Barcelona vs Phenom

[math20]

Will you be buying a Barcelona when they come out on the 10th or will you be waiting for the Phenom?

This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600

 

[HopJokey]

Originally posted by: math20
Will you be buying a Barcelona when they come out on the 10th or will you be waiting for the Phenom?

This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600

Barcelona is a server part, i.e. you need an expensive dual socket motherboard to run it. Phenom is the brand name for the equivalent desktop part to be released some time before 2007.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: math20
Will you be buying a Barcelona when they come out on the 10th or will you be waiting for the Phenom?

This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600

Barcelona is a server part, i.e. you need an expensive dual socket motherboard to run it. Phenom is the brand name for the equivalent desktop part to be released some time before 2007.

There will be 1 socket barcelona.

 

[HopJokey]

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: math20
Will you be buying a Barcelona when they come out on the 10th or will you be waiting for the Phenom?

This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600

Barcelona is a server part, i.e. you need an expensive dual socket motherboard to run it. Phenom is the brand name for the equivalent desktop part to be released some time before 2007.

There will be 1 socket barcelona.

Which socket does it run on? If it's AM2/AM2+ then its an Agena core aka Phenom rebadged as Opteron (Similar to the old 1xx Ops and Conroes rebadged as Xeon 3xxx on Skt 775). Barcelona parts run on socket 1207 I believe.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: math20
Will you be buying a Barcelona when they come out on the 10th or will you be waiting for the Phenom?

This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600

Barcelona is a server part, i.e. you need an expensive dual socket motherboard to run it. Phenom is the brand name for the equivalent desktop part to be released some time before 2007.

There will be 1 socket barcelona.

Which socket does it run on? If it's AM2/AM2+ then its an Agena core aka Phenom rebadged as Opteron (Similar to the old 1xx Ops and Conroes rebadged as Xeon 3xxx on Skt 775). Barcelona parts run on socket 1207 I believe.

Well, I guess it would be a 1 socket opteron then...

 

[Killrose]

I think Quad-core Barcelona is Socket F.

Socket 1207FX, acording t Wikipedia

 

[math20]

Hmm, so are there single socket motherboards which will support barcelona?

Pardon my ignorance

 

[Lord Banshee]

Yes, when the desktop parts come out at the end of the year.

AMD thinks it should release Server parts first, well it worked for them last gen.

 

[gtsing]

does anyone know what socket phenom will be?

 

[Gary Key]

Originally posted by: gtsing
does anyone know what socket phenom will be?

AM2+

 

[gtsing]

ok thanks, sorry if this is a stupid question but is AM2+ already upon us or is it going to be released soon?

 

[Killrose]

Originally posted by: gtsing
ok thanks, sorry if this is a stupid question but is AM2+ already upon us or is it going to be released soon?

Newegg shows (2) AM2+ boards available now.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: Killrose
Newegg shows (2) AM2+ boards available now.

Not exactly. It's just one budget motherboard.

From a Customer Review:

Biostar's marketing this motherboard as an AM2+ motherboard, when you really aren't going to get ANY of the features of AM2+. This is simply an AM2 motherboard that will take AM2+ processors without a BIOS update.

 

[Killrose]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel

Originally posted by: Killrose
Newegg shows (2) AM2+ boards available now.

Not exactly. It's just one budget motherboard.

From a Customer Review:

Biostar's marketing this motherboard as an AM2+ motherboard, when you really aren't going to get ANY of the features of AM2+. This is simply an AM2 motherboard that will take AM2+ processors without a BIOS update.

Ohh I see, well I guess they had me fooled too

 

[RussianSensation]

Originally posted by: math20

This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600

Even if a C2D user hasnt' gotten a Q6600 yet, 965p boards can be upgraded to Q6600 which at 3.2-3.5ghz will be plenty fast. Even if Phenom is faster than an overclocked Q6600 (highly unlikely), it's hard to overcome spending additional $100 on a new mobo to move to Phenom...AMD really blew it this time. The only way for them to regain market share is to target consumers with old rigs that havent' upgraded to C2D yet. Luckily for them majority of users are still on single core so if they price the product right and it performs well, they can make an impact in sub $200 market.

 

[Hard Ball]

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: math20
Will you be buying a Barcelona when they come out on the 10th or will you be waiting for the Phenom?

This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600

Barcelona is a server part, i.e. you need an expensive dual socket motherboard to run it. Phenom is the brand name for the equivalent desktop part to be released some time before 2007.

There will be 1 socket barcelona.

Which socket does it run on? If it's AM2/AM2+ then its an Agena core aka Phenom rebadged as Opteron (Similar to the old 1xx Ops and Conroes rebadged as Xeon 3xxx on Skt 775). Barcelona parts run on socket 1207 I believe.

Well, I guess it would be a 1 socket opteron then...

UP opteron will be Budapest core, which will feature HTT3.0; Barcelonas are strictly for DP and MP parts.