Originally posted by: DrMrLordX
Originally posted by: aigomorla
Well true its on 2 chips, but its still octocores. I got flamed.
Penryn benchies came out, and now everyone who flamed me is hiding.
Flamed? I don't think anyone here flamed you. That V8 system is the first word I've seen of any desktop systems running dual quad-core Penryn chips, though, which is certainly very interesting. If Intel is going to support dual-quad Penryns with DDR2 memory, I can see mobo manufacturers trying to hack together workstation and server boards utilizing registered DDR2 DIMMS so that system buyers will have an alternative to FB-DIMM.
Obviously, enthusiasts will not want registered DDR2 DIMMs, but v8 systems probably won't feature registered DIMM support anyway.
All this in light of AMD's apparent delay of any k10 release until Q4 certainly makes things look worse for AMD. Granted, a full-force October release of multiple K10 parts would probably clear up most of their problems . . . but still, that's a long time from now in the microprocessor world.