and see time

but as every one has said BENCHES please!!

 

[chunkymonster]

According to the Tom's article, they are AgenaFX processors not Barcelona. Which is it?

Benches aside, the article did say it was encoding video in real time while maxing out all 8 cores. Even if C2D shows better bench results, 8 cores encoding in real time is pretty friggin' impressive.

At least AMD is not sitting on their hands as some around here have implied. Still a bunch of hurry up and wait tho...

 

[srgess]

2 fans cpu, 4 fan panel, i guess there 1 behind, and an other 1 or 2 on the psu, and maybe 1 in the front. 1 fan per gpu(2). Lets say 10 fans ! With a pressurized tower you should obtain a turbo reactor.

 

[1Tanker]

2 fans cpu, 4 fan panel, i guess there 1 behind, and an other 1 or 2 on the psu, and maybe 1 in the front. 1 fan per gpu(2). Lets say 10 fans ! With a pressurized tower you should obtain a turbo reactor.

You definetely wouldn't want your cat, or small dog walking near it.

 

[Dade_0182]

That's a damn expensive way to get rid of a cat...

 

[sevendp]

"encoding nearly ran real time"
do anyone have try same task on a C2Q ?

 

[Ranman68k]

Damn paper launch feeling to it...

This is not a launch... hence it cannot be a paper launch.

This is just a plain old "demo" without any definitive benchmarks. :?

 

[chunkymonster]

That's a damn expensive way to get rid of a cat...

especially when .22 ammo is only $.02 per round!

 

[Dade_0182]

I like your way of thinkin. Very much the same as mine... :twisted:

 

[BaldEagle]

"encoding nearly ran real time"
do anyone have try same task on a C2Q ?

8 cores vs 4 cores what do you think the results on C2Q would be?

 

[1Tanker]

I like your way of thinkin. Very much the same as mine... :twisted:

Me 3... i hate cats. :x :x

 

[Dade_0182]

The guy I moved in with got a cat from his gf. Now I gotta clean my rig's filters twice as much. It walks only over my car leaving footprints over the windscreen of the drivers side almost every night, it brings mice into the house and then just let them go, etc.

Don't get me started on the mating, I can't bloody sleep when they decide to have fun...and the people that rented my dad's old house that made me move out (couldn't take it anymore) had 22 cats. The sandboxes could only take so much and then it doesn't help anymore. The smell of that house was horrible. Kinda what made my dad sell the house for way less than what it was worth coz the people couldn't walk through half of the house before going out to catch their breath.

Just thought I'd share my side of the story. Cat's are so impersonal as well. A dog at least gets happy when he sees you.