Athlon FX

[randumb]

Lol, AMD copied XP and then said it stood for Extra Performance, and they weren't copying Windows XP (eXPerience). Wonder what they'll come up with for FX.

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: randumb
Lol, AMD copied XP and then said it stood for Extra Performance, and they weren't copying Windows XP (eXPerience). Wonder what they'll come up with for FX.

I remember what windows me stood for but no one made a cpu for it, lol windows me (minimally enhanced)

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: wetcat007
I remember what windows me stood for but no one made a cpu for it, lol windows me (minimally enhanced)

Isn't that where the slogan "AMD ME" came from?

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: wetcat007
I remember what windows me stood for but no one made a cpu for it, lol windows me (minimally enhanced)

Isn't that where the slogan "AMD ME" came from?

LOL i that never even occured to me! damn i got even less repect for their marketing now, not to say anything good bout intels

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: wetcat007
LOL i that never even occured to me! damn i got even less repect for their marketing now, not to say anything good bout intels

It was a joke. I think the AMD ME slogan came significantly after Win ME...

 

[wetcat007]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: wetcat007
LOL i that never even occured to me! damn i got even less repect for their marketing now, not to say anything good bout intels

It was a joke. I think the AMD ME slogan came significantly after Win ME...

yeah i figured, that would make that AMD ME marketing even more pathetic than it is though.

 

[mooojojojo]

Originally posted by: shady06
god, have we resorted to arguing which company has better names? wtf? what about G3, G4, G5 crap?

I think you're horribly wrong.
the G4 etc names are one of the best I think. here's why:
- they're short.
- don't sound funny (athlon, duron, operton, even pentium at first was funny - it's just so common now that no one pays any attention to that).
- you can easily add them into the product name (Powerbook G4, PowerMac G5 etc.)
- you don't have to come up with some funky name every time you enter a new generation - you just add the next number after the G. (now pentium has that going for it so far too, which is a good thing. I don't know what those guys at ATI were thinking when they started naming their chips with such large numbers... should've just been Radeon 2, 3 etc. width maybe Pro, Value or whatever at the end to differentiate the different versions.)

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: mooojojojo

Originally posted by: shady06
god, have we resorted to arguing which company has better names? wtf? what about G3, G4, G5 crap?

I think you're horribly wrong.
the G4 etc names are one of the best I think. here's why:
- they're short.
- don't sound funny (athlon, duron, operton, even pentium at first was funny - it's just so common now that no one pays any attention to that).
- you can easily add them into the product name (Powerbook G4, PowerMac G5 etc.)
- you don't have to come up with some funky name every time you enter a new generation - you just add the next number after the G. (now pentium has that going for it so far too, which is a good thing. I don't know what those guys at ATI were thinking when they started naming their chips with such large numbers... should've just been Radeon 2, 3 etc. width maybe Pro, Value or whatever at the end to differentiate the different versions.)

amd, intel, and apple all need more clever names. i like clawhammer though, good start

 

[mooojojojo]

Originally posted by: shady06
amd, intel, and apple all need more clever names. i like clawhammer though, good start

if you say so... I think Aplpe has a _really_ good marketing dept. and the best product line with some of the best names. I also think that it's only you who thinks that clawhammer is good for anything except maybe for an industrial drilling machine.

 

[XBoxLPU]

And don't forget the cats that are OSes......

 

[KDOG]

Maybe we could get back on topic here and talk about the specs of the Athlon FX... I hope it overclocks well....

 

[Alkaline5]

Originally posted by: KDOG... I hope it overclocks well....

It's just another Barton. Though with half the cache disabled maybe it'll run slightly cooler.

 

[Rogue]

FX stands for F*cking eXtreme. As in, "Man, the heat this generates if F*cking eXtreme!"

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: Rogue
FX stands for F*cking eXtreme. As in, "Man, the heat this generates if F*cking eXtreme!"

roll freaking eyes

 

[Tab]

People aruging about the naming of computer parts... Whats had the world come to?

 

[SexyK]

Originally posted by: Tabb
People aruging about the naming of computer parts... Whats had the world come to?

Trust me, people argue about MUCH dumber stuff than this.

 

[Whitedog]

They could have called it Athlon SX

But then all the Intel Fanboiz would be callin' it Athlon SuX. :Q

Maybe they could call it Klingon

Or maybe Mowth'Lon

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This is Pentium of Borg. Precision is Futile! You will be approximated.

 

[Whitedog]

Let's see.... we have:

Celeron
Duron
Athlon
Opteron
Radeon

COME ON nVidia!!! We need a OnForce or somethin' Get on the bandwagon already!

 

[pecel]

Originally posted by: Whitedog
Let's see.... we have:

Celeron
Duron
Athlon
Opteron
Radeon

COME ON nVidia!!! We need a OnForce or somethin' Get on the bandwagon already!

LOL