AMD Drives Next Generation of Energy-Efficient Computing with 65nm Technology Transition

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: Kur

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: Kur
Yes this is a PR thing but not everyone can afford a C2D, please keep that in mind.

Is a $40 difference between a AM2 X2 3800+ and an E6300 too much?

If your a college Student, yes. Asshole.

Jeez, so save for another week or get a part time job if you want it; if you don't then go without! No need to fling insults around like a 13 year old.

 

[natto fire]

Originally posted by: Roguestar

Originally posted by: Kur

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: Kur
Yes this is a PR thing but not everyone can afford a C2D, please keep that in mind.

Is a $40 difference between a AM2 X2 3800+ and an E6300 too much?

If your a college Student, yes. Asshole.

Jeez, so save for another week or get a part time job if you want it; if you don't then go without! No need to fling insults around like a 13 year old.

Seriously.

I am in college and I scrape by with my Barton 2500+. In fact, that processor is more than powerful enough for the legal, academic, things I do with it.

 

[coldpower27]

Originally posted by: DrMrLordX

Originally posted by: coldpower27

and the 90nm process currently clocks higher stock then the 65nm albeit at higher power consumption of course,

We don't know that for sure. Nobody's released any useful/verifiable overclocking reports on the new 65nm chips yet. AMD certainly didn't release and 65nm chips with stock clock speeds as high as some of their 90nm parts, but we just don't know what their 65nm process really brings to the table in terms of potential clock speeds.

I don't think it's possible for a 65nm part which is an optical shrink of the 90nm part to draw more power at the same clockspeed, in terms of overclock potential that is another story entirely, but statement was only addressing stock processors.

My statement is accurate as I am discussing stock processors, and not any amount of overclocking.

I am not sure clockspeeds will matter with K8 anyway as were going to be much more interested in what the 65nm process bring to the table in clockspeeds for K8L/K10.

 

[bjp999]

Summary / Analysis of AMD Announcement

 

[Kur]

Originally posted by: zsdersw

Originally posted by: Kur
If your a college Student, yes. Asshole.

If you're a college student who has to be concerned with a $40 difference when building a new computer (or upgrading an existing one), chances are you have financial needs that would be best served by *not* building a computer or doing upgrades that are only about what you "want" instead of about what you "need".

It never ceases to amaze me, the number of college students who have all the toys they ever wanted and then complain about not having any money.. or doing $40 penny pinching when eying up their next toy.

I know, I just wanted to see what kind of response I would get from that comment. It worked like a charm! lol

 

[Acanthus]

AMD is "driving technology" with a transition to gate widths intel has been using for a year now?

 

[Roguestar]

Poor attempt at covering up. You should just have apologised instead.