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Zephyr 9th May 2005, 06:25

More isn't always the fastest, then ;)

Good review. envisage still isn't a word :p

bort 9th May 2005, 08:10

Sure envisage is a word.. its a perfectly cromulent word.

Sc0rian 9th May 2005, 12:24

wow, those marks pretty amazing.

Love to dual watercool them.

Dinh 9th May 2005, 12:47

Hmm, looks like the FX-55 can outperform this though :|

Tim S 9th May 2005, 12:50

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Originally Posted by Dinh
Hmm, looks like the FX-55 can outperform this though :|

It depends what situation you are looking at, check the product positioning that is on the final page of the (p)review. AMD see the FX-series as the "fastest available gaming procesor", and right now they feel that the FX-55 fits that mould better than anything else. However, as we've shown, the FX-55 really falls over if you try and feed it more pie than it can handle - this is where the dual core Athlon 64 X2 really comes in to its own.

Dinh 9th May 2005, 12:54

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Originally Posted by bigz
It depends what situation you are looking at, check the product positioning that is on the final page of the (p)review. AMD see the FX-series as the "fastest available gaming procesor", and right now they feel that the FX-55 fits that mould better than anything else. However, as we've shown, the FX-55 really falls over if you try and feed it more pie than it can handle - this is where the dual core Athlon 64 X2 really comes in to its own.

Oh, I understand, Didn't see that last page :(

Tim S 9th May 2005, 13:05

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Originally Posted by Dinh
Oh, I understand, Didn't see that last page :(

;)

Hamish 9th May 2005, 13:19

:drool:
im getting one, probably a month or two after they're released but im definately getting one :D

Cheap Mod Wannabe 9th May 2005, 22:42

I'm sitting with Athlon xp 2800+ and I will upgrade to some x64 system but that will be next summer most likely when windows will fix and update their windows 64 version and when the prices will be real low. As for you, if you have the money go ahead go crazy. Though I think future systems will be multi processor with dual cores to support amazingly fast video cards.

Da Dego 11th May 2005, 14:00

bigz, great job on the review. Felt like I was reading something that was definitely an unbiased approach.

Dual core is nice, but the place where I see it really coming into its own is the home entertainment pc market, where there can be MP3 and DVD ripping, playback, and TV viewing all going on at once. That would be a great market for this chip!

MNC Fear 15th May 2005, 20:06

Good Job on yet another great article Bit-tech

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