AMD Tri-Core available on newegg...

[harpoon84]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: Viditor
If you don't overclock and the 780G platform is attractive to you, then it does make good sense...

I think if you're going IGP, then you're probably going on a budget, and then the CPUs that make sense would be the under-$100 dual cores. Maybe.

Agreed, a $50 X2 sounds a heck of a lot better than a $150+ X3, considering the tasks most IGP based systems run...

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: harpoon84
Agreed, a $50 X2 sounds a heck of a lot better than a $150+ X3, considering the tasks most IGP based systems run...

Unless you're building an HTPC, and alot of the 780G boards being sold seem to be for HTPC builds. Of course, the $50 dual-core will have ~twice the performance/dollar of the Try-core, but that's the price one pays for added performance, in the PC world.:Q

 

[Phynaz]

But, a true HTPC would be living in a HT cabinet, where low power and silence is needed. A power sucking Barcelona cpu doesn't belong there.

 

[lightstar]

i wonder if they will come out with a tri-core optimizer program like the one they have for dual-core.

 

[Roy2001]

Unless you are a AMD fanboi, for games, pickup a E8400, for gams/multimedia, pickup a Q6600.

 

[bryanW1995]

amd is looking very strong in the htpc segment still. did you read that AT article the other day? I have to admit that I was surprised and impressed with the performance of that x2 cpu.

 

[rchiu]

Originally posted by: Roy2001
Unless you are a AMD fanboi, for games, pickup a E8400, for gams/multimedia, pickup a Q6600.

For surfing/word/email, which is a huge chunk of PC users, an x2+780G mobo is better then anything intel has to offer.

 

[senol]

good cool

 

[Phynaz]

Originally posted by: rchiu

Originally posted by: Roy2001
Unless you are a AMD fanboi, for games, pickup a E8400, for gams/multimedia, pickup a Q6600.

For surfing/word/email, which is a huge chunk of PC users, an x2+780G mobo is better then anything intel has to offer.

How, exactly, is it "better"?

 

[Cookie Monster]

One word. G35.

 

[v8envy]

Originally posted by: Phynaz


How, exactly, is it "better"?

Cheaper, does things the competitor's platform can't do (decode 1080i and 1080p e.g.).

Once you're talking $400 and up for board/ram/cpu/graphics it's Intel all the way. For $200 and under? No contest. 780G and low low x2 pricing make AMD the king of the bottom of the barrel.

 

[Cookie Monster]

Originally posted by: v8envy

Originally posted by: Phynaz

How, exactly, is it "better"?

Cheaper, does things the competitor's platform can't do (decode 1080i and 1080p e.g.).

Once you're talking $400 and up for board/ram/cpu/graphics it's Intel all the way. For $200 and under? No contest. 780G and low low x2 pricing make AMD the king of the bottom of the barrel.

Nicely said. As an enthusiast though, we all want to see AMD at the top being competitive with intel and hopefully soon within this year.

 

[Phynaz]

Originally posted by: v8envy

Originally posted by: Phynaz


How, exactly, is it "better"?

Cheaper, does things the competitor's platform can't do (decode 1080i and 1080p e.g.).

Once you're talking $400 and up for board/ram/cpu/graphics it's Intel all the way. For $200 and under? No contest. 780G and low low x2 pricing make AMD the king of the bottom of the barrel.

But, he is saying that 780 and x2 is better for word/surf/email. Not 1080p decoding.

 

[Kuzi]

I was reading xbitlabs Phenom X3 review, their B3 8750 running at 2.4GHz OCed to 3.1GHz, 700MHz OC is not that bad

Phenom X3 @ 3.1GHz

Not sure if they were lucky with their sample or triple core Phenoms may OC a little higher than quad cores. Too bad they did not show performance at 3.1GHz.

 

[JACKDRUID]

after reading the Phenom review on tri-core cpu I have a feeliing AMD is fighting an upward battle against Intel... the C2D core structure /effeciency is just too good....

very tough fight for AMD...

luckily Intel sucks w. its IGP one big reason why ppl get AMD instead of intel.

 

[v8envy]

Another reason is retail shelves are packed with nothing but AMD product. Gateway, HP -- the usual suspects sold at Best Buy, Office Max, Costco, Sam's Club etc are pushing AMD and Phenom x3 and x4 very hard. The ratio I saw was probably 5 AMD based PCs to 1 Intel. A bit shocking to see that AMD only has 18% of the desktop with that kind of presence on retail shelves.

That's not to discount the 780G -- AMD is definitely making a big deal out of the HD content decoding ability of the platform in pushing their X3 CPUs, as well they should.

I simply don't see the point of the x3 processor. If you don't need performance the cheapest single or dual core is the way to go -- AMD or Intel. If you need performance you either need as many cores as you can get your hands on *or* highest possible single core clocks. A low clocked 3 core cpu is neither fish nor fowl. Even if it comes close to the E7200 or x2 6400+ in a few highly parallel tasks it's going to fall well behind in most current applications. It'll draw more power at idle without offering compelling full blast performance to compensate. Just... pointless, except to move defective product which would otherwise be thrown away.

To be fair, I would like to add that if AMD decided to lower the prices even more, Phenom X3 may become a worthy alternative to Core 2 Duo E4000 and Pentium Dual Core.

Sums it up. The likely market is limited to ignorant consumers at current price levels.

 

[Pederv]

Originally posted by: v8envy
Sums it up. The likely market is limited to ignorant consumers at current price levels.

Isn't that how Intel sold P4's?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Pederv

Originally posted by: v8envy
Sums it up. The likely market is limited to ignorant consumers at current price levels.

Isn't that how Intel sold P4's?

Definitely, if you mean the post-Northwood P4's.