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Semprons going 64 bit this year

cool. That will be great for a budget computer. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Celeron D 64 vs. Sempron64??? THG get some more cameras set up 🙂
 
Sounds good but consider this:

How many people who buy a Sempron will install a 64 bit OS?

How many people who buy a sempron will have 4+ Gigs of memory?

In fact, how many people really do any of these things (yet) anyway?

Don't get me wrong, 64 bit is great, but a 64 bit Sempron is a bit like putting a super-charger and NOS kit into Grandma's Towncar.

 
This is great news. I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.

Its pretty strange how much AMD was really advertising 64-bit with the A64, and yet its budget K8 (i.e. the Sempron) didn't have it.

TankGuys, I think you will find that there are some mainstream consumer programs, like CD-rippers which convert files into highly compressed WMA or whatever, which will benefit nicely.
 
Originally posted by: TankGuys
Sounds good but consider this:

How many people who buy a Sempron will install a 64 bit OS?

How many people who buy a sempron will have 4+ Gigs of memory?

In fact, how many people really do any of these things (yet) anyway?

Don't get me wrong, 64 bit is great, but a 64 bit Sempron is a bit like putting a super-charger and NOS kit into Grandma's Towncar.
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yeah, but pretty soon everything will be 64bit. and people that buy a sempron, will probably keep it for a long time, and in a long time, everyone will have 64bit.
 
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
the current a64's will be the budget once x2 hits mainstream, so why does AMD even bother with "semprons" going 64 bit news?
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You just hit the nail on the head. Essentially as X2 becomes mainstream, the budget line can adopt 64-bit w/o competeing with the cash-cow. Semps could go 64-bit today, but that would make them A64s. So as 64-bit becomes yesterdays innovation budget lines will pick them up.
 
MS said longhorn will be 64 bit at the AMD/MS event in Chicago, so these semprons will be nicely available at low prices to actually take advantage of what Longhorn can offer. Yay for that 😉

Nat
 
Originally posted by: filterxg
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
the current a64's will be the budget once x2 hits mainstream, so why does AMD even bother with "semprons" going 64 bit news?
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You just hit the nail on the head. Essentially as X2 becomes mainstream, the budget line can adopt 64-bit w/o competeing with the cash-cow. Semps could go 64-bit today, but that would make them A64s. So as 64-bit becomes yesterdays innovation budget lines will pick them up.
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Yeah....doesn't this just turn Semprons into A64s (w/lower cache in some cases)?
 
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