I guess that this surely makes you an Intel fanboy.
Naw, it wouldn't.
I've commented lately a lot about AMD, good stuff, and own an AMD, proudly.
making statements like Prescott is going to be a hell of a processor
That's because it WILL. It's a logical processor evolution. There is no IPC stripped, it's not a new core, it's like a clock speed boost, natural and proven to work right. (under regular silicon conditions)
Prescott will have added cache, will boast an expanded Trace Cache (although how effective it will be is questionable due to limited per-clock dispatching), will have an even better HT (which I already like a lot), will have PNI for better multimedia and finally an increased clock. Just where do you see it flipping out, and my comment being invalid?
A64 has a damn powerful weapon, the ODMC, but what else? SS2? It only brings it to compete, but does not arm it any further. You just gave the disadvantaged warrior the same blade as the enemy, doesn't make you stronger than him if you don't have something else to back that weapon up. If they add more SSE2 registers, expand the instruction set, then yeah, I'd say A64 has a lot to give.
But as of now, its advancements are relatively not as interesting. (cache is likely not gonna yeild a lot of performance as well, consider Barton's effect of cache doubling) I sure hope AMD can add some components, but no roadmap has revealed that yet. It's all about the transition now.
BTW saying Prescott'll be a hell of processor does not mean its heat output will be as well man. I am speaking technically-wise on the core design itself.
A64 is going to be a flop
Considering Opteron at 2GHZ is not enough, and that a few weeks ago 2GHZ was the projected speed, you've not made a case to accuse me of being wrong for my statement.
Heck, why did you not jump at the respected Crashman, who also said back then AMD will fall soon?
There is no way Intel is having heat issues with Prescott
Again back then, it was like the Prescott compatibility issue, all rumors. Then, you combine the facts of what a process transition does and the advancements Intel had introduced to 0.09m, it's of no surprise to myself that we would doubt this. So it's real now, I was wrong, sue me!
It's 100000% sure that AMD is going to run into a lot of trouble with the 0.09m conversion and so on.
I don't need proof on that one, I am projecting, and with certainty. I still believe it will, and trust me, it is likely. I finally had another person who agreed, in another thread here.
At least, that's what you request from others when they say something
You have partially a point, because most often those people are those who made the thread, so they should at least back what they're trying to say. The rest is commentary which some like me will do, ya know.
you called me an AMD fanboy.
In almost every thing I said, you always jumped at me and defended AMD so much. Don't you get it already? I've nothing against them, I support both AMD and Intel equally. What, you want me to say "GO AMD, GO PR THE LIVING HELL OUT OF US" when they had released all those crap processors recently? Or how they gave this blind PR of 3400+ given to a way too low clock speed?
There is no reason getting so emotional about this!!!!
I'm not, I haven't insulted you or anything. I am agressive by nature when I argument and I like seeing how some are quick to judge me, so I give them back what they deserve, an agressive debate.
--
<A HREF="http://www.lochel.com/THGC/album.html" target="_new"><font color=green><b>A sexual experience like never before seen</font color=green></b></A>
Site has now even more sexy members, for your pleasure.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Eden on 08/20/03 06:04 PM.</EM></FONT></P>